David A. Vanderlaan, 81, of Morrison, IL, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL.
David was born May 14, 1939, in Morrison, IL, to John and Irene (Wagenecht) Vanderlaan in Morrison. He was educated in the rural Whiteside County Center and Hiddleson Grade Schools and was a 1957 graduate of Morrison High School. On February 6, 1959, he married Dorothy VanderVinne in Fulton, IL. He later married Linda Kay Norman on December 1, 1979, in Morrison. David served in the U. S. Army and the Army Reserves for eight years. He farmed with his father in the Whiteside County area his entire life. He was a member and served on the board of the Whiteside County Farm Bureau and also served on the board of Farmers Elevator & Supply Co. He was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church, where he taught Sunday school and served as an usher, Deacon, and Elder. Dave will be remembered for his love of family, church, the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs, and the lake.
Survivors include his wife, Linda; daughter, Dawn (Scott) Meurs of Morrison; sons, Dale (Michelle) Vanderlaan of Oak Park, IL, Douglas (Renee) Vanderlaan and Darwin (Lisa) Vanderlaan, both of Morrison; eight grandchildren, Stacy (Elliot) Worth, Cassandra (Maxwell Leib) Meurs, Grant and Beau Vanderlaan, Hanah (Bobby) Mathius, Benjamin Vanderlaan, Samantha (Nick) Volckmann, and Cody Vanderlaan; sister, Patricia (LaVerne) Pessman of Fulton; step-sisters, Carol (Wayne) Meurs of Fulton and Donna (Irv) Schaver of Jacksonville, TX; step-brothers, Delbert Bielema of Morrison and Donald (Andra) Bielema of Sterling; step-sister-in-law, Nancy Bielema of Rockton, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Amanda Conerly; sister, Janet Vanderlaan; step-brother, Willard Bielema.
Due to the current COVID-19 conditions, the family of David Vanderlaan has decided to cancel the previous plans for a public Visitation and Funeral; all Services are now private.
A Celebration of Life is being planned for a later date.
Memorials to Ebenezer Reformed Church and Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community have been established.
The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.