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Obituary for Donna VanKampen
DONNA VANKAMPEN, 81, of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL, with Mr. Ken Renkes officiating. There will be no visitation. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A memorial to Ebenezer Reformed Church has been established.
Donna was born April 27, 1939, in Morrison, IL, to John and Susan (Birely) Sykes. She graduated from Morrison High School in 1958. On January 2, 1959 she married Leon D. VanKampen in the Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. Donna first worked at General Electric. She later went to work in the Morrison School’s lunch program because of her love for children. She enjoyed doing that for 12 years. She was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison. Donna enjoyed cooking, baking and flowers, but her greatest joy was her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Leon; two daughters, Pamela (Jim) Smith of Morrison, and Becky (David) Hess of West Chester, OH; one son, Mark (Pamela) VanKampen of Chippewa Falls, WI; eight grandchildren, Ashley VanKampen, Alex (Sarah) VanKampen and Lindsay VanKampen, Brittany Smith and Mitchell (Wanessa) Smith, Adam Hess, Laura Hess and Claire Hess; one great grandchild, Cayde VanKampen; one sister, Bonnie Kuhnen of Morrison.
She was preceded in death by her parents and eight loving siblings.
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A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL, with Mr. Ken Renkes officiating. There will be no visitation. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A memorial to Ebenezer Reformed Church has been established.
Donna was born April 27, 1939, in Morrison, IL, to John and Susan (Birely) Sykes. She graduated from Morrison High School in 1958. On January 2, 1959 she married Leon D. VanKampen in the Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. Donna first worked at General Electric. She later went to work in the Morrison School’s lunch program because of her love for children. She enjoyed doing that for 12 years. She was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison. Donna enjoyed cooking, baking and flowers, but her greatest joy was her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Leon; two daughters, Pamela (Jim) Smith of Morrison, and Becky (David) Hess of West Chester, OH; one son, Mark (Pamela) VanKampen of Chippewa Falls, WI; eight grandchildren, Ashley VanKampen, Alex (Sarah) VanKampen and Lindsay VanKampen, Brittany Smith and Mitchell (Wanessa) Smith, Adam Hess, Laura Hess and Claire Hess; one great grandchild, Cayde VanKampen; one sister, Bonnie Kuhnen of Morrison.
She was preceded in death by her parents and eight loving siblings.
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Graveside
Saturday
19
Dec
2:00 PM
Grove Hill Cemetery
East High Street
Morrison, IL 61270
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