Warntjes, Todd Michael 1973-2021

WARNTJES, VANTHUL, HULSHOF, DEJONG, DOKTER

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/10/2021 at 10:03:55

Mr. Todd Warntjes, age 47, of Rock Rapids, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021, at his home.

There will be a funeral service on Thursday, July 1, at 10:30am, at the First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids. The Rev. Daniel Haggar will officiate. Interment will follow the service at the Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the CHURCH.

Arrangements are with the Oolman Funeral Home in Hull.

Todd Michael was born on December 7, 1973, in Sheldon, the youngest son of Adrian “Butch” Merle and Patricia Ardeen (Van’t Hul) Warntjes. He grew up on his family’s farm between Hull and Boyden and attended the Boyden Hull public school. Following his graduation from high school, he enrolled at the Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, where he earned his associates degree in Auto Mechanics.

On March 9, 1996, he was united in marriage to Lisa Anne Hulshof at the Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock. They first made their home in Sheldon, and in 1997, they moved to Rock Rapids, where they raised their three children. Lisa passed away on July 20, 2014, in Rock Rapids, after more than 18 years of marriage.

Todd had worked as a mechanic at Imhoff Oil in Ashton, Ron Drenkow Motors in Sheldon, Ted Tufty Dodge in Sioux Falls, and at the Hull Cooperative Association. Most recently he was employed as an electrician at LVO Manufacturing in Rock Rapids.

On July 4, 2020, he was united in marriage to Heidi (De Jong) Dokter in Rock Rapids, where they continued to make their home. Todd and Heidi could often be found working together on projects around the house, rebuilding a motor, or tending to their garden. They cherished the time they had together, not only as a couple, but as the parents of five wonderful children.

Todd was a member of the First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids, where he had taught catechism classes and played the drums for worship services as well as being the drummer for the Christian band, Beyond This Life. He was also president of the Sioux Empire Mopars, a group of automotive enthusiasts, and looked forward to the club’s various activities. In addition to working on cars and anything Mopar related, he enjoyed drag racing and fishing.

Survivors include his wife Heidi, of Rock Rapids; three children, Mitchell, Anna, and Isaac Warntjes, and two step-children, Avery and Gavin Dokter, all of Rock Rapids; his father-in-law, John Hulshof, of Rock Rapids; his step-mother, Judy Warntjes, of Rock Valley; Heidi’s mother and step-father, Glenda and Larry Oolman, of Hull; four brothers and their wives, Alan and Sheryl Warntjes and Arnie and Nel Warntjes, all of Boyden; Wendell and Barb Warntjes, of Alton; and Heath and Robbie Warntjes, of Boyden; two brothers-in-law, Chris De Jong and Brian Hulshof, both of Le Mars; a sister-in-law, Kelly, and her husband, Ian Mcloed, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; as well as several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Donna Hulshof, and Heidi’s father, Glen De Jong.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Warntjes Family for future designation.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home online obituary.