Preston Roy De Jongh, 70, Denver, Colo., formerly of Hills, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2004, at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver. Services were Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Hills United Reformed Church in Hills. Burial was in Hills Christian Reformed Cemetery. Preston De Jongh was born to Peter and Mathilda (Van Pykeren) De Jongh on May 24, 1933, in Hills. He was raised on the family farm near Hills and attended Hills Public School.He married Joan De Roo on Dec. 18, 1952, in Hills Christian Reformed Church. Following their marriage, they lived with his parents and helped farm near Hills. They later moved to their own farm near Hardwick. In 1975, they moved near Jasper where he worked in construction and sold agri-buildings. In 1987, they moved to Denver, where they were managers of apartment complexes. On Jan. 30, 2004, he was admitted under the hospice program at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver. Mr. De Jongh attended Eastern Hills Community Church in Aurora, Colo. He enjoyed collecting replica tractors and pickups that represented so many special times in his life. Survivors include his wife, Joan De Jongh, Denver; seven children, Wannetta (Ron) Fey-Lloyd, St. Cloud, Lee (Cindy) De Jongh, Hudson, Colo., Jolene (Don) Walhof, Pipestone; Charla (Gerald) Sandbulte, Hardwick, Nadine (Gene) Schoep, Edgerton, Barb (Tim) Gunnink, Aurora, and Pete (Sharon) De Jongh, Belgrade, Mont.; 14 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Geneva Van Hill, Inwood, Iowa. Mr. De Jongh was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather. Colonial Funeral Chapel, Edgerton, was in charge of arrangements.
