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Rev Wilbur Roy “Bud” Ver Meer

Birth: 7 Jan 1922
Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Death: 8 Nov 1985 (aged 63)
Burial: Oak Wood Cemetery

Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.4121028, Longitude: -92.9266753
Memorial ID: 104904899 View Source

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Bud was originally buried in Black Oak cemetery but was moved to Oak Wood shortly after Helene died.

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Parents

Albert T. "A. T." VerMeer

1895–1981
Jennie Van Heukelom VerMeer

1902–1989

Spouse

Helene Tonetta Gosselink Ver Meer

1924–2015

Siblings

Gysbertha "Bertha" Ver Meer Brouwer

1926–2018
Ednabel "Bel" Ver Meer Vos

1933–2018

Children

Jana Kay Ver Meer Van Dyk

1951–2022

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1930 United States Federal Census
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Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940

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The Rev. Bud Ver Meer

The funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Nov
12 in First Christian Reformed
Church for the Rev. Bud Ver Meer
63, of Pella. He died Nov 8 of cancer.

The Revs Dick Stravers. Siebert
Kramer, John R Sittema and
Norman Van Heukelom officiated
the service. Burial was in Black Oak
Township Cemetery, Mahaska
County.

Memorials may be made to Black
Hills Special Services Cooperative
to be used for the care of grandson,
Bradley Van Dyk and other handicapped
children. Van Dyk-Duven
Funeral Home was in charge of local
arrangements.

He was born Jan 7, 1922, in
Mahaska County to Albert Tunis and
Jennie Van Heukelom Ver Meer. He
attended Pella Public Grade School
and was a member of the first
graduating class from Pella
Christian High School in 1941. On
Oct. 23, 1942, he enlisted in the Army
and served with the Second Armored
Division while stationed in
Germany. He was discharged on
Feb. 6, 1946. On Sept 10, 1946. he
married Helene Tonetta Gosselink
in First Christian Reformed Church
in Pella. After their marriage, he
drove a gas transport for his father
who had started the Star Oil Company
in Pella in 1927. After his
father, left the Star Oil Company,
Ver Meer continued to drive truck
and also work as a feed salesman It
was in 1954, he decided to entry the
ministry.

He enrolled in Calvin College in
Grand Rapids Mich and graduated
from Calvin Seminary in May 1962.
He served his first pastorate at
Bethel Christian Reformed Church
in Fulton from 1962 to 1964. After the
Fulton pastorate he served the
Archer Avenue Christian Reformed
Church in Chicago Ill. until 1969.
Colton Christian Reformed Church
in Colton S D , from 1969 to 1972,
Trinity Christian Reformed Church
in Sparta Mich . from 1972 to 1974.
and his last charge at Pioneer
Christian Reformed Church in
Cedar Springs Mich, until 1976.
After an early retirement, Ver
Meer and his wife lived in Kentwood
Mich. for three years before
returning to Pella in 1978.

Ver Meer was baptised, made his
confession of faith and received his
catechism training at First
Christian Reformed Church, Pella.
At the time of his death, he was a
member of Calvary Christian
Reformed Church. During his
various pastorates he was actively
involved in the Young Calvinist
Federation.

Survivors include his wife, Helene,
a son Jay of Grand Rapids, Mich,
two daughters; Jana Van Dyk of
Colton S.D. and Janie of Grand
Rapids Mich.; two grandchildren,
his mother; Mrs A.T. (Jennie) Ver
Meer of Pella; three sisters, Mrs.
John (Bertha) Brouwer of Pella,
Mrs. Dick (Ruth) Stravers of
Geveland, Ohio and Mrs. Dale
(Bel) Vos of Pella.
He was preceded in death by his father.

(From the PFLLA CHRONICLE Wednesday, November 13, 1985)

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Albert T. "A. T." VerMeer

Jennie Van Heukelom VerMeer

Helene Tonetta Gosselink Ver Meer

Gysbertha "Bertha" Ver Meer Brouwer

Ednabel "Bel" Ver Meer Vos

Jana Kay Ver Meer Van Dyk