Maynard VanAntwerp

MAYNARD VANANTWERP

Morley

Maynard Carlyle VanAntwerp passed away peacefully in his home, with love and care from his family and Above and Beyond, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.

His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Lahey Funeral Home in Olin. The family requests that all in attendance wear casual attire. A visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 24, at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Green Center Cemetery in rural Morley.

Maynard Carlyle VanAntwerp entered this life on Sept. 6, 1939, in rural Anamosa (Landis Road), the son of Mark and Cecile (Parmenter) VanAntwerp. He grew up in the family home on Slide Rock Road and graduated from Morley Consolidated School with the Class of 1958. He started working on farms in his early years and with Collins Radio in Anamosa shortly before his marriage to Coleen Hay on Sept. 25, 1959. To this union were born Julie, Scott and Deanna.

Most of Maynard's career was in sales at Linn-Jones Farm Service and Shaul Grain. He received Salesman of the Year awards and he considered many of his patrons as good friends. His last few years of employment were at the Anamosa Walmart.

Community was most important to Maynard. He was an active member of Morley First United Methodist Church, Morley Alumni, including past president; held offices in Morley Community Club and was fire chief when funds were raised for Morley's new fire station. Maynard also served as Morley Town Marshal for almost 30 years until the state of Iowa no longer recognized that position. Most valued of all was Maynard's heartfelt association with the Center Cemetery near Morley. He and the family mowed the cemetery for 27 years and he served on its board from 1985 until recently. Each family he worked with received the same compassion.

Family left to share memories are his wife, Coleen; three children: daughter, Julie (Mike) O'Connor, and their children, Tashsa, (her children, Carter and Isabella) and Wyatt; son, Scott, and his son, Colby (Tabitha), (his children, Chance and Dazzalynn), daughter, Brooke, and stepdaughter, Cindy (son, Jackson); and daughter, Deanna (Carey) Glick, and their children, Andrea Beddingfield, (her children, Tristan, Maverick and Cael), Rachel and Zander. Maynard also is survived by his brother, Richard (Reva) VanAntwerp; stepsister, Beverly (Richard) Strand; and sister-in-law. Sue (Don) VonBehren.

Preceding Maynard in death were his mother, Cecile, and stepfather, Clarence Ricklefs; his father, Mark; brother, Arlo; and stepbrother, Marvin Ricklefs. Also preceding Maynard in death were his father- and

mother-in-law, Cecil and Myrtle Hay; and brother-in-law, Bruce Hay.

We'll miss you, but we'll follow your footprint.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Maynard's honor.

Online condolences may be left for his family at www.laheys.com.