Keizer, John 1923-2017

KEIZER, HOMMES, KLARENBEEK

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

Mr. John Keizer, age 94, of Hull, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017, at Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon.

There will be a funeral service on Saturday, November 4, at 2:30pm, at the First Reformed Church in Hull. The Rev. Kevin Yurk will officiate. Interment will follow the service at the Hope Cemetery in Hull. Visitation will be after 4:00pm on Friday, with the family present from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Hull.

John was born on July 25, 1923, at Hull, the son of Joe A. C. and Jennie (Hommes) Keizer. He was raised on a farm northwest of Hull, where he attended a country school. He then served in the World War II US Army Air Corps.

On February 5, 1946, he married Jennie Klarenbeek in Alvord. For 25 years, they farmed northwest of Hull, moving into town in 1971. He then was employed by the city of Hull for two years. After that, he was a cross-country trucker, until retiring in 1992. In 2010, they moved to the Homestead in Sioux Center, and in December of 2014, they transferred to Fieldcrest.

Mr. Keizer was a member of the First Reformed Church, where he faithfully worshipped each Sunday. He also belonged to the Wegman-Koele American Legion Post in Hull, where he participated in the Avenue of Flags and many other fundraising activities for the legion.

They enjoyed visiting their children and grandchildren. He also liked camping, fishing, making crafts out of wood, and traveling.

Survivors include his wife of more than 71 years, “Jen”; five children and their spouses, Jim and Vell Keizer, of Hull; Jerald and Marilyn Keizer, of Missouri Valley; Wes and Ana Keizer, of Stuttgard, Germany; Glen and Sue Keizer, of Kearney, Nebraska; and Carla and Les Starkenburg, of Boyden; a daughter-in-law, Karla Keizer, of Joplin, Missouri; nineteen grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter; two brothers, Dick Keizer, of Inwood; and Jim Keizer, of Doon; and a sister, Fenna Winter, of Rock Valley.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Leon Keizer; a grandson, Kelvin Kooima; a brother, Bill Keizer; a brother-in-law, Fritz Winter; and two sisters-in-law, Patricia Keizer and Grace Keizer.

Source: Oolman Funeral Homes online obituary.