Obituary of William Burch Sevenbergen Sr.

William B. Sevenbergen Sr. Newton Funeral services for William will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Newton. The Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton have been entrusted with the arrangements. A visitation with the family will be held 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials to First Baptist Church or Hospice of Jasper County. William B. Sevenbergen Sr., 83, the son of Arnold M. Winnifred E. (Burch) Sevenbergen, was born March 11, 1926 in Montezuma, Iowa. He attended school near Montezuma. On July 6, 1945, William was united in marriage with Mildred M. Roop in Iowa City, Iowa. William and Mildred moved to the Newton, Iowa area in 1953. He was employed as a steam press operator by the Maytag Company on September 2, 1952 retiring on October 1, 1987. William served his country during World War II, with the US Navy. Mildred preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 1994. He was devoted to his family was a member of the First Baptist Church and enjoyed being part of the Jasper County Senior Citizens and loved maintaining and rebuilding cars. On January 18, 1997, William was united in marriage with Lois Perkins. William died on Monday morning, August 3, 2009 in the Monarch Wing at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mildred; and a daughter-in-law Kristin A.Sevenbergern, two brothers Robert Sevenbergen in 2001 and Keith Sevenbergen in 2009. Those left to honor William's memory include wife Lois of Newton; sons Robert E. (Joyce) Sevenbergen of Ames, Iowa, William B. (Suzanne) Sevenbergen Jr. of Des Moines, Iowa, Keith A. (Kathy) Sevenbergen of Newton, Richard D. (Pamela) Sevenbergen of Coon Rapids, MN and Roger D. (Michelle) Sevenbergen of Norton, OH; his daughter Susan K. (Tim W.) White of Newton; his 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, two sisters Shirley (Floyd) Choat of Bakersfield, CA and Mary Butler of Newton and his many friends. Calling hours will be Wednesday from Visitation with the family will be from 6 - 8pm at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home, 310 N. 2nd Ave. E., Newton, IA. The funeral will be Thursday at 10:30 at First Baptist Church, 620 S. 8th Avenue E., Newton with Pastor Aaron Loree officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton on at .