DeZeeuw, Robert 1933-2013

DEZEEUW, KRAGT, DEWILD

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 7/10/2013 at 05:16:19

Mr. Robert De Zeeuw, age 79, of Chandler, Arizona, formerly of Hull and Sheldon, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013, at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

There will be a memorial service on Friday, July 5, at 10:00am, at the First Reformed Church in Hull. The Rev. Verlyn Boone will officiate. Arrangements are with the Oolman Funeral Home in Hull.

Robert Glen was born on October 2, 1933, in Hull, the son of Bert and Katie (Kragt) De Zeeuw. He was raised at Hull, where he graduated from the public high school. He also attended Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and the De Vry Institute.

On December 1, 1954, he married LaVonne Joy De Wild in Hull. He then served in the United States Army for two years. After being discharged, they made their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for twelve years. They then moved to Sheldon, Iowa, where he was a teacher at the Northwest Iowa Technical College. Eventually he became chairman of the electrical department, and the school’s name was changed to the Northwest Iowa Community College. In 1995, they retired to Arizona but often spent several weeks of the summers in northwest Iowa.

Mr. De Zeeuw was a member of the New Hope Community Church in Gilbert, Arizona. He enjoyed golfing and fishing.

Survivors include his wife of more than 58 years; three sons and their wives, Brent and Taimei De Zeeuw, of Queen Creek, Arizona; Curtis and Patricia De Zeeuw, of Smithton, Illinois; and David and Amy De Zeeuw, of Redfield, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and a brother, Harris De Zeeuw, of Arizona.

Memorials will be directed to the Dougherty Hospice House.
Facts
Born: October 2, 1933
Death: July 1, 2013

Source - Oolman Funeral home of Hull.