DOUGLAS ALLEN HEUSINKVELD, age 87, of Rushmore, formerly of San Jose, CA, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, on his 48th wedding anniversary, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born March 24, 1928 to parents Reuben and Jessie (Scheevel) Heusinkveld in Spring Valley, MN. He attended Stone Country School in rural Spring Valley, MN; and acquired his GED in San Jose CA in 1970. Doug helped on the farm until 1946 when he enlisted in the United States Army. He served in Korea until 1948. He worked for John Deere tractor in Waterloo, IA and also Rath Packing Company until 1960.
Doug was united in marriage to Donna Beth Nagel of Greenleafton, MN, in November of 1950.They were blessed with two children, Jann and Scott. The couple moved to San Jose, CA on January 1, 1960, where they both worked at FMC, a company that made Army armored tanks and armored personnel carriers. They divorced in 1962.
He was united in marriage to Iona Van Veldhuizen in 1967. The couple lived in San Jose, CA. Doug joined the postal service and was a mail carrier for 25 years before retiring in March of 1990. He then drove a 22 passenger bus and limousine for a large retirement complex for 10 years. They moved to Rushmore in 2000.
Doug and Iona were involved at the Reformed Church of America at the Church of the Chimes in San Jose for 40 years. He especially liked singing in the church choir. They also found time to do a lot of traveling covering all the states. Doug also took his children Jann and Scott on a two week bus tour of Europe. They enjoyed going on six cruises to the Caribbean, South America, Mexico, Alaska and Hawaiian Islands. His sports were playing golf, watching football on television and watching CNN.
Doug is survived by his wife of 48 years, Iona Heusinkveld, Rushmore; two children, Jann (Ted) Durst, Payson, AZ; and Scott (Collete) Heusinkveld, Kalamazoo, MI; four grandchildren,  Shaelee & Jarod Heusinkand; Carlee (Zach) Rogers and Ian Hurst; two great grandchildren, Caleb & Madlyn; and a brother, Cleon (Bonnie) Heusinkveld, Spring Valley, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Neill (Hilda) Heusinkveld; and a sister, Glenice (Harlan) Grooters.
Visitation will be from 4-6 pm Thursday at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington; and also one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. Funeral will be 11 am Friday at the Dingmann Funeral Home, in Worthington, officiated by Pastor Dan Dettman. Burial will be in the Greenleafton Cemetery in Preston at a later date.
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