Norman Wm. Bell

IN MEMORY OF
NORMAN Wm. BELL

BORN
April 3, 1918
Hull, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
March 24, 2010
Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Monday, March 29, 2010
First Reformed Church; Boyden, Iowa
Rev. Matthew Draffen ~ Officiating

Visitation will be after 3 P.M. Sunday with the family present from 4 to 6 P.M. Sunday at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Boyden.

MUSIC
“How Great Thou Art”
“Amazing Grace”
Duet by: Sam & Emily Pullen
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“What A Friend We Have in Jesus”
“It Is Well With My Soul”
Organist: Kathy Ver Meer

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Sam Pullen Emily Pullen
Jeff & Julie Hamman Jeff & Tammy Berghauer
Tan Tran
CASKET BEARERS
Jim Koerselman Bob Koerselman
J.C. Koerselman Kevin Ten Haken
Kylen Ten Haken Kalen Ten Haken
Jayme Koerselman Kendall Ten Haken

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Sheridan Township Cemetery ~ Boyden, Iowa
Military Graveside Services by the:
William Monster Post 272
of the American Legion of Boyden.

After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited
to join the family in the fellowship hall for fellowship and lunch.

Arrangements under the care of the:
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Boyden

NORMAN Wm. BELL
Norman William Bell, the son of Peter and Lena (Cole) Bell was born April 3, 1918 in Hull, Iowa. He received his education in Hull and graduated from the Hull High School in 1936. On June 18, 1943, he was united in marriage to Alvera A. Dethmers in Iowa City, Iowa. Norman served during World War II in the United States Army-Air force. After their marriage the couple made their home in the Boyden area where he operated the Boyden Reporter. In 1951, Norman became the Postmaster for the Boyden Post Office before retiring in 1978. He and his wife enjoyed wintering in Arizona. His wife, Alvera preceded him in death on December 11, 1995 in Mesa, Arizona. Norman then married Bernice Johnson on October 4, 1997 in Boyden and she preceded him in death on January 1, 2004 in Mesa Arizona. Norman moved into the Christian Retirement home in Sheldon in 2005 and then on February 1, 2010 he became a resident of the Sanford Sheldon Senior Care in Sheldon, where he passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 reaching the age of 91 years, 11 months and 21 days.
He was a member of the First Reformed Church in Boyden and of the William Monster Post# 272 of the American Legion of Boyden. He enjoyed golf, woodworking and photography.
Norman is survived by his daughter, Noreen and her husband Rich Jenkins of Garner, Iowa; a son-in-law, Jim Pullen of Des Moines, Iowa; and a step-daughter, Jan Hamman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 2 grandchildren, Sam and Emily Pullen; 2 step-grandchildren, Jeff and Julie Hamman and Tammy and Jeff Berghauer; and 5 step-great-grandchildren, Gianna, Kaade and Ayden Hamman; Brady and Ryan Berghauer; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wives, Alvera and Bernice; a daughter, Leanna Bell; a grandson, Jayson Pullen; his parents and a sister, Marguerite Trower.