Elmer H. Vermeer, 90, of Sioux Center died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at Sioux Center Community Hospital.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at New Life Reformed Church in Sioux Center, with the Rev. Carl Boersma officiating. Burial will be prior to the service Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Elmer Vermeer was born May 17, 1916, to Henry and Johanna (Rozeboom) Vermeer, in Sioux Center. He grew up in Sioux Center and attended Sioux Center schools through the eighth grade.
On Dec. 28, 1939, he married Harriet De Boer in Sioux Center. The couple lived in Michigan for eight years and returned to Sioux Center after the war. He purchased the Sioux Center Shopper and managed it for several years, during which time he became president of the National Advertising Association. Due to health reasons, he was forced to sell the Shopper and began working for the city of Sioux Center.
He held many prestigious posts including chairman of the Sioux County Council on Aging, chairman of the board of directors for the Northwest Aging Association and chairman of the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Commission on the Aging. During this time, he was closely involved in the building of the New Homestead, while serving on many other local, state and national committees representing seniors and senior issues. On Feb. 3, 1997, he was named to the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame in a ceremony which was presided over by former Governor Terry Branstad.
He was a charter member of the New Life Reformed Church. He enjoyed baseball, golfing and singing. He loved to be involved with his family and attending their activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hank, John and Bernard; and two sisters, Helen Nettinga and Geneva Vander Pol.
The Vermeer family prefers memorials to the New Life Reformed Church building fund.
-Obituary from The Sioux City Journal
(1/9/2007)
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at New Life Reformed Church in Sioux Center, with the Rev. Carl Boersma officiating. Burial will be prior to the service Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Elmer Vermeer was born May 17, 1916, to Henry and Johanna (Rozeboom) Vermeer, in Sioux Center. He grew up in Sioux Center and attended Sioux Center schools through the eighth grade.
On Dec. 28, 1939, he married Harriet De Boer in Sioux Center. The couple lived in Michigan for eight years and returned to Sioux Center after the war. He purchased the Sioux Center Shopper and managed it for several years, during which time he became president of the National Advertising Association. Due to health reasons, he was forced to sell the Shopper and began working for the city of Sioux Center.
He held many prestigious posts including chairman of the Sioux County Council on Aging, chairman of the board of directors for the Northwest Aging Association and chairman of the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Commission on the Aging. During this time, he was closely involved in the building of the New Homestead, while serving on many other local, state and national committees representing seniors and senior issues. On Feb. 3, 1997, he was named to the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame in a ceremony which was presided over by former Governor Terry Branstad.
He was a charter member of the New Life Reformed Church. He enjoyed baseball, golfing and singing. He loved to be involved with his family and attending their activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hank, John and Bernard; and two sisters, Helen Nettinga and Geneva Vander Pol.
The Vermeer family prefers memorials to the New Life Reformed Church building fund.
-Obituary from The Sioux City Journal
(1/9/2007)
Elmer H. Vermeer, 90, of Sioux Center died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at Sioux Center Community Hospital.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at New Life Reformed Church in Sioux Center, with the Rev. Carl Boersma officiating. Burial will be prior to the service Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Elmer Vermeer was born May 17, 1916, to Henry and Johanna (Rozeboom) Vermeer, in Sioux Center. He grew up in Sioux Center and attended Sioux Center schools through the eighth grade.
On Dec. 28, 1939, he married Harriet De Boer in Sioux Center. The couple lived in Michigan for eight years and returned to Sioux Center after the war. He purchased the Sioux Center Shopper and managed it for several years, during which time he became president of the National Advertising Association. Due to health reasons, he was forced to sell the Shopper and began working for the city of Sioux Center.
He held many prestigious posts including chairman of the Sioux County Council on Aging, chairman of the board of directors for the Northwest Aging Association and chairman of the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Commission on the Aging. During this time, he was closely involved in the building of the New Homestead, while serving on many other local, state and national committees representing seniors and senior issues. On Feb. 3, 1997, he was named to the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame in a ceremony which was presided over by former Governor Terry Branstad.
He was a charter member of the New Life Reformed Church. He enjoyed baseball, golfing and singing. He loved to be involved with his family and attending their activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hank, John and Bernard; and two sisters, Helen Nettinga and Geneva Vander Pol.
The Vermeer family prefers memorials to the New Life Reformed Church building fund.
-Obituary from The Sioux City Journal
(1/9/2007)
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at New Life Reformed Church in Sioux Center, with the Rev. Carl Boersma officiating. Burial will be prior to the service Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Elmer Vermeer was born May 17, 1916, to Henry and Johanna (Rozeboom) Vermeer, in Sioux Center. He grew up in Sioux Center and attended Sioux Center schools through the eighth grade.
On Dec. 28, 1939, he married Harriet De Boer in Sioux Center. The couple lived in Michigan for eight years and returned to Sioux Center after the war. He purchased the Sioux Center Shopper and managed it for several years, during which time he became president of the National Advertising Association. Due to health reasons, he was forced to sell the Shopper and began working for the city of Sioux Center.
He held many prestigious posts including chairman of the Sioux County Council on Aging, chairman of the board of directors for the Northwest Aging Association and chairman of the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Commission on the Aging. During this time, he was closely involved in the building of the New Homestead, while serving on many other local, state and national committees representing seniors and senior issues. On Feb. 3, 1997, he was named to the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame in a ceremony which was presided over by former Governor Terry Branstad.
He was a charter member of the New Life Reformed Church. He enjoyed baseball, golfing and singing. He loved to be involved with his family and attending their activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hank, John and Bernard; and two sisters, Helen Nettinga and Geneva Vander Pol.
The Vermeer family prefers memorials to the New Life Reformed Church building fund.
-Obituary from The Sioux City Journal
(1/9/2007)
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