Van Wyhe, Virginia Irene (Mrs. Arthur) 1925-2000

VANWYHE

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/18/2014 at 09:26:04

Virginia Irene Van Wyhe, 75, of Pella, Iowa died Saturday at Pella Regional Nursing Home.

Memorial services were Tuesday Sept. 5, at Memorial Funeral Home, Sioux Center. Burial was in Hope Cemetery, Hull.

Mrs. Van Wyhe was born July 10, 1925, in Omaha, NE. and had lived there and in French Creek, West Virginia; Sioux Center; Gig Harbor, Washington; and Pella. She graduated from Buck-hannon-Upshur High School and attended West Virginia Wesleyan College. She had worked as a reporter for various newspapers most of her life, especially Christian publications including "Renewal" and was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary. When she and her husband owned Merit Motor Company in Sioux Center, she was the accountant and when they owned Gifts Galore, she was the owner/manager. In Gig Harbor she worked as a graphologist and was active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Kiwanis. She and her son Bob, moved to Pella in 1994, both in poor health. She leaves a legacy of strong Christian values and a life lived fully.

Survivors include two sons and their families, Glenn and Melony Van Wyhe, Gabriel, Joshua and Michael from Tacoma, WA., and William Van Wyhe of Everett, WA., Leanne and Samson Thomas from Iowa City and Sarah and Brian Kirk from Sheboygan, Wisconsin; a daughter and her family, Evelyn and Tim Nikkel, Nathan and Nicole, Micah and Kelly of Pella, Ben and Miranda of Stillwater, Oklahoma; and two sisters, Evelyn Stark of Leesburg, Florida, and Annie of Gig Harbor.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, son, Robert; sister, Alice; granddaughter, Laura Van Wyhe.

Memorial contributions may be made to Samson Thomas, her great-grandson, and may be sent to Garden Chapel Funeral Home at Pella or Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.

Source: Sioux Center News Setember 6, 2000