Van Heukelom, Glenn - 1938-2012

FISHER, HOEKSTRA, JOHNSON, TYSSELING, VAN HEMERT, VAN HEUKELOM, VAN NORDEN, VAN ZANTE, VANDER SCHAAF

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Date: 8/22/2024 at 11:35:08

Glenn E. Van Heukelom was born on May 13, 1938 to Louis and Julia Vander Schaaf Van Heukelom in Oskaloosa, Iowa.  He passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Pella Regional Health Center at the age of seventy-three. Glenn graduated from Pella High School with the class of 1956.
Glenn met Wanda Van Norden on a blind date and they were united in marriage on July 28, 1959 in Sully, Iowa.  They were blessed with seven children: Louie, Donnie, Duane, John, Beth, Dave, and Ruth. Glenn and Wanda raised their family on the family Century Farm in the Leighton area where they farmed for fifty-five years, retiring in the fall of 2011. He loved the farm life and also enjoyed traveling, attending racing events, woodworking for his children and grandchildren. Glenn especially enjoyed spending time with the love of his life, Wanda. He will be remembered for his laugh, teasing, and always having a smile for his grandchildren.  He was dearly loved by his family.
Those left to cherish his memory are: his wife of fifty-two years, Wanda; his seven children: Louie Van Heukelom of Pella, Donnie (Tammy) Van Heukelom of Pella, Duane (Angie) Van Heukelom of Colfax, John (Tammy) Van Heukelom of Leighton, Beth (Woody) Fisher of Pella, Dave (Terri) Van Heukelom of Pella, and Ruth (Steve) Johnson of Pella; twenty-two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his sister, Mary (Carl) Tysseling of Pella; his brother, Lawrence (Lois) Van Heukelom of Des Moines; and three aunts, Alda Mae Hoekstra, Elizabeth Van Zante, and Marge Van Hemert. Preceding him in death were his parents.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Heartland Reformed Church in Pella.  Burial took place at the Evergreen Cemetery.
Published in Des Moines (IA) Register; Saturday, January 14, 2012, page 5B