Vander Broek, Robert 1921-2017

VANDERBROEK, POPMA, CLEVERINGA, FOREMAN, VANROEKEL

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:34

Mr. Robert Vander Broek, age 96, of Orange City, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the Prairie View Home in Sanborn.

There will be a funeral service on Thursday, December 14, at 1:30pm, at the First Reformed Church in Maurice. The Rev. Wick Hubers will officiate. Interment will follow the service at the Sherman Township Cemetery near Maurice. Visitation will be after 5:00pm on Wednesday, with the family present from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Robert was born on September 24, 1921, at Maurice, the son of Gerrit and Nellie (Van Roekel) Vander Broek. He was raised at Maurice, where he attended high school. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy, where he was awarded the Purple Heart.

On April 26, 1946, he married Alma Ida Popma at Maurice. They farmed near Ireton. She passed away on September 27, 1984, in Sioux City, after more than 38 years of marriage.

On June 14, 1986, he married Alice Jeanetta Cleveringa Foreman in Maurice. They made their home in Orange City, where in recent years, they lived at the Pioneer Memorial Home and the Landsmeer Ridge Retirement Community. They later moved to Kosgrove Estates at Sioux Center, and on October 5, 2017, they transferred to Prairie View.

Rob was a member of the Maurice Reformed Church, where he served on the consistory as both an elder and a deacon.

He enjoyed boating, fishing, gardening, and woodworking. They wintered in Tripsto, Texas, for several years.

Mr. Vander Broek looked forward to family gatherings and took great pride in his children and grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife of more than 31 years; five children and their spouses, Earla and Frank Bracken, of Saratoga, California; Lyle and Rachel Vander Broek, of Dubuque; Leo and Jody Vander Broek, of Edina, Minnesota; Merlin and Carol Foreman, of Ankeny; and Leland and Jean Foreman, of Fremont, Nebraska; twelve grandchildren, Jeff Bracken, Jamin Bracken, Matt Vander Broek, Nate Vander Broek, Jake Vander Broek, Lauren Vander Broek, Joel Foreman, Daniel Foreman, Paul Foreman, Stephen Foreman, Lisa Parker, and Lori Van Dalen; twenty great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Vlieger, of Ontario, California.

In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by a grandson, James Foreman; and three siblings, Ray Vander Broek, Myra Vander Broek, and Norman Vander Broek.

Memorials may be directed to the church.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home online obituary.