Bakker, John 1928-2014

BAKKER, DELEEUW, VANVOORST

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 1/6/2014 at 15:10:30

Bakker, John

Home Town: Rock Valley, Iowa
Deceased Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Visitation: Thursday, January 2, 2014
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Address: Porter Funeral Home
1704 15th St.
Rock Valley, IA 51247

Service: Friday, January 3, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Address: Netherlands Reformed Congregation
1610 Main Street
Rock Valley, Iowa 51247

Obituary: Rock Valley, Iowa: John Bakker, 85, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon with the family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday evening, January 2, 2014 at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be directed towards the Netherlands Reformed Christian School. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

John was born October 2, 1928 near Hull, Iowa to Gerrit and Fannie (De Leeuw) Bakker. John married Marie Van Voorst on May 27, 1949 at Marie’s parents’ home. John was a dairy farmer all his life before retiring to Rock Valley in 1994. He was a charter member of Rock Valley Rural Water Board, as well as the Netherlands Reformed Christian School Board, and also served on other various committees. John was a lifetime member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley. He loved spending time and sharing stories with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and riding around town with his brother.

John is survived by his wife, Marie; children, Audrey (Dennis) Van Maanen of Hull, Iowa, Fonda (Bob) Chedester of Sioux City, Iowa, Karen (Gerald) Meyer of George, Iowa, Gary (Joanne) Bakker of Hull, Iowa, Mary (Gene) Rozeboom of Alvord, Iowa, John (Sandra) Bakker of Hull, Iowa, and Alan (Avis) Bakker of Hull, Iowa; 34 grandchildren; 79 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sisters, Angeline (Gilbert) Hoogendoorn of Rock Valley, Iowa and Dena Luttikhuizen of Wyoming, Michigan; and sisters-in-law, Alice Bakker of Rock Valley, Iowa, Evelyn Bakker of Sioux Center, Iowa, and Leola Bakker of Rock Valley, Iowa.

John is also survived by Marie’s siblings, Jake (Freda) Van Voorst of Inwood, Iowa, Priscilla (Jack) Dibbet of Sioux Center, Iowa, and Hattie (John) Rus of Corsica, South Dakota; and sisters-in-law, Dorothy Van Voorst and Johanna Van Voorst both of Sioux Center, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Albert, Bernard, and Henry Bakker; sister, Jennie (Clarence) De Kam; brother-in-law, Martin Luttikhuizen; 1 granddaughter; 2 great-grandsons; and Marie’s siblings, Richard and Gerrit Van Voorst, John (Tillie) Van Voorst, Gertrude (Henry) Van Beek, and Hermina (Bill) Van Bochove.