Maurice Vander Vinne, 93, of 17694 Malvern Road, Morrison, IL, died Monday, December 2, 2019, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison.
Maurice was born October 10, 1926, in Morrison to Peter and Florence (Geerts) Vander Vinne. He was educated in the rural Whiteside County Schools. Maurice married Loretta J. Kramer on October 8, 1948, in Fulton, IL. She died March 6, 2010. Maurice, along with his wife Loretta, farmed his entire life in the rural Morrison area. He was a member of First Reformed Church in Fulton, where he served as an Elder and Deacon. He was on the Whiteside County Farm Bureau Board and the Whiteside FS Board and was a member of Whiteside County Livestock Association.
Survivors include daughters, Judy (Lloyd) Rasmussen of Kensington, MD, and Nancy (Allen) Dykstra of Morrison; sons, Roger (Lynda) Vander Vinne of Warsaw, IN, and Steve Vander Vinne (Sandee) of Coal Valley, IL; six grandchildren, Beth (Josh) Theobald, Matthew (Christina) Dykstra, Angela (Allen) Danko, Andrew (Erin) Vander Vinne, Amy DeWitte (Ryan Hyman), and Kristin (Jon) Williams; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Ruth Balk of Pella, IA, and Mrs. Dorothy Vanderlaan-Johnson of Morrison; sister-in-law, Lavece Temple of Thomson, IL; brother-in-law, Bernard Houzenga of Morrison.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta; sisters, Pauline Pruis, Frances Houzenga, and Louise Bielema.
His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, with Ken Renkes officiating.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2019, at the funeral home.
Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL.
Memorials have been established to First Reformed Church and Resthave Care & Rehabilitation.