Boeyink, John 1874-1957

BOEYINK, MUILENBURG

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer
Date: 1/9/2014 at 12:22:46

Source: Sioux Center News (4-4-1957)

Born: December 25, 1874
Died: April 1, 1957

Funeral services for John Boeyink, 82, long-time resident of Sioux Center, who died suddenly of a heart attack while attending a public meeting at town hall here Monday night, will be held at Central Reformed Church at 1:30 P.M. Thursday, April 4.
Services will be conducted by the Rev. Marion Klaaren and burial will be made in the Sioux Center Community Cemetery. Vander Ploeg’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A brief service will be held at the family home at 413 First Avenue Northwest at 1 P.M. preceding the service at the church.
Mr. Boeyink’s unexpected passing occurred about 8 P.M. Monday during a public hearing on the proposed Sioux Center street improvement program. He had asked two or three questions from the floor regarding who sets property valuation in Sioux Center and collapsed into the isle of the hall immediately upon receiving the answer to his question. The meeting was adjourned shortly thereafter, after Dr. A.L. McGilvra, who immediately went to the afflicted man’s side, found that he had passed on. An ambulance had been summoned to the hall following his collapse.

Mr. Boeyink was born at Waupon, Wisconsin, December 25, 1874, and moved to Iowa as a boy. He spent most of his adult life in Sioux Center where he was married April 29, 1903, to Clara Muilenberg. He served as one of the first county auditors of Sioux county, after teaching school for several years, was for a time officer, director of First National Bank, was a member of the local school board for over 25 years, became the first manager of the Sioux Center Co-op Gas and Oil Company in 1924 and served in that capacity until his retirement March 1, 1947. He taught Sunday school here for nearly 40 years and served as an elder and deacon in the First Reformed Church and as an elder in Central Church. He also served as first treasurer of the Sioux Center Community cemetery association. Mr. Boeyink remained active in community work until the end and retained his interest in education and Iowa politics.

Survivors include his aged wife; one son, Henry J. of Ollie, Iowa; three daughters, Adelaide (Mrs. Don Jurrians) of Orange City, Sylvia (Mrs. Clarence Van Wechel) of Manchester, Iowa, and Dorothy (Mrs.Ervin Hoppel) of Vinton, Iowa; and seven grandchildren. Three brothers, Gerrit, Ralph and Henry, and three sisters, Cynthia (Mrs. Henry Van Oeursem), Elizabeth (Mrs. William Kleene), and Lena (Mrs. Henry Eggink), preceded him.