Pete Ver Mulm

Peter “Pete” A. Ver Mulm, age 89 of Sioux Center, IA, died Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Friendly Horizons Home in Sioux Center, IA following a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

 Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 PM, Saturday, February 22nd at Centerpoint Church in Sioux Center, IA.

 The funeral service will be at 2:30 PM, Saturday, February 22nd at Centerpoint Church, with Rev. Stephen Breen officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Garden Cemetery in Sioux Center. Lunch and fellowship will follow the burial at Centerpoint Church. 

The Ver Mulm family prefers memorials be directed to Hope Haven or Sioux Center Hospice. 

Peter “Pete” Ver Mulm was born February 13, 1936, to Robert and Gertrude (Hoekstra) Ver Mulm in Maurice, Iowa. He graduated from Alton High School in Alton, Iowa. 

On July 13, 1956, Pete married Werna Bomgaars. They made their first home in Newkirk, Iowa and later in Sioux Center after purchasing the Auto-Dine restaurant. They owned the restaurant for 20 years and were known for their broasted chicken. After selling the restaurant, Pete sold cars for Mouw Motors. 

Pete enjoyed many hobbies, namely playing horseshoes, cross-stitching, fishing and hunting. Pete and Werna wintered for many years in Mission and Rockport, Texas. In 2017, they moved to Crown Pointe Estates. 

Pete is survived by his wife, Werna Ver Mulm of Sioux Center; daughter, Colleen R. (Dick) Williams of Pella, IA; son, Dean (Amy) Ver Mulm of Emmetsburg, IA; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Wilma Neis of Flagstaff, AZ, Ruth Meyers of Colorado Springs, CO; brother-in-law, Galen “Dean” (Sandra) Bomgaars of Denver, CO; sister-in-law, Thelma “Kay” (Ron) Nelson of Tacoma, WA; as well as his nieces and nephews and other extended family. 

He was preceded in death by his parents.