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Garret Henry Van Roekel

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Garret Henry Van Roekel

Birth
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death
29 Mar 1999 (aged 91)
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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GARRET H. VAN ROEKEL
Born: March 22, 1908, Sioux Center, Iowa
Died: March 29, 1999, Sioux Center, Iowa

Services: First Reformed Church, SiouxCenter, Iowa, Wednesday, March 31, 1999.
INTERMENT: Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux Center, Iowa on Wednesday, March 31, 1999.

Garret H. Van Roekel passed away early Monday morning in Sioux Center at the age of ninety-one years.

He was born on March 22, 1908, in Sioux Center to Henry C. and Allie (Vander Ploeg) Van Roekel.

On September 30, 1930, in Sioux Center, he married Johanna Brantsen. She preceded him in death on February 14, 1979.

They farmed until 1961, when they moved into Sioux Center and he worked as a mason for Rens Construction. After his retirement he was the caretaker of Central Park in Sioux Center. He was a lifetime member of the First Reformed Church.

Left to cherish his memory are three children and their spouses: Maria and Gene Moss of Sioux Center; Glenda and Marvin Fedders of LeMars; Lyle and Diane Van Roekel of Sioux Center; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers: Neal and Henry Van Roekel of Sioux Center; and six sisters: Fannie Sneller of Clarkfieid, Minnesota; Tena Sneller; Carrie Franken; Cynthia, Mrs. Henry Van Regenmorter; Harriet Meendering; and Ellen Van Roekel, all of Sioux Center.

He was preceded in death by his wife; two brothers, Tony and John; and one sister, Fannie, in 1915.


GARRET H. VAN ROEKEL
Born: March 22, 1908, Sioux Center, Iowa
Died: March 29, 1999, Sioux Center, Iowa

Services: First Reformed Church, SiouxCenter, Iowa, Wednesday, March 31, 1999.
INTERMENT: Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux Center, Iowa on Wednesday, March 31, 1999.

Garret H. Van Roekel passed away early Monday morning in Sioux Center at the age of ninety-one years.

He was born on March 22, 1908, in Sioux Center to Henry C. and Allie (Vander Ploeg) Van Roekel.

On September 30, 1930, in Sioux Center, he married Johanna Brantsen. She preceded him in death on February 14, 1979.

They farmed until 1961, when they moved into Sioux Center and he worked as a mason for Rens Construction. After his retirement he was the caretaker of Central Park in Sioux Center. He was a lifetime member of the First Reformed Church.

Left to cherish his memory are three children and their spouses: Maria and Gene Moss of Sioux Center; Glenda and Marvin Fedders of LeMars; Lyle and Diane Van Roekel of Sioux Center; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers: Neal and Henry Van Roekel of Sioux Center; and six sisters: Fannie Sneller of Clarkfieid, Minnesota; Tena Sneller; Carrie Franken; Cynthia, Mrs. Henry Van Regenmorter; Harriet Meendering; and Ellen Van Roekel, all of Sioux Center.

He was preceded in death by his wife; two brothers, Tony and John; and one sister, Fannie, in 1915.

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  • Created by: GS
  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83263262/garret_henry-van_roekel: accessed ), memorial page for Garret Henry Van Roekel (22 Mar 1908–29 Mar 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83263262, citing Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by GS (contributor 47162417).