Philip James Van Gorp

IN MEMORY OF
PHILIP J. VAN GORP

BORN
September 9, 1924
Hull, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
June 10, 2006
Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
1:30 P.M. Tuesday, June 13, 2006
United Presbyterian Church
Boyden, Iowa

VISITATION
Monday, June 12, 2006 after 3:00PM
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home ~ Sheldon, Iowa
With the family present from 6:30 – 8:00PM

CLERGYMEN
Brian Schafer and Rev. Greg Timmer

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
No. 4 “How Great Thou Art”
No. 345 “Blessed Assurance”
No. 326 “Softly and Tenderly”
No. 435 “What a Friend We Have In Jesus”
No. 220 “He Lives”
Organist: Harriet Fiihr

CASKET BEARERS
Rob Kremer John Jorgensen
Adir Morales Lance Kille
Brian Jans Adam Buyert

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Sheridan Township CemeteryBoyden, Iowa

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

After the graveside service, relatives and friends
are invited to join the family in the
Boyden DEMCO Community Center.

PHILIP J. VAN GORP
Philip James Van Gorp, the son of James E. and Rocina (De Boer) Van Gorp was born September 9, 1924, on a farm south of Hull, Iowa, where he received his education. On March 29, 1946, he was united in marriage to Joan Van Roekel in the parsonage of the First Reformed Church in Boyden, Iowa. The couple lived in the Boyden area almost 60 years. Philip owned and operated the Boyden Truck Service for 26 years, hauling grain and livestock. He also worked for Farmers Feed in Boyden, Smit and Sons, Farmers Co-op Lumber and mowed for Sioux County in his retirement years. They moved into the Christian Retirement Home in Sheldon, Iowa in November of 2005. Philip and Joan celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on March 29, 2006. Philip passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at the Northwest Iowa Health Center - Senior Care in Sheldon, reaching the age of 81 years, 9 months and 1 day.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Boyden and had served on the Board of Trustees for many years. He enjoyed farming, fishing, woodworking, camping and gardening. Phil and Joan enjoyed spending their winters in Texas for 15 years and Mesa, Arizona for 13 years.
Left to cherish his memory his wife, Joan of Sheldon, Iowa; their four daughters and their husbands, Phyllis and Jim Walburg of Spirit Lake, Iowa; Joyce and Orv Bruxvoort of Orange City, Iowa; Janice and Ben Jans of Sioux Center, Iowa; Karen and Garvin Buyert of Sheldon, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Michelle and Rob Kremer; Lynn and John Jorgensen; Kari and Adir Morales; Laurie Walburg; Christie and Lance Kille; Brian Jans; Adam Buyert and Amber Buyert; ten great-grandchildren, two sisters, Lois Rensink of Orange City, Iowa and Eunice and her husband Don Van Der Weide of Richville, Minnesota; a brother and his wife, Earl and Wilma Van Gorp of Montevideo, Minnesota; two sisters-in-law, Gert Van Gorp and Bertha Van Gorp both of Sheldon, Iowa; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Marvin and Albert.




When I Come Home To Heaven

When I come home to heaven
How joyful will it be!
For on that day
At last my risen Lord I’ll see.
No Greater happiness
Than to see Him face to face,
To see the love in His eyes
And feel His warm embrace.
I’ve done nothing to deserve
The perfect home above.
It was given freely
Through the grace of Jesus’ love.
Then why should earthly cares
Weigh down upon me so?
They’ll be a distant memory
When home at last I go.

by Beth Stuckwisch
1984 Dickens