Bruxvoort, Janice "Jan" Eileen 1940-2024

BRUXVOORT, VOS, DEVRIES, GELDER, VAN HAAFTEN, NUGTEREN, VAN ZANTE

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 8/5/2024 at 18:05:27

Janice Eileen Bruxvoort
February 27, 1940 - July 30, 2024

Janice “Jan” Eileen Bruxvoort (Vos), age 84, of Mitchellville, IA, passed away on July 30, 2024, at Prairie Vista Village in Altoona, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024, at the First Reformed Church in Prairie City at 11:00 AM. Directly following the funeral, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the church and Jan’s family will greet friends during this time, and all are welcome to attend. If you are unable to attend the service and wish to send a card, please address it to, “Attn: Jan Bruxvoort, Coburn Funeral Home, 24 W Howard St, Colfax, IA 50054.” Memorials may be made out to the First Reformed Church of Prairie City or to Jan’s family (Dave Bruxvoort or Patty DeVries) for a donation given to Prairie Vista Village. Online condolences may be left at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Lewis and Grace Vos, Jan was born on February 27, 1940, southwest of Prairie City, Iowa. She graduated from Pella High School in 1958 and was united in marriage to Bob Bruxvoort on June 6, 1958. Jan loved flowers, farming, and visiting her sisters and friends. She was known as a joy to everyone. While helping her husband, Bob, she became the combine driver, a job she truly loved to do. In her free time, she found joy in vacationing to Colorado and taking in the sights of the mountains. Above all things, Jan valued her faith and deeply loved her family.

Those left to honor her memory include her children; Patty (Mike) DeVries of Prairie City and Dave (Karen) Bruxvoort of Mitchellville, six grandchildren; Mindy (Brian) Gelder, Jay (Julianna) DeVries, Steven (Rachel) Bruxvoort, Scott Bruxvoort, Dillon Bruxvoort, and Mark (Abbi) Bruxvoort, ten great grandchildren; Jaylyn, Jessalyn, and Jayannalyn, Elia and Grayson, Reed, Lydia, and Brynlee, Cooper, and Brody, as well as a brother; Larry (Susie) Vos.

Preceding Jan in death are her parents; Lewis and Grace (Sterk) Vos, her husband; Bob in 2015, and siblings; Wilbur Vos, Bernie Vos, Marjorie Van Haaften, Beverly Nugteren, and Nancy Van Zante.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Janice, please visit our floral store.
Events
Funeral Service
Friday, August 2, 2024
11:00AM
Prairie City First Reformed Church 300 E 5th St Prairie City, IA 50228
Visitation
Friday, August 2, 2024
12:00PM - 2:30PM
Prairie City First Reformed Church 300 E 5th St Prairie City, IA 50228
A meal will be served during the visitation and the family will greet friends. All are welcome to attend.
Guestbook Signing & Memory Sharing
Orders begin printing on August 10
Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book.

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Final Resting Place
Waveland Cemetery Highway 117 Prairie City, IA 50228 ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Prairie City, IA
30 July 2024.