Maassen, Walker Reid 2021-2023

MAASSEN, BAKKER, WYNIA, FLUIT

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/16/2023 at 14:02:21

Sioux Center, IA: Walker Reid Maassen, 20-month-old son of Christopher and Amy (Bakker) Maassen, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Sioux Center Health following an accident on the farm. A funeral service will be held Friday, May 12, at 1:30 PM at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. A visitation, with the family present, will be held Thursday, May 11, from 5:30-7:30 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley.

Walker Reid Maassen, son of Christopher and Amy (Bakker) Maassen, was born September 4, 2021, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Walker loved living with his family on their farm near Sioux Center, Iowa. He was always eager to help with chores or hop into the skid loader whenever the opportunity presented itself. He loved the farm animals he got to be around. Walker was full of energy and was on the go from morning till night. People often commented that he should have been named “Runner” as he rarely walked anywhere.

Walker was deeply loved by his family, especially by his older siblings. His big brown eyes and smile would light up any room he entered.

Walker is survived by his parents, Chris and Amy; 3 siblings, Hazel, Hunter, and Oaklee Maassen; paternal grandparents, Curtis and Fonda Maassen of Fairview, South Dakota; maternal grandparents, John P. and Sandra Bakker of Rock Valley, Iowa; great-grandparents, Frank Wynia of Rock Rapids, Iowa and Sylvia Fluit of Rock Valley; 4 aunts, Heidi (Michael) Blom, Katie (Zachery) Baanhofman, Andrea (Jairus) Koenen, and Bethany (Andrew) Ymker; 7 uncles, Tyler (Elisabeth) Maassen, John Maassen, Cody Maassen, Arlen (Tori) Bakker, Darren (Jessica) Bakker, Paul (Britni) Bakker, and Troy Bakker; and many cousins.

Source: Porter Funeral Home online obituary.
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TODDLER DIES AS RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN PRIVATE PROPERTY ACCIDENT SOUTHWEST OF SIOUX CENTER – MAY 6
May 7, 2023
On Saturday, May 6, at 5:57 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a motor vehicle accident that occurred at a farm residence on 420th Street, four miles southwest of Sioux Center, IA.

Christopher Maassen, age 30, of Sioux Center, was driving a 2011 GMC Yukon on the property. He stopped to unhook a trailer; when he began driving away, he struck 20 month old, Walker Maassen.

Walker was transported by the Sioux Center Ambulance to Sioux Center Health, where he was pronounced deceased.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Sioux Center Fire Department, Sioux Center Ambulance, Sioux Center Police Department, and the Iowa State Patrol.

Source: Sioux County Sheriff website press release.