Obituary from Sioux City Journal, 9 Feb 2015: Herman Langstraat, 100, of Orange City passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Sheldon, Iowa. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Newkirk Reformed Church in rural Hospers, Iowa. The Rev. David Powers will officiate. Interment will be prior to the service in Newkirk Cemetery. A family prayer service will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m., at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City. Herman was born on Sept. 17, 1914, in Lynn Township, the son of Henry P. and Anna Marie (Scholten) Langstraat. He was raised north of Newkirk and attended country school through the eighth grade. On March 19, 1937, he married Grace Uittenbogaard in Hospers, Iowa. They were blessed with seven children, Shirley, Rodney, Darlene, Beverly, Robert, Glenda and Bradley. Grace passed away on Aug. 23, 1956, in Sheldon, Iowa. He married Winifred (Zwagerman) Vaas on May 31, 1970, in Newkirk. They farmed north of Newkirk until they retired to Orange City in 1988. They enjoyed traveling and wintering in Arizona. Winifred passed away on Sept. 30, 2000, in Orange City. Herman later moved into Pioneer Memorial Home in Orange City and then in 2011, he became a resident of Sanford Senior Care. "Herm" farmed his en- tire life. He and his good friends, John Blom and Jim Cleveringa, ran the Newkirk Trap Shoot for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and a good game of cards. Survivors include his children, Shirley Goering of New Ulm, Minn., Rodney Langstraat of Newkirk, Darlene (Ken) Harskamp of Ida Grove, Iowa, Beverly (Gene) Van Berkel of Sioux Center, Iowa, Glenda (Gary) Jager of George, Iowa, and Brad Langstraat of Jackson, Minn.; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Also surviving are Winifred's children, Bennet (Twyla) Vaas of Orange City, Karlene (Rod) Van't Hof of Sioux Center, Iowa, Daryl (Ruth) Vaas of Greeley, Colo., and Eulyn (Owen) Dykshorn of Sioux Center; 12 stepgrandchildren; 29 step-great-grandchildren; and six step-great-great-grand- children; a sister, Anna Rensink of Sheldon, Iowa; two sisters-in-law, Sarah Uittenbogaard of Lake Park, Iowa, and Christine Kroon of Rock Rapids, Iowa; and several nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Grace; his wife, Winifred; his son, Bob Langstraat; a son-in-law, Verlin Goering; a daughter-in-law, Alma Langstraat; a granddaughter, and her husband, Diane (Wade) Pullman; a grand- son-in-law, Brian Vander Schaaf; two brothers and their wives, Peter (Tracie) Langstraat and Lester "Ted" (Alice) Langstraat; three sisters and their husbands, Johanna (Lawrence) Den Hartog, Nellie Langstraat and Harriet (Elmer) Zordrager; and a brother- in-law, Bernie Rensink. Memorials will be directed to Words of Hope.
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