John was born to the late Janetje and Garrett Aalberts on January 5, 1928 in Sherman Township, Sioux County, Iowa which is near Orange City, Iowa. He graduated with a B.A. from Woodbury College in Los Angeles, California with a specialty in Accounting and also received a degree from Northwestern Junior College in Orange City, Iowa. John served with pride in the US Navy in active duty from 1946 to 1947. He was in the Inactive Reserve from 1947 to 1952 and served as a Storekeeper 3rd Class.
John was an accomplished and a highly respected businessman who served as General Manager for the San Joaquin Valley Dairymen from 1976 until his retirement in 1993, General Manager for Pacific Dairymen, Inc. in Los Angeles from 1974 to 1976 and Administrator for Challenge Foods from 1951 to 1973. John was also on the Board of Directors for the American Dry Milk Institute. John was President of the California Creamery Operators Assn. Inc. Throughout his career he distinguished himself for his dedication to the advancement of dairy cooperative and the dairy industry.
John was preceded in death by his first wife Donna and second wife Aida, his brothers Squirt, Kenny and his sister Jeanne. He is survived by his three sons, one step-son and their spouses. He is survived by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by his three sisters and many family members in Orange City, Iowa.
He was a much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather whose quick-wit always made everyone smile and will be greatly missed.
Donations be made to the National Ataxia Foundation
Services: 11 March 2009 - Forest Lawn - Covina Hills, California
Published: 13 March 2009 - Merced Sun Star
Article provided by Joanne Scobee Morgan (#46991706)
1/23/2016
His mother died of this and he may have as well. His descendants have a 50/50 chance of having this disease. The article newspaper info is included because I didn't write the entire lengthy thing. Some of his descendants may need to read this for their own health. His mother was the Mrs. Garrett Aalberts mentioned in the article.
The Sioux County Index (Hull, Iowa) 5 Aug 1971, Thurs page 1
Ataxia has stricken members of the Jan Vandenburg descendants on an almost mathematical basis for the better part of three centuries.
Here in Sioux County, Mrs. H. J. Van Veldhuizen had this disease. She passed away in 1922. Seven children were born to her and her husband. Of the seven, 4 were stricken and died with this disease…they are Frances, Mrs. Gerrit Kleinhesselink in 1943 in a Sioux Falls hospital; Henrietta, Mrs. Melvin Harman in 1944 at Slayton, Minn. And formerly of south of Boyden; Janet, Mrs. Garrett Aalberts in 1956 after being bedridden for 12 years, the last 2 ½ spent in the Orange City Hospital; and Henry in 1953, and was a Boydenite most of his life, a veteran of WWII, a former American Legion member and spent the last years in the Veterans' Hospital in Sioux Falls.
There are many descendants from these members of the Van Veldhuizen family who are all in line to be victims of this Ataxia on a fifty-fifty basis.
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John was an accomplished and a highly respected businessman who served as General Manager for the San Joaquin Valley Dairymen from 1976 until his retirement in 1993, General Manager for Pacific Dairymen, Inc. in Los Angeles from 1974 to 1976 and Administrator for Challenge Foods from 1951 to 1973. John was also on the Board of Directors for the American Dry Milk Institute. John was President of the California Creamery Operators Assn. Inc. Throughout his career he distinguished himself for his dedication to the advancement of dairy cooperative and the dairy industry.
John was preceded in death by his first wife Donna and second wife Aida, his brothers Squirt, Kenny and his sister Jeanne. He is survived by his three sons, one step-son and their spouses. He is survived by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by his three sisters and many family members in Orange City, Iowa.
He was a much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather whose quick-wit always made everyone smile and will be greatly missed.
Donations be made to the National Ataxia Foundation
Services: 11 March 2009 - Forest Lawn - Covina Hills, California
Published: 13 March 2009 - Merced Sun Star
Article provided by Joanne Scobee Morgan (#46991706)
1/23/2016
His mother died of this and he may have as well. His descendants have a 50/50 chance of having this disease. The article newspaper info is included because I didn't write the entire lengthy thing. Some of his descendants may need to read this for their own health. His mother was the Mrs. Garrett Aalberts mentioned in the article.
The Sioux County Index (Hull, Iowa) 5 Aug 1971, Thurs page 1
Ataxia has stricken members of the Jan Vandenburg descendants on an almost mathematical basis for the better part of three centuries.
Here in Sioux County, Mrs. H. J. Van Veldhuizen had this disease. She passed away in 1922. Seven children were born to her and her husband. Of the seven, 4 were stricken and died with this disease…they are Frances, Mrs. Gerrit Kleinhesselink in 1943 in a Sioux Falls hospital; Henrietta, Mrs. Melvin Harman in 1944 at Slayton, Minn. And formerly of south of Boyden; Janet, Mrs. Garrett Aalberts in 1956 after being bedridden for 12 years, the last 2 ½ spent in the Orange City Hospital; and Henry in 1953, and was a Boydenite most of his life, a veteran of WWII, a former American Legion member and spent the last years in the Veterans' Hospital in Sioux Falls.
There are many descendants from these members of the Van Veldhuizen family who are all in line to be victims of this Ataxia on a fifty-fifty basis.
