Vander Velde, William 1893-1970

VANDERVELDE, VANDEWEERD, BOBELDYK

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-volunteer
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:34

Source: Rock Valley Bee (2-12-1970)

Born: March 9, 1893
Died: February 6, 1970

WILLIAM VANDER VELDE RITES HELD MONDAY

Funeral services for William Vander Velde, 76, of RockValley, were held Monday, February 9, 1:30 p.m. in the First Reformed Church with the Reverend Ralph Ten Klay officiating.

Prayer services were at 1:00 p. m. Organist Mrs. George H. Van Beek accompanied Mrs. Ken Kooima during the hymn "All the Way my Savior Leads Me". Pallbearers were Roben, Alan, and Jack Vande Weerd, Bradley Bamnan, Arie Vanden Berg and Martin Vander Velde. Burial was in the Valley View Cemetery under the direction of Porter Funeral Home.

Mr. Vander Velde died Friday February 6 at Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley following a long illness.

William Vander Velde was born March 9, 1893 in the Netherlands and came to Rock Valley in 1893.

He married Katie Vande Weerd on January 25, January 1917. She preceded him in death in August, 1960.

He married Gertie Franken Bobeldyk on February 14, 1963 in Inwood. He was a former trucker in the area.

Survivors are his widow, Gertie of Rock Valley; one daughter, Mis. James Bartels of Riverside, California; two sons, John of Bellflower, California, and Richard (Pudd) of Rock Valley; five stepdaughters, Mrs. Lawrence Bos of Inwood, Mrs. JcbnDokter of Bellflower, California, Mrs. Albert Van Oort of Rock Valley, Mrs. Kenneth Schuurman of Holland, Michigan, and Mrs. Roy Folkerts of Inwood; four stepsons, Walter, Gerald and Eugene Bobeldyk of Holland, Michigan, and Allen Bobeldyk of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and 36 grandchildren.