James E. Horstman

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James E. “Jim” Horstman, age 86, of Sioux Center, IA died Monday, June 29, 2020 at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center.

 A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, July 3, 2020 at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center with Rev. Carl Klompien officiating.  Interment will follow the service at Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.  There will be no public luncheon following the service.

     A visitation with family present will be held prior to the service at 9:30AM at the Memorial Funeral Home.

The Horstman family prefer memorials to the Christian School of your choice or Hope Haven.

     James Edwin Horstman was born on April 11, 1934 to Evert and Margaret (Cleveringa) Horstman in Sioux Center, Iowa. He was raised on a farm on the west edge of Sioux Center. He attended Sioux Center community school through the eighth grade and received his GED through San Pedro High School in California.

     He was united in marriage to Joan Hoekstra on May 31, 1956 at First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Jim and Joan spent two years living in California while he was in the United States Navy. They moved back to Sioux Center where they made their home and were blessed with four children. Jim worked for Vander Ploeg Furniture and Funeral Home for many years before becoming self-employed, installing flooring.

     Jim was a lifelong member of First Christian Reformed Church where he served as an elder and a deacon. He was also a founding member of the local Cadets program. He served on the community cemetery board, and spent many hours doing volunteer work on the grounds. Jim was an original member of the planning and zoning board and took great interest in the town's development. In the past, Jim enjoyed photography. He enjoyed traveling and spending his winter months during retirement in Mesa, Arizona. Jim loved wood and woodworking. He made Heartland Strategy boards, and doll cradles for his granddaughters, amongst many other woodworking projects. He loved learning new things and being able to do things himself. He would say, “If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing right.”

     Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 64 years, Joan Horstman of Sioux Center and her children;

Dave (Wenda) Horstman of Sioux Center, IA and their children:

   Crista (Mike) Mulder and children: Olivia, Cali, Miranda, Anna and Aiden

   Dustin (Robin) Horstman and children: Bryn, Jordyn and Mykenah

   Dori (Tim) Erickson

Bryan (Ginny) Horstman of San Diego, CA,

Steve (Nicole) Horstman of San Diego, CA,

Janna (John) Wesselius of Sioux Center, IA and their children:

   Allison (Steve) Bossenbroek

   Jessica (Andrew) Hummel and sons: Joshua and Noah

   Madeline (Scott) Kamps

   Adrienne Wesselius and fiancé, Andrew Vanderlie

   Also left to cherish his memory are a brother, Norm Horstman of Sioux Center; sisters-in-law, Virginia Hoekstra, Kenosha, WI, Marge and Arnie Van Gelder of Orange City; Gladys and Harold Hoekstra of Orange City, Karen and Jack Brands of Grand Rapids, MI along with many nieces and nephews.

       He was preceded in death by his parents, Evert and Margaret Horstman; sister, Esther (Art) Zevenbergen; and brother, Ken Horstman, sister-in-law, Alberta Horstman; parents-in-law, Cornie and Henrietta Hoekstra; brothers-in-law, Alvin Hoekstra, Corwin Hoekstra and Dennis Vis; and great granddaughter Gabrielle Horstman.