Submitted by: Dan Rich
Nel C. VanderVelden
Oct. 17, 1925 - Aug. 27, 2008
South Bend Tribune 8/308/2008
WALKERTON - Nel C. VanderVelden, age 82, of 1929 North
Redwood Road, Walkerton, Indiana, passed away at 3:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at her home. Nel was born on October
17, 1925 in Delftgauw, Holland, to Gerard and Gertruida (Welling)
Gehoog. Nel and Jacob J. VanderVelden were married on July
1, 1948. They were married for 56 years and together raised their
five children. The VanderVelden's had resided in the LaPorte,
Indiana area, from 1962 until 1972. In 1972 they moved to the
Walkerton area. Jacob passed away on May 18, 2005. Nel was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church of Walkerton. Nel is
survived by her sons, Gerard and Karen VanderVelden of LaPorte,
Indiana, John and Jacqueline VanderVelden of Walkerton, and James
and Laurie VanderVelden of Walkerton; her daughters, Joyce and
Michael Wright of Walkerton and Dorothy and Mark Goss
of Plymouth, Indiana. Also surviving are Nel's two sisters, and
three brothers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob,
two of her sisters, and one of her brothers.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. LaPorte time) at The First Presbyterian Church, in Walkerton, with the Rev. David Detamore officiating. Burial will be in Morris Cemetery in La Paz, Indiana. A time of visiting with the family, will be on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, from 4 to 7 p.m. (3 to 6 p.m. LaPorte time) at the VAN GILDER FUNERAL HOME, 300 West Madison Street, Plymouth, Indiana, 46563, and from 10 a.m. (9 a.m. LaPorte time), until the time of the service at 10:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. LaPorte time), at the First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be given to The First Presbyterian Church, 512 Georgia Street, Walkerton, Indiana, 46574.