Johanna Sandbulte

Johanna Sandbulte, 83, of Rock Valley, IA, died Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Whispering Heights Care Center in Rock Valley.

A visitation will be held on Thursday September 8, 2016 from 4-8 PM, with the family present from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Carmel Reformed Church of rural Rock Valley.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 9, 2016, at 10:30AM at the Carmel Reformed Church of rural Rock Valley with Rev. Mike Pitsenberger officiating. Interment will follow the funeral service in Carmel Cemetery.  Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center, IA is in charge of arrangements.

The Sandbulte family prefers memorials to American Heart Association.

Johanna (Vander Linden) Sandbulte was born on March 27, 1933 to Dick and Minnie (Van Ravenswaay) Vander Linden at Sioux Center, Iowa. She was raised on a farm and attended school through the eighth grade. As a young girl she helped her father on the farm.

On January 5, 1951 she married Vernon Sandbulte in Carmel, Iowa. They began farming west of Carmel and raised their family there. She tended a large garden and did much canning and freezing of the fruits and vegetables for her family. Though struck with heart disease at an early age, she continued to live by the motto “one day at a time”.  In December of 2002 they moved into Rock Valley, Iowa and she retired there until January of 2015 when she moved to Whispering Heights Care Center in Rock Valley. Vernon passed away on December 1, 2015 at Whispering Heights at the age of 84.

Left to cherish her memory are her children:  Jane (Ken) De Boer of Rock Valley, Linda Roetman of Hospers, Valerie (John) Mouw of Rock Valley, Patricia (James) Vande Zandschulp of Orange City, Gary (Shelly) Sandbulte of Rock Valley, Mary Luschen of Le Mars, Leah (Mike) De Bruin of Hawarden, Kimberly (Todd) Lang of Le Mars, Steven (Pat) Sandbulte of Rock Valley; her 29 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Johanna is also survived by two sisters: Wilma Baatz and Betty (John) De Bruin all of Rock Valley, three sisters-in-law: Lorna (Arthur) Ter Horst and Marvelle (Peter D.) Vander Zwaag all of Orange City and Wilma Davelaar of Rock Valley, along with many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Vernon, stillborn son, Gerald Sandbulte; infant granddaughter, Sarah Sandbulte; infant grandson, Alexander Luschen; infant great grandson, Alec Mouw; her parents, Dick and Minnie Vander Linden; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gerrit and Mathilda Sandbulte; sister and brother-in-law, Gertrude and Pete Davelaar and brother-in-law, Frances Baatz and nephew Jason Vande Hoef.

Casket bearers will be Gabe Roetman, Matthew Mouw, Heidi Vande Zandschulp, Clayton Luschen, Justin De Bruin, Mitchell Lang and Ethan Sandbulte.