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John was born to the late Janetje and Garrett Aalberts on January 5, 1928 in Sherman Township, Sioux County, Iowa which is near Orange City, Iowa. He graduated with a B.A. from Woodbury College in Los Angeles, California with a specialty in Accounting and also received a degree from Northwestern Junior College in Orange City, Iowa. John served with pride in the US Navy in active duty from 1946 to 1947. He was in the Inactive Reserve from 1947 to 1952 and served as a Storekeeper 3rd Class.
John was an accomplished and a highly respected businessman who served as General Manager for the San Joaquin Valley Dairymen from 1976 until his retirement in 1993, General Manager for Pacific Dairymen, Inc. in Los Angeles from 1974 to 1976 and Administrator for Challenge Foods from 1951 to 1973. John was also on the Board of Directors for the American Dry Milk Institute. John was President of the California Creamery Operators Assn. Inc. Throughout his career he distinguished himself for his dedication to the advancement of dairy cooperative and the dairy industry.
John was preceded in death by his first wife Donna and second wife Aida, his brothers Squirt, Kenny and his sister Jeanne. He is survived by his three sons, one step-son and their spouses. He is survived by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by his three sisters and many family members in Orange City, Iowa.
He was a much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather whose quick-wit always made everyone smile and will be greatly missed.
Donations be made to the National Ataxia Foundation
Services: 11 March 2009 - Forest Lawn - Covina Hills, California
Published: 13 March 2009 - Merced Sun Star
Article provided by Joanne Scobee Morgan (#46991706)
1/23/2016
His mother died of this and he may have as well. His descendants have a 50/50 chance of having this disease. The article newspaper info is included because I didn't write the entire lengthy thing. Some of his descendants may need to read this for their own health. His mother was the Mrs. Garrett Aalberts mentioned in the article.
The Sioux County Index (Hull, Iowa) 5 Aug 1971, Thurs page 1
Ataxia has stricken members of the Jan Vandenburg descendants on an almost mathematical basis for the better part of three centuries.
Here in Sioux County, Mrs. H. J. Van Veldhuizen had this disease. She passed away in 1922. Seven children were born to her and her husband. Of the seven, 4 were stricken and died with this disease…they are Frances, Mrs. Gerrit Kleinhesselink in 1943 in a Sioux Falls hospital; Henrietta, Mrs. Melvin Harman in 1944 at Slayton, Minn. And formerly of south of Boyden; Janet, Mrs. Garrett Aalberts in 1956 after being bedridden for 12 years, the last 2 ½ spent in the Orange City Hospital; and Henry in 1953, and was a Boydenite most of his life, a veteran of WWII, a former American Legion member and spent the last years in the Veterans' Hospital in Sioux Falls.
There are many descendants from these members of the Van Veldhuizen family who are all in line to be victims of this Ataxia on a fifty-fifty basis.
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John was an accomplished and a highly respected businessman who served as General Manager for the San Joaquin Valley Dairymen from 1976 until his retirement in 1993, General Manager for Pacific Dairymen, Inc. in Los Angeles from 1974 to 1976 and Administrator for Challenge Foods from 1951 to 1973. John was also on the Board of Directors for the American Dry Milk Institute. John was President of the California Creamery Operators Assn. Inc. Throughout his career he distinguished himself for his dedication to the advancement of dairy cooperative and the dairy industry.
John was preceded in death by his first wife Donna and second wife Aida, his brothers Squirt, Kenny and his sister Jeanne. He is survived by his three sons, one step-son and their spouses. He is survived by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by his three sisters and many family members in Orange City, Iowa.
He was a much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather whose quick-wit always made everyone smile and will be greatly missed.
Donations be made to the National Ataxia Foundation
Services: 11 March 2009 - Forest Lawn - Covina Hills, California
Published: 13 March 2009 - Merced Sun Star
Article provided by Joanne Scobee Morgan (#46991706)
1/23/2016
His mother died of this and he may have as well. His descendants have a 50/50 chance of having this disease. The article newspaper info is included because I didn't write the entire lengthy thing. Some of his descendants may need to read this for their own health. His mother was the Mrs. Garrett Aalberts mentioned in the article.
The Sioux County Index (Hull, Iowa) 5 Aug 1971, Thurs page 1
Ataxia has stricken members of the Jan Vandenburg descendants on an almost mathematical basis for the better part of three centuries.
Here in Sioux County, Mrs. H. J. Van Veldhuizen had this disease. She passed away in 1922. Seven children were born to her and her husband. Of the seven, 4 were stricken and died with this disease…they are Frances, Mrs. Gerrit Kleinhesselink in 1943 in a Sioux Falls hospital; Henrietta, Mrs. Melvin Harman in 1944 at Slayton, Minn. And formerly of south of Boyden; Janet, Mrs. Garrett Aalberts in 1956 after being bedridden for 12 years, the last 2 ½ spent in the Orange City Hospital; and Henry in 1953, and was a Boydenite most of his life, a veteran of WWII, a former American Legion member and spent the last years in the Veterans' Hospital in Sioux Falls.
There are many descendants from these members of the Van Veldhuizen family who are all in line to be victims of this Ataxia on a fifty-fifty basis.
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