Duane A. Van Es

Duane A. Van Es

Boyden, Iowa

            Funeral services for Duane A. Van Es, age 68, of Boyden who passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Sheldon.  His funeral service will be 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at First Reformed Church in Boyden.

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            Burial will be at Sheridan Township Cemetery in Boyden.

            Visitation with family present will be from 5 – 7 P.M. on Friday, December 2, 2022, at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Boyden.

Duane Alan Van Es, the son of Arnold and Angeline (Starkenburg) Van Es was born on July 3, 1954, in Orange City, Iowa.  He attended Boyden-Hull Schools and graduated in 1972.  In 1973, he began working at Demco Manufacturing as a welder and retired as shop coordinator on June 30, 2020.  Duane had a strong work ethic which was very important to him.  He was united in marriage to Mary Moret on August 2, 1974, at First Reformed Church in Boyden and to this union two children were born, Jill and Doug.  Duane passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Sheldon reaching the age of 68 years, 4 months, and 27 days.

Duane was a member of First Reformed Church in Boyden.  Duane and Mary loved spending time at Lake Okoboji every summer with their family.  He was a big Green Bay Packers fan.  He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, and golfing.  He always had the perfect lawn, driveway, and the cleanest cars.  Most of all, Duane enjoyed going to grandchildren’s events and being with his family.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 48 years, Mary of Boyden; two children and their spouses, Jill and Peter DeGroot of Olathe, Kansas and Doug and Kari Van Es of Sanborn; five grandchildren, Dylan, Tyler and Lexi DeGroot and Dalton and Lindsey Van Es.  He was also survived by his sister, Brenda (Laryl) DeWild of Boyden; brothers and sisters-in law, Lyle (Gayle) Moret of Littleton, Colorado, Linda (Dan) Nechrony of Centennial, Colorado, and Paul (Leila) Moret of Boyden; also, other relatives and friends.

Duane was preceded by his parents, Arnold and Angeline Van Es, brother, James Van Es, sister-in-law, Phylis Van Es and parents-in-law, Marion, and Margaret Moret.