Cornie Van Roekel

Cornie Van Roekel, 78, of Sioux Center, IA died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Royale Meadows Care Center of Sioux Center. A visitation will be held on Monday from 4-8PM, with the family present from 6-8PM at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 10:00AM at the Netherlands Reformed Church of Rock Valley, IA with Reverend P.L. Bazen officiating. Interment will follow the service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center. The Van Roekel Family requests no flowers. Memorials are preferred to the Netherlands Reformed Christian School of Rock Valley, Sioux Center Community Home Health & Hospice or Royal Meadows Care Center c/o the Sioux Center Community Hospital Foundation. Cornelius Van Roekel was born February 14, 1933 to Jake and Netta (Beukof) Van Roekel at Rock Valley, Iowa. He was raised in the Alvord, Iowa area and attended country school through the eighth grade. On February 23, 1953, Cornie married Hermina Zomer in Corsica, South Dakota. The couple farmed in South Dakota for three years. He worked in Montana for a year before returning to the Alvord area to farm. Cornie then worked as a mechanic for a few years before starting at Kooima Manufacturing in Rock Valley. He worked in the heat treating department before retiring after 23 years. For the last several years Cornie and Hermina lived in Sioux Center. Cornie was a member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley. He enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 58 years, Hermina Van Roekel of Sioux Center; his seven children: Jerrold and Elaine Van Roekel of Rock Valley, Harlan and Gert Van Roekel of Grand Rapids, MI, Jake and Patti Van Roekel of Ireton, John and Sheryl Van Roekel of Coopersville, MI, Jan and Randy De Kruyf of Sioux Center, Dennis and Glenda Van Roekel of Sioux Center, Cindy and Brent Van Beek of Orange City; his 26 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren; a brother, Joe Van Roekel of Sioux Center; two sisters-in-law: Albertha Van Roekel and Winnie Van Roekel both of Sioux Center along with numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers: Tony and John Van Roekel; two brothers and sisters-in-law: Jake and Josie Van Roekel, Willie and Albertha Van Roekel; sister and brother-in-law, Minnie and Bill Klarenbeek and sister-in-law, Margaret Van Roekel.