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Charles William Kroese

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Charles William Kroese

Birth
Hull, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death
6 Sep 2006 (aged 76)
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Hull, Sioux County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Charles is the son of William and Minnie (Te Slaa) Kroese.

Charles served in the US Army during the Korean War.

Charles married Nelvina Joan Elbers on December 1, 1955 in Steen, Minnesota.

Charles and Nelvina are the parents of five children:

Wanda
Brian
William
Joel
Connie

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Sioux Center News; September 13, 2006

Charles W. Kroese, 76, of Hull died Wednesday, September 6, at Sioux Center , Community Hospital. Funeral service was Saturday at 2 p . m . at First Christian Reformed Church in Hull. Interment was at the Hope Cemetery in Hull.

Kroese was born on August 21, 1930, in rural Hull, the son of William and Minnie (Te Slaa) Kroese. He was raised at Hull and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. On December 1, 1955, he married Nelvina Joan Elbers in Steen, Minnesota. They made their home at Hull, where they farmed his family home place most of the time. For four years in the 1980s, he was involved in the Dordt College Agricultural Stewardship Center in Sioux Center. In 1993, he also became a feed truck driver for the Hull Cooperative Association. On November 1, 1999, they moved into Hull, where he continued to deliver feed.

He was a member of First Christian Reformed Church, where he served on the consistory as a deacon and an elder, taught Sunday school classes and belonged to the Berean Society, He was also a member of the board of directors of Hull Christian School and the Wegman-Koele American Legion Post in Hull. He liked spending time with his children and grandchildren, often traveling to visit family. He enjoyed singing, especially as a member of the Kroese Quartet.

Survivors include his wife of more than 50 years; five children, Wanda, Brian, William, Joel, and Connie; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Verna, Hester and Joan; and several nephews and nieces. Memorials may be directed to the Christian mission or educational institution of your choice.
Charles is the son of William and Minnie (Te Slaa) Kroese.

Charles served in the US Army during the Korean War.

Charles married Nelvina Joan Elbers on December 1, 1955 in Steen, Minnesota.

Charles and Nelvina are the parents of five children:

Wanda
Brian
William
Joel
Connie

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Sioux Center News; September 13, 2006

Charles W. Kroese, 76, of Hull died Wednesday, September 6, at Sioux Center , Community Hospital. Funeral service was Saturday at 2 p . m . at First Christian Reformed Church in Hull. Interment was at the Hope Cemetery in Hull.

Kroese was born on August 21, 1930, in rural Hull, the son of William and Minnie (Te Slaa) Kroese. He was raised at Hull and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. On December 1, 1955, he married Nelvina Joan Elbers in Steen, Minnesota. They made their home at Hull, where they farmed his family home place most of the time. For four years in the 1980s, he was involved in the Dordt College Agricultural Stewardship Center in Sioux Center. In 1993, he also became a feed truck driver for the Hull Cooperative Association. On November 1, 1999, they moved into Hull, where he continued to deliver feed.

He was a member of First Christian Reformed Church, where he served on the consistory as a deacon and an elder, taught Sunday school classes and belonged to the Berean Society, He was also a member of the board of directors of Hull Christian School and the Wegman-Koele American Legion Post in Hull. He liked spending time with his children and grandchildren, often traveling to visit family. He enjoyed singing, especially as a member of the Kroese Quartet.

Survivors include his wife of more than 50 years; five children, Wanda, Brian, William, Joel, and Connie; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Verna, Hester and Joan; and several nephews and nieces. Memorials may be directed to the Christian mission or educational institution of your choice.


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