De Jong, Jean (Mrs. Fred) 1931-2024

DEJONG, VOOGD, SCHOLTEN

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/6/2024 at 14:50:30

Mrs. Jean De Jong, age 92, of Hull, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at her home in Hull.

A visitation with the family present will be held on Monday, February 12, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Hull. A prayer service will take place on Tuesday, February 13, at 10:00am, at the church, followed by interment at the Hope Cemetery in Hull. There will be a memorial service on Tuesday, at 11:00am, at the church with the Rev. Aaron Greydanus officiating. The Oolman Funeral Home in Hull is in charge of arrangements.

Jean Alice was born on November 5, 1931, in Orange City, the daughter of Gerrit and Minnie (Voogd) Scholten. She was raised on the family farm near Boyden and attended the Hull Christian School and graduated from the Western Christian High School in Hull.

On August 28, 1951, she was united in marriage to Fred De Jong at the First Christian Reformed Church in Hull. Shortly after they were married, the couple moved to California while Fred served in the Marine Corps. Following his honorable discharge, they returned to Northwest Iowa, where they raised their six children Gary, Larry, Marcia, Charlotte, Darrel, and Loren. Jean enjoyed being a wife, mother, homemaker, and bookkeeper for her husband’s business, Fred De Jong and Sons, Inc. In later years, she and Fred enjoyed traveling together and spent many winters in Arizona. Fred passed away on December 28, 2014, in Rock Valley, after more than 63 years of marriage.

Mrs. De Jong was a lifelong member of the First Christian Reformed Church in Hull, and a member of the Hull American Legion Women’s Auxiliary. Her greatest joy in life was her family, and she looked forward to being with them, especially when the great-grandchildren were there. She will be remembered as a generous woman with a servant’s heart, who always had some of her famous chocolate chip cookies ready for anyone that stopped by.

Survivors include five of her beloved children and their spouses, Gary and Lou De Jong, of Primghar; Larry and Martha De Jong, of Hull; Charlotte and Leon Rens, of Hull; Darrel and Wandy De Jong, of Sheldon; and Loren and Patt De Jong, of Orange City; thirteen grandchildren, Leah De Jong; Annie De Jong; Nick Rens; Jeff Rens, and his wife, Courtney; Marcus Rens, and his wife, Megan; Tyler De Jong; Matthew De Jong; Turner De Jong; Derrick De Jong; Dale De Jong; Kim, and her husband, Aaron Rozeboom; Roman De Jong, and his wife, Katelyn; and Ira, and her husband, Ro Amadou; ten great-grandchildren; a sister and her husband, Eleanor and John Ver Burg, of Cutlerville, Michigan; two brothers and their wives, Elmer and Evelyn Scholten, of Jenison, Michigan; and Gary and Charlene Scholten, of Junction City, Oregon; and a sister-in-law, Agnes Scholten, of Hull; along with several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Marcia De Jong; and a brother, John Scholten.

Memorials will be given to Hope Haven in Rock Valley.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home online obituary.