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Celebrating 60 Years

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Celebrating 60 Years

Celebrating 60 Years

John and Mary Van Hoeck

Married May 18, 1953 at

St. Michael's Catholic Church in Norway, IA

They have six children: Chuck (Kathy) Van Hoeck, Naperville, IL, Doug (Barb) Van Hoeck, Cedar Rapids, Ron (Janet) Van Hoeck, Hiawatha, Mary (Jeff) Harris, Marion, Jim (Dee Ann) Van Hoeck, Cordova, TN, and Lisa (John) Spelman, Farmington, MN. They have been blessed with 14 grandchildren and eight

great-grandchildren. A mass will be celebrated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Hiawatha.

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