Obituary of Van Engen

Agnes (Groendyke) Van Engen, the daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Dykstra) Groendyke, was born February 27, 1922, in Ocheyedan, IA. She lived her youth in the rural Ocheyedan and Bigelow, MN, areas, attending Wilson Township #1 School at Bigelow, MN, and graduated on June 10, 1936. She was united in marriage to Albert Van Engen on March 15, 1951 at the Presbyterian Church in Sibley, IA. To this union three children were born: Connie, Barb and David. Following their marriage the couple lived in the Sibley and Sheldon areas before moving to Sanborn where Albert was employed at the Sanborn Creamery. Agnes was a devoted wife and mother throughout her lifetime. She died unexpectedly at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center on December 12, 2009 at the age of 87. Agnes was a member of the First Reformed Church of Sanborn. She enjoyed playing Rumicube, 80-cent Poker, dominoes, golfing, cross- word puzzles and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One thing she thoroughly enjoyed was her annual Christmas shopping trip to Sioux Falls with her daughters Connie and Barb. Left to cherish her memory are her two daughters: Connie Bosma and her husband, Laverne, of Sibley, IA and Barb Reverts and her husband, Curt, of Hartley, IA; a former daughter-in-law: Terri Tucholke of Renville, MN; five grandchildren: Cory Bosma and his wife, Connie, of Sibley, IA, and their children: Cari, Kinsey and Koby, Jason Van Engen and his wife, Casie, of Starbuck, MN, and their son Daven, Amber Postma and her husband, Jason, of Hartley, IA, and their daughter due in February, Jami Sather and her husband, Ken, of Springfield, MN, and their children, Kaitlin and Kameron, and Aaron Reverts of Hartley, IA; one brother, John Groendyke and his wife, Beatrice, of Worthington, MN; two sisters, Margaret Zylstra of Worthington, MN and Lucille Groendyke of Sibley, IA; a sister-in-law, Kate Groendyke of Sanborn, IA; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Albert on December 9, 2004, a son David on September 29, 2004; two sisters: Minnie Weg and Nellie Vander Wilt; three brothers: Sebastian, Neal, and Edward Groendyke. A Celebration of Life Agnes Van Engen Born ~ February 27, 1922 Died ~ December 12, 2009 Age ~ 87 years 9 months 15 days Funeral Service 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2009 First Reformed Church Sanborn, Iowa Officiating ~ Rev. Gary Hegstad Organist ~ Beth Vanden Hoek Duet ~ Harriet & Jeanne Van Veldhuizen “In the Garden” Congregational Singing Processional ~ “The Old Rugged Cross” P. 327 Recessional ~ “Amazing Grace” P. 343 Pallbearers Cory Bosma Jason Van Engen Aaron Reverts Ken Sather Jason Postma LeRoy Venenga Honorary Pallbearers Amber Postma Jami Sather Connie Bosma Casie Van Engen Ushers Don Enger Keith Groendyke Burial Roseland Cemetery Sanborn, Iowa