Van Bemmel, Thelma (Mrs. Harold "Sonny") 1940-2024

HARMSON, VANHOLLAND, VANBEMMEL

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/18/2024 at 19:12:32

Mrs. Thelma Van Bemmel, age 83, of Orange City, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.

A visitation with the family present will be held on Thursday, April 11, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City. There will be a funeral service on Friday, April 12, at 10:30am, at the Redeemer United Reformed Church in Orange City with the Rev. Todd De Rooy officiating. Interment will follow the service at the West Lawn Cemetery in Orange City.

Thelma Grace was born on April 28, 1940, in Rock Valley, the daughter of Tom and Grace (Harmson) Van Holland. She was raised on a farm south of Rock Valley and attended the Rock Valley Christian School and graduated from Western Christian High School in Hull.

On June 7, 1961, she was united in marriage to Harold “Sonny” Van Bemmel in Rock Valley. They made their home in Sibley for a year before settling in Orange City. Thelma worked as a CNA at the Sioux Center Hospital, the Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City, and for more than thirty years at the Sioux County Home, which became a part of Hope Haven.

Mrs. Van Bemmel was a very active member of the Redeemer United Reformed Church and volunteered at the Orange City Christian School. She enjoyed going camping, doing embroidery and word puzzles, reading, and going on motorcycle trips with her friends. She and Sonny loved spending their retirement together, wintering near Apache Junction, Arizona. In 2015, she became a resident of the Prairie Ridge Care Center.

Survivors include her husband of more than 62 years, Harold, of Orange City; three children and their spouses, Karen and Mike Bosma, of Harris; Lora and Todd Puttmann, of Sioux Center; and Jeff and Wanda Van Bemmel, of Orange City; nine grandchildren, Matthew Bosma, and his wife, Kristina; Jacob Bosma, and his wife, April; Lucas Bosma; Samuel Bosma, and his girlfriend, Candie Cueva; Kellie, and her husband, Jordan Menning; Jessica, and her husband, Travis Feekes; Rebecca, and her husband, Jason Goslinga; Ethan Van Bemmel; and Alex Van Bemmel; fourteen great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Jennie Pluim, of Hull.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Kevin Ten Napel (Lora); a sister and her husband, Elsie and Pat Tiemeyer; three brothers, Garret Van Holland; John Van Holland, and his wife, Geri; and Gilbert Van Holland, and his wife, Arlene; and a brother-in-law, Don Pluim.

Memorials will be given to the Redeemer United Reformed Church and Unity Christian High School.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home online obituary.