Geneva Van Zee, 95, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Newton Chris-tian Reformed Church. Memorials may be designated to Resonate Global Missions or Bethany Christian Services and may be left at the church or at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home.
Geneva Van Zee, the daughter of Herman and Gertie (Van Zanten) Hubers, was born June 3, 1922, in New Holland, SD. She attended school in New Holland and Corsica. Oct. 22, 1941, Geneva was united in marriage with John E. Van Zee. Geneva worked with John on the farm and raised and cared for her family. They moved to the Newton area in November of 1961. Geneva was a member of the Newton Christian Reformed Church.
Geneva was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John on Aug. 10, 2009; a daughter, Janice; a granddaughter, Kimberly Van Zee in infancy; great grandchildren, Taylor and Tyler Jansen, both in infancy; and her brother, Marvin.
Those left to honor Geneva’s memory include her sons: Elwood (Connie) Van Zee of Newton, Kenneth (Gloria) Van Zee of Pella, Myron (Laura) Van Zee of Pella; her daughters, Gloria (Rev. Dale) Slings of Kalamazoo, MI, Virginia (Darrell) Vermeer of Sioux Center, Joan (David) Jansen of Ankeny; her son-in-law, Ronald Vande Voort; her 24 grandchildren; her 60 great grandchildren; her sisters-in law and brothers-in-law, Marguerite Hubers, Mary Lou Kredit, Ed Slings, Ed and Adrena Van Zee, and Pearl Van Zee.
