Ver Hoef, John, Jr. (1926-2014)
VER HOEF, ROETMEN, THORESON, HOLLAND, PETERSON, THOVSON, GAHON, STEFFAN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/14/2014 at 20:37:47
John Ver Hoef, Jr.
November 19, 1926 - September 3, 2014John Ver Hoef Jr., 87, of Forest City, formerly of Leland, died on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
A son of John and Grace (Roetmen) Ver Hoef, John Ver Hoef, Jr., was born on November 19, 1926, in Hollandale, Minnesota. On November 9, 1947, he married Marjorie E. Peterson at the West Prairie Lutheran Church in Leland, Iowa. To this union, one son, Robert was born.
Drafted into the United States Army in 1952 during the Korean Conflict, he served sixteen months overseas. He was honorably discharged as a corporal in 1954.
For many years, John worked for Alfred Petersen Construction Company as a carpenter before he established his own construction business which he ran until he retired. He and his wife, Marjorie, also owned and operated the Ver Hoef Grocery Store in Leland from 1969 to 1979. In addition, he served on the Leland City Council and, as a fireman, on the Leland Fire Department.
John enjoyed hunting. Indeed, he took many hunting trips to Wyoming with his friends and his son. He also enjoyed traveling, gardening, and listening to music, especially patriotic songs. For fun, he collected Studebakers. A member of the International and State Studebaker Clubs, he enjoyed traveling to various meetings and events with other enthusiasts.
A life-long member of the Forest City United Methodist Church, he served on various church boards and ushered. He was also a longtime member of the Leland V.F.W. Post# 6161, the Forest City American Legion, and, with his wife Marjorie, the Winnebago Historical Society. John enjoyed the times he spent with his friends and family and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie, of Forest City; his son, Bob Ver Hoef, and his fiancée, Pam Richardson, of Leland; his grandchildren, Susan (Eric) Thoreson, of Forest City, and Captain Greg (Sara) Ver Hoef, of Lakeland, Florida; his great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Kassie, Corey, and Makayla Thoreson and Preston and Hayden John Ver Hoef; his sister-in-law, Sharon Holland, of Forest City; and his brother-in-law, Roger (LeAnne) Peterson, of Lake Mills, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sibling, Katie Thovson, Herman Ver Hoef, Jean Gahon, Nancy Steffan and Frances Ver Hoef.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, September 13, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with Rev. Charles Layton officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Madison Township Cemetery. Following his wishes, his remains were cremated, and there will be no visitation.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Forest City United Methodist Church elevator building fund or the Mansion Museum Historical Society.
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