Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
A funeral service for Janice E. Vander Schaaf was held Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at First Reformed Church in Sanborn. Pastor Mark Ellens officiated.
Pallbearers were Brent Vander Schaaf, Kurt Vander Schaaf, John Glenn, Craig Vander Linden, Leroy Kreykes and Don Thies. Honorary pallbearers were Mike Merley and Kevin Vander Linden. Interment was in East Lawn Cemetery at Sheldon. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements.
Janice Elaine Vander Schaaf (Vander Linden), daughter of William and Elizabeth (Van Ravenswaay) Vander Linden, was born Dec. 29, 1939 on their farm near Ireton. They relocated to Inwood in 1944. Janice attended country school until the fifth grade when the family moved to a farm near Sheldon in 1951. She completed her education there, graduating from Sheldon High School.
Over the years she had been employed at the Sheldon Medical Clinic in Sheldon and Prairie View Nursing Home and Paradox Florist, both in Sanborn. The major portion of her career was proudly spent at Prins Insurance in Sanborn until she retired in 2005.
Janice loved being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She looked forward to getting together with her siblings and extended family for gatherings. Bridge and pinochle were regular events she enjoyed with her friends. She was a member of the First Reformed Church in Sanborn where she served in various capacities, and also volunteered at the Sanborn Public Library and the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Janice had a strong work ethic and loved being helpful to assist family and friends when needed.
Janice was married to Clifford Vander Schaaf for 15 years. During that time, they lived on a farm near Sanborn along with their three children, Brent, Kurt and Sonya.
On Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, Janice passed from this life at the age of 81 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Elizabeth Vander Linden; four brothers: William, Robert, Jim and John Vander Linden; two sisters-in-law: Norma Vander Linden and Rose Vander Linden; and one brother-in-law, Robert Merley.
Keeping her memory close in heart are her children: Brent Vander Schaaf; Kurt Vander Schaaf and his fiancée, Tami Mulder; and Sonya (John) Glenn; grandchildren: Amanda (Ted) Stessman and Ellie Glenn; one great-grandchild, Teddy Stessman; her sister, Betty (John) Kreykes and twin sister, Julia Merley; brothers: Paul (Phyllis) Vander Linden and Dennis Vander Linden; sisters-in-law: Wilma Vander Linden and Loretta Vander Linden; many nieces, nephews and friends.
