Menning, Alden Leroy 1933-2021

MENNING, VANKLEY, BLOEMENDAAL

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

Mr. Alden Menning, age 87, of Orange City, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at the Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen.

There will be a funeral service on Saturday, March 6, at 10:30am, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. The Rev. Mark Haverdink will officiate. After the service there will be a time of lunch and fellowship, followed by interment at the Newkirk Cemetery in rural Hospers. The family requests all who attend the service to wear masks. Arrangements are with the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Alden Leroy was born on August 20, 1933, in Orange City, the son of Bert and Nellie (Van Kley) Menning. He was raised in the rural Alton area, where he attended school and graduated from the Newkirk Consolidated School System.

“Al” served in the United States Army for two years and was released from active duty in 1956, continuing to serve in the National Guard until he was honorably discharged in 1962. He was united in marriage to Constance Rae Bloemendaal on November 30, 1956, in Orange City. He and “Connie” together farmed the Menning Farm north of Alton for 37 years before moving to Orange City in 1992. In retirement, he spent time working at both the Landsmeer Golf Club, in Orange City, and the Alton Country Club. Al and Connie enjoyed traveling with their family and friends and spent many winters in Arizona. Connie passed away on April 28, 2020, in Remsen, after almost 64 years of marriage.

Mr. Menning was currently a member of the First Reformed Church in Orange City. Before moving to Orange City, he and his wife were active members of the Newkirk Reformed Church, where he had been an elder and taught Sunday School. In earlier years, he served on the Floyd Valley School Board, and participated on various church softball teams. He enjoyed playing cards, going fishing, bowling, and golfing.

Survivors include his three children and their spouses, David and Cindy Menning, of Bloomington, Illinois; Bruce and Cathy Menning, of National City, Michigan; and Kaye and Kirt Bennett, of Punta Gorda, Florida; six grandchildren, Susan (Dan) Nelson, of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee; Tom (Sydney) Menning, of Fox Lake, Illinois; Lea (Jim) Nelson, of Bloomington; Ashley Menning, of Stamford, Connecticut; Spencer Bennett, serving in the United States Air Force; and Elijah Bennett, of Punta Gorda; seven great-grandchildren, Avery and Romey Nelson, of Thompson’s Station; Riley, Leighton, Margot, and Lucy Menning, of Fox Lake; and Evelyn Nelson, of Bloomington; and three sisters-in-law, Barb (Al) Top, of Orange City; Ardis (Brad) Van Rooyan, of Eldridge; and Alice Bloemendaal, of Alton.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by Connie’s parents, Arie and Helen Bloemendaal; a stepmother-in-law, Matilda (Bloemendaal) Ter Horst; two brothers, Dr. Arnold (Thelma) Menning and Ralph Menning; a brother-in-law, Larry Bloemendaal; and a sister-in-law, Elsie (Cleveringa) Bloemendaal.

Memorials may be directed to Bibles for Missions in Orange City.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home online obituary.