Obit for DE KAM, Henry John (b.1920 d.2006), Pipestone Co., MN

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Submitted: December 2006

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HENRY JOHN DE KAM, 86, of Edgerton and formerly of Leota, died Wednesday, 

Dec. 6, 2006, at Edgebrook Care Center, Edgerton.



  Born April 12, 1920, on the family farm near Leota, he was the son of 

John and Tillie Lubben De Kam. He married Alice Van Dyke Dec. 18, 1941, 

in Leota.

  He attended the Leota Christian School from 1925 to 1932. As a young 

man, he worked on the farm with his parents. Following marriage, the

couple resided on the family farm. He continued to farm until he was 57. 

In 1977, the couple moved into Edgerton, where he obtained his high 

school diploma and real estate license. After his retirement, he remained 

active by helping his son, Don, on the farm for a number of years. In 

January 2004, he moved into Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. He was 

a member of First Reformed Church, Edgerton. In his earlier years, he 

served on the Leota Christian School board and the Southwest Christian 

High School board.

  Surviving are his wife; six children, Roger (Kathy Smith) De Kam, 

Egan, S.D., Joan (Bill) Frederick, Caledonia, Mich., Don (Virginia) 

De Kam, Leota, Brenda (Leroy) Stoel, Willmar, Arvin De Kam, Colorado 

Springs, Colo., and Verlyn (Helen) De Kam, Leota; 17 grandchildren and 

12 great-grandchildren.

  Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at First Reformed Church, 

Edgerton.

  The service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Reformed Church, Edgerton. 

Burial will be in Leota Community Cemetery, Leota. 

  Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel, is in charge of the 

arrangements

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