Albert DeJager Jr., 87, Moorhead, formerly of Rushmore, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, N.D.
Services were Tuesday, April 9, at First Baptist Church in Sibley, Iowa. The Rev. Dale Phelps officiated. Burial was in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Rushmore.
Albert DeJager Jr. was born to Albert Sr. and Anna (Toussaint) DeJager on March 24, 1915, in Sibley, Iowa. He attended country school in rural Worthington.
He married Vernis Johnson on Nov. 22, 1937, in Rushmore. After their marriage the couple farmed south of Rushmore. In 1996 they moved to Worthington. They moved to Moorhead in October 1997. He became a resident of The Bethany Homes in February 1999.
Mr. DeJager was a member of First Baptist Church in Sibley. He enjoyed exotic animals and fishing. He also enjoyed working in his shop repairing and rebuilding.
Survivors include his wife, Vernis DeJager, Moorhead; four daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Gregory Frey, Moorhead, Muriel and Edward Tholen, Rushmore, Marceil and Winston Edson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Carol and Johnnie Webb, Moore, Okla.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one stepgrandson; one brother, Jack (Gertrude) Toussaint, Story City, Iowa, and one sister, Bertha Frey, Worthington.
Mr. DeJager was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Mark Tholen, three sisters, Anna Wagner, Marie Ivers and Elizabeth Arp, and one brother, Gerrit Toussaint.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Worthington, was in charge of arrangements.