Elmer Marvin Den Hartog

IN MEMORY OF
ELMER M. DEN HARTOG

BORN: May 25, 1923 ~ Boyden, Iowa
PASSED AWAY: December 8, 2005 ~ Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Monday, December 12, 2005
United Methodist Church, Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Marvin Lindley ~ officiating
VISITATION
Sunday, December 11, 2005 from 2:00 – 8:00pm
With the Family present from 5:00 – 7:00pm

From the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, Iowa

CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
No. 504 “The Old Rugged Cross”
Hand-out “The Air Corps Song”
No. 246 “Joy to the World”
MUSIC
“On Eagle’s Wings”
“Going Home”
Sung by: Brian Tutje
Organist: Barb Burns

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Lyle Vust Derrick Peterson
Sheldon Sky High Flyers
CASKET BEARERS
Arlen Jaspers Glenn Zylstra
Marlin Oosterhuis Jack Crowl
Chad Fischer Fr. Gene Murray
Byron Nieuwendorp

FINAL RESTING PLACE
East Lawn Cemetery ~ Sheldon, Iowa
Military Graveside Services by the:
Sheldon American Legion

After the graveside service, relatives and friends are invited to
join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, Iowa



ELMER M. DEN HARTOG

Elmer Marvin Den Hartog, the son of Jake and Merle (Horn) Den Hartog, was born May 25, 1923 on a farm south of Boyden, Iowa. He attended a country school near Sheldon, Iowa. Elmer was united in marriage to June Kwikkel on September 16, 1942 in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. After their marriage the couple moved to California and then back to Iowa, where he was inducted into the United States Air Corps. He served his country during World War II and was stationed in Italy, where he successfully flew on 50 missions on a B-24. After the service they returned to the Boyden and Sheldon, Iowa area. Elmer owned and operated his own trucking company for many years and also drove long hauls for Midwest Transport out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He continued to drive trucks for local businesses in Sheldon even after he retired. He passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at the Northwest Iowa Health Center in Sheldon, Iowa, reaching the age of 82 years, 6 months and 13 days.
Elmer was a member of the United Methodist Church in Sheldon. He enjoyed airplanes, either be from reading books and magazines about them, to building and flying them. He was a member of the Sky-High Flyers of Sheldon and of the EAA of Wisconsin and he attended this week-long Air show every year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, June of Sheldon, Iowa; and their 4 children, Pamela Den Hartog of San Pedro, California; Craig and his wife, Patricia Den Hartog of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; Patric and his wife, Maggie Den Hartog of Chicago, Illinois; Patrice Den Hartog of Alexandria, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Brian, Jamie and Melissa Den Hartog; Tina and Marc Den Hartog; Justin and Zachary Madsen; three sisters-in-law, Jeanette Den Hartog of St. Louis, Missouri; “Jo” Den Hartog and Dorothy Den Hartog both of Sheldon, Iowa; also other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Lawrence, Howard, Don and Alvin; two sisters, Ethel Kuyper in 2004 and Lois Van Meeteren in 2005.