Obituary of Shirley Van Iperen

A visitation for Shirley Van Iperen, 84, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 5 pm, with the family present from 5 - 7 pm, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Shirley Mae Van Iperen, the daughter of John and Frances (Popma) Schuller, was born October 12, 1934 in Ireton, Iowa. Shirley was united in marriage to John H. Van Iperen on September 18, 1952 in Hawarden, Iowa. They farmed in Alton and later moved to Hospers, Iowa where John owned Van Iperen Feed and Grain. In 1983, they moved to Spirit Lake. Shirley passed away on April 7, 2019 at Accura Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa at eighty-four years of age. She is survived by her children, Bonnie (Van Iperen) Erkes and her husband, Jerry of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Brenda (Van Iperen) Herington and her husband, Ken of Kalona, Iowa, Bruce Van Iperen and his wife, Jean of Hamilton, Missouri and Barry Van Iperen and his wife, Julie of Lake Park, Iowa; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Van Iperen, two brothers and five sisters.