Darlene Wichers, age 87, of Orange City, passed away on March 14, 2019, at the Orange City Area Health System in Orange City, Iowa.
Darlene Joan Van Beek was born on October 15, 1931, in Orange City, Iowa the daughter of John and Johanna (Sybrandy) Van Beek. After graduating from high school, she worked at the Million Dollar Café, where she met her future husband when he was home on furlough from the military.
On June 22, 1953, she married Marlin Wichers at the Little Brown Church in Nashua., Iowa. They were blessed with two children, Dawn and Rallyn. She worked at local grocery stores for forty and a half years and at Casey’s Bakery in Sioux Center, for eight and a half years.
Darlene was a member of the First Reformed Church in Maurice, Iowa where she taught Bible School and Sunday School classes and enjoyed working in the church library for 25 years. For fifteen years, she played the harmonica with Marlin and her brother-in-law, Allen Wichers, who both played the guitar, for the residents at local nursing homes.
Survivors include her husband of more than 65 years; her children and their spouses, Dawn and Ken Beukelman and Rallyn and Mary Wichers, all of Orange City, Iowa; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie and Michelle Beukelman, Chad and Amber Beukelman, Shawndra and Philip Kuiken, Karen and Tony Korver, and Cassandra and Chris Rollman; and twelve great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers and their spouses, Tena and Henry Gerritsen and Chris Dekker, Grace and Chris Dekker, Marie and William De Vos, Bernard and Charlene Van Beek, John A. and Mathilda Van Beek, and Alice Van Beek; and four infant brothers and one infant sister.
Memorial Service: March 18, 2019 - First Reformed Church - Maurice, Iowa
Officiant: Rev. Wick Hubers
Interment: Sherman Township Cemetery - Sherman Township, SIoux County, Iowa
Arrangements: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Source: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Darlene Joan Van Beek was born on October 15, 1931, in Orange City, Iowa the daughter of John and Johanna (Sybrandy) Van Beek. After graduating from high school, she worked at the Million Dollar Café, where she met her future husband when he was home on furlough from the military.
On June 22, 1953, she married Marlin Wichers at the Little Brown Church in Nashua., Iowa. They were blessed with two children, Dawn and Rallyn. She worked at local grocery stores for forty and a half years and at Casey’s Bakery in Sioux Center, for eight and a half years.
Darlene was a member of the First Reformed Church in Maurice, Iowa where she taught Bible School and Sunday School classes and enjoyed working in the church library for 25 years. For fifteen years, she played the harmonica with Marlin and her brother-in-law, Allen Wichers, who both played the guitar, for the residents at local nursing homes.
Survivors include her husband of more than 65 years; her children and their spouses, Dawn and Ken Beukelman and Rallyn and Mary Wichers, all of Orange City, Iowa; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie and Michelle Beukelman, Chad and Amber Beukelman, Shawndra and Philip Kuiken, Karen and Tony Korver, and Cassandra and Chris Rollman; and twelve great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers and their spouses, Tena and Henry Gerritsen and Chris Dekker, Grace and Chris Dekker, Marie and William De Vos, Bernard and Charlene Van Beek, John A. and Mathilda Van Beek, and Alice Van Beek; and four infant brothers and one infant sister.
Memorial Service: March 18, 2019 - First Reformed Church - Maurice, Iowa
Officiant: Rev. Wick Hubers
Interment: Sherman Township Cemetery - Sherman Township, SIoux County, Iowa
Arrangements: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Source: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Darlene Wichers, age 87, of Orange City, passed away on March 14, 2019, at the Orange City Area Health System in Orange City, Iowa.
Darlene Joan Van Beek was born on October 15, 1931, in Orange City, Iowa the daughter of John and Johanna (Sybrandy) Van Beek. After graduating from high school, she worked at the Million Dollar Café, where she met her future husband when he was home on furlough from the military.
On June 22, 1953, she married Marlin Wichers at the Little Brown Church in Nashua., Iowa. They were blessed with two children, Dawn and Rallyn. She worked at local grocery stores for forty and a half years and at Casey’s Bakery in Sioux Center, for eight and a half years.
Darlene was a member of the First Reformed Church in Maurice, Iowa where she taught Bible School and Sunday School classes and enjoyed working in the church library for 25 years. For fifteen years, she played the harmonica with Marlin and her brother-in-law, Allen Wichers, who both played the guitar, for the residents at local nursing homes.
Survivors include her husband of more than 65 years; her children and their spouses, Dawn and Ken Beukelman and Rallyn and Mary Wichers, all of Orange City, Iowa; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie and Michelle Beukelman, Chad and Amber Beukelman, Shawndra and Philip Kuiken, Karen and Tony Korver, and Cassandra and Chris Rollman; and twelve great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers and their spouses, Tena and Henry Gerritsen and Chris Dekker, Grace and Chris Dekker, Marie and William De Vos, Bernard and Charlene Van Beek, John A. and Mathilda Van Beek, and Alice Van Beek; and four infant brothers and one infant sister.
Memorial Service: March 18, 2019 - First Reformed Church - Maurice, Iowa
Officiant: Rev. Wick Hubers
Interment: Sherman Township Cemetery - Sherman Township, SIoux County, Iowa
Arrangements: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Source: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Darlene Joan Van Beek was born on October 15, 1931, in Orange City, Iowa the daughter of John and Johanna (Sybrandy) Van Beek. After graduating from high school, she worked at the Million Dollar Café, where she met her future husband when he was home on furlough from the military.
On June 22, 1953, she married Marlin Wichers at the Little Brown Church in Nashua., Iowa. They were blessed with two children, Dawn and Rallyn. She worked at local grocery stores for forty and a half years and at Casey’s Bakery in Sioux Center, for eight and a half years.
Darlene was a member of the First Reformed Church in Maurice, Iowa where she taught Bible School and Sunday School classes and enjoyed working in the church library for 25 years. For fifteen years, she played the harmonica with Marlin and her brother-in-law, Allen Wichers, who both played the guitar, for the residents at local nursing homes.
Survivors include her husband of more than 65 years; her children and their spouses, Dawn and Ken Beukelman and Rallyn and Mary Wichers, all of Orange City, Iowa; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie and Michelle Beukelman, Chad and Amber Beukelman, Shawndra and Philip Kuiken, Karen and Tony Korver, and Cassandra and Chris Rollman; and twelve great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers and their spouses, Tena and Henry Gerritsen and Chris Dekker, Grace and Chris Dekker, Marie and William De Vos, Bernard and Charlene Van Beek, John A. and Mathilda Van Beek, and Alice Van Beek; and four infant brothers and one infant sister.
Memorial Service: March 18, 2019 - First Reformed Church - Maurice, Iowa
Officiant: Rev. Wick Hubers
Interment: Sherman Township Cemetery - Sherman Township, SIoux County, Iowa
Arrangements: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
Source: Oolman Funeral Home - Orange City, Iowa
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