John Marvin Vander Kooi, 65, Worthington, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, in his home.Services were Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Christian Reformed Church in Worthington. The Rev. LeRoy Christoffels officiated. Burial was in Worthington Cemetery.John Vander Kooi was born to Benjamin and Hattie (Feenstra) Vander Kooi on Nov. 17, 1937, in Worthington. He attended school in Reading and District 76, Lorraine Township. He later attended Worthington Christian School and Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1956 to 1964. He married Henrietta Haak on Aug. 16, 1977, in Hills. After their marriage, the couple lived in Worthington where he was engaged in farming.Mr. Vander Kooi was a member of Christian Reformed Church in Worthington. He volunteered for Hospice and the Motel Ministry, providing Bibles for motels. Survivors include his wife, Henrietta Vander Kooi, Worthington; his mother, Hattie Vander Kooi, Worthington; four brothers, C. Paul (Donna) Vander Kooi, Ben J. (Nancy) Vander Kooi, and Tom Vander Kooi, all of Worthington, and Calvin (Nancy) Vander Kooi, Mesa, Ariz.; and two sisters, Agnes (Sylvan) Addink, Iowa City, Iowa, and Marian Vander Kooi, Worthington. Mr. Vander Kooi was preceded in death by his father, Benjamin, in March 1995. Dingmann Funeral Home, Worthington, was in charge of arrangements.
