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Delbert Kuiken | Visitation:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
6:30 PM until 8:00 PM
Porter Funeral Home
1704 15th Street P.O. Box 39
Rock Valley, IA 51247
Service:
Thursday, October 30, 2008
10:30 AM
First Christian Reformed Church
Rock Valley, IA
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| | | Rock Valley, IA: Delbert Kuiken, 82 of Rock Valley, died Monday, October 27, 2008. Funeral Service will be 10:30 am Thursday at First Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Burial at Valley View Cemetery. Rev. Gene Vis will be officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday with the family present 6:30-8 pm Wednesday at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley.
Delbert Paul Kuiken was born November 1, 1925 at Otley, Iowa, son of Cornelius and Delia (Van Zee) Kuiken and grew up in the Pella, Iowa area. He served in the U.S. Army in the US and Japan during WW II. Delbert married Margaret Van Maanen on April 12, 1950 at Rock Valley. They lived in NW Iowa area before moving to Chicago, IL where Delbert was an insurance adjuster for Preferred Risk Insurance Company for 30 years and then retired back to Rock Valley on November 1, 1995. Delbert enjoyed restoring automobiles, remodeling their home, and traveling and hiking in different parts of the US and foreign countries. He was a Cadet leader for 25 years and had served in various church positions.
Delbert is survived by his wife, Margaret of Rock Valley; sons, Duane (Wendy) Kuiken of Pueblo, CO, Mark (Samantha) Kuiken of Dunnville, KY; daughter Fonda (Bill) Prince of Nashville, TN; daughter-in-law, Peggy Kuiken of Elizabeth, CO; sister, Joyce (Martin) Sietstra of Pella, IA; 9 grandchildren, Elizabeth (Rick) Clayton, Christina (Doug) Fjelland, William Prince IV, Jessica, Neil, Molly, Joshua, Gabriel, and Shaina Kuiken.
Delbert was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dennis Kuiken; brothers, Gerrit and Jake Kuiken; sisters, Anna Mae Meinders, Alice Schippers, and Rose Monster.
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