The son of Peter and Adrianna (Dieleman) DeJong, he was born on December 20, 1913 in rural Jasper County near Lynnville. He graduated from Pella High School in 1934 and from Central College in 1938 majoring in chemistry with a BA degree in Education. He married Henrietta L. Hoksbergen on June 1, 1939. They moved to Magnolia, Iowa where William taught Physics and Math for two years and then moved to Pocahontas for a year. In 1942 they moved to Newton where William taught Chemistry and Physics. While teaching he took graduate courses in Biochemistry at the University of Iowa. William became a member of the United Presbyterian Church in 1943 serving as Elder and teaching Sunday school for a number of years. He also served on the Finance Committee during the building of the present church. In 1944 he joined Maytag Research and Development as an Organic Chemist in the field of fats and oils and coauthored articles printed in two chemical journals. In 1951 he joined the Newton Manufacturing Company as a Sales Promotion Manager becoming President and CEO in 1968. William was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Advertising Specialty Association and served as Chairman of the Distributors Group. William is survived by his two sons, Phil (Jeanne) DeJong, and Steve DeJong; five grandchildren, Andrew (Jennifer) DeJong, Joseph (Kari) DeJong, Aaron (Maria) DeJong, Elizabeth DeJong, and Michael DeJong; and his four great-grandchildren, Will, Cale, Zoey, and Graham. He was preceded in death by his wife of seventy-two years, Henrietta on June 20, 2011.
Published Wallace Funeral Home website
Published Wallace Funeral Home website
The son of Peter and Adrianna (Dieleman) DeJong, he was born on December 20, 1913 in rural Jasper County near Lynnville. He graduated from Pella High School in 1934 and from Central College in 1938 majoring in chemistry with a BA degree in Education. He married Henrietta L. Hoksbergen on June 1, 1939. They moved to Magnolia, Iowa where William taught Physics and Math for two years and then moved to Pocahontas for a year. In 1942 they moved to Newton where William taught Chemistry and Physics. While teaching he took graduate courses in Biochemistry at the University of Iowa. William became a member of the United Presbyterian Church in 1943 serving as Elder and teaching Sunday school for a number of years. He also served on the Finance Committee during the building of the present church. In 1944 he joined Maytag Research and Development as an Organic Chemist in the field of fats and oils and coauthored articles printed in two chemical journals. In 1951 he joined the Newton Manufacturing Company as a Sales Promotion Manager becoming President and CEO in 1968. William was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Advertising Specialty Association and served as Chairman of the Distributors Group. William is survived by his two sons, Phil (Jeanne) DeJong, and Steve DeJong; five grandchildren, Andrew (Jennifer) DeJong, Joseph (Kari) DeJong, Aaron (Maria) DeJong, Elizabeth DeJong, and Michael DeJong; and his four great-grandchildren, Will, Cale, Zoey, and Graham. He was preceded in death by his wife of seventy-two years, Henrietta on June 20, 2011.
Published Wallace Funeral Home website
Published Wallace Funeral Home website
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