Obituaries

Doris Ruth Van Gorp, age 87 of Prairie City, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday February 24, 2010, at Nelson Manor in Newton.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Prairie City Christian Reformed Church with burial following at Waveland Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010, from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Prairie City.  The family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.  Memorials may be given to the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee or Hospice of Pella Comfort House.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

The daughter of Gysbert and Marie (Vander Leest) Steenhoek, Doris was born on June 14, 1922, in Prairie City, Iowa.  She graduated from Prairie City High School in 1939.  On February 22, 1945, Doris was united in marriage to Paul Van Gorp.  Doris lived in the Prairie City area her entire life, helping Paul on the farm and raising her family.  Doris was a member of the Prairie City Christian Reformed Church, where she belonged to the Helping Hand Society and was the organist for 45 years, providing piano and organ music for countless weddings, funerals and community occasions.

Those left to honor her memory, her children; Ruth (Elmer) Vos of New Sharon, Betty (Dale) Van Donselaar of Pella, June (Paul) Vande Noord of Pella, Shirley (Kenneth) Zylstra of Pella and Joan Van Gorp of Prairie City; seven grandchildren; David (Tammy) Vos, Diane Vos, Brenda (Jason) Spencer, Sara Crawford, Julie (Niles) Van Dyke, Jason (Marti) Zylstra, and Scott Zylstra and his fiancé Kelly Clarys; and 14 great grandchildren; Aaron, Ethan, Megan, Andre, Kesiah, Bethany, William, Karina, Brayton, Durant, Trenner, Riley, Aurelia and Antonia.  Preceding Doris in death were her parents, husband in 2004, a son, Marlin, two brothers, Willard and Lawrence Steenhoek and a son-in-law, Jim Van Zee.