Geraldine Van Voorst

October 21, 1922 — July 28, 2016

Geraldine Van Voorst 93, of Sioux Center passed away Thursday July 28, 2016 at the Royal Meadows Care Center of Sioux Center.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday August 2, 2016 at 11 A.M. at Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center with Rev. John Lee officiating. There will prayer service at 10:00 a.m. at the church followed interment at the Memory Gardens of Sioux Center.
Visitation will be Monday from 4-8 with family present from 5-7 at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.
The Van Voorst family prefers memorials be directed to Home Health and Hospice of Sioux Center and Bethel Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center.
            Geraldine (Schiebout) Van Voorst was born on September 21, 1922 to Herman and Jennie (De Groot) Schiebout at Ireton, Iowa. She was the 5th child in a family of 12 children. Geraldine attended Ireton Christian School. After her 8th grade graduation, Geraldine remained on the farm with her parents, helping out with the farm work and taking care of the younger family members.    Geraldine was a member of the Ireton Christian Reformed Church where she was a pianist for the Sunday services and taught Sunday school.
        On September 5, 1945, Geraldine was united in marriage to Theodore (Ted) Van Voorst at the Ireton CRC. Ted and Geraldine farmed together for many years by Ireton, LeMars, and Hull before retiring to Sioux Center in 1992. At that time, Ted and Geraldine became members of Bethel CRC.   In April of 2008, Ted and Geraldine became a residents of Crown Pointe in Sioux Center. Ted preceded Geraldine in death on February 26, 2009. In June of 2013 Geraldine became a resident at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center.
     Geraldine was a very dedicated farm wife. She helped Ted with many of the chores around the farm and planted a large garden every summer. She canned lots of fruits and vegetables for her family. She also had a green thumb with a variety of beautiful flowers around the acreages where they lived and "african violets" in her home. In the winter, when the outside work was slower, she embroidered towels and crocheted doilies.   In her later years, macular degeneration made it unable for her to do handwork anymore, but she loved to sit and reminisce about the "horse and buggy days." Geraldine’s life was a reflection of contentment in her circumstances, whether good or bad. She had an unwavering faith in her Lord and Savior.
    Left to cherish her memory are four sons and daughter-in-laws: Donald and Marjorie Van Voorst, Wilbert and Connie Van Voorst and Gerald and Marcia Van Voorst all of Sioux Center, and Wayne and Gloria Van Voorst of Lakefield, Minnesota; daughter and son-in-law, Lois and Rodney Wielenga of Sioux Center, Iowa; 15 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild;   sisters, Lena and Clarence Vander Laan of Orange City, Iowa; Adri and Gene Ruisch of LeMars, Iowa; brother, Ben Schiebout of Orange City, Iowa; brothers and sister-in-laws; Herman and Betty Schiebout of Denver, Colorado; and William and Sue Schiebout of Loveland, Colorado; sister-in-law, Ila Schiebout of Orange City, Iowa, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
      Geraldine was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ted; 3 brothers and their wives;   Ferd and Florence Schiebout, Henry and Ethel Schiebout, and Abe & Hermina Schiebout; two sisters Johanna and her husbands, Peter Sinkey and Gay Krull; Ann and and her husband, Arie Van Bruggen; brother, Chris Schiebout; and sister-in-law, Irene Schiebout; and Ted’s family; John and Harriet Van Voorst, Hermina Van Voorst, and Richard Van Voorst.

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Geraldine Van Voorst

October 21, 1922 — July 28, 2016

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