- Date Of Birth: December 14, 1931
- Date Of Death: April 1, 2022
- State: Iowa
Carol Nelson Van Kampen was born December 14, 1931, to Jacob and Berdena (Van Kooten) Van Kampen, on a farm west of Sully, Iowa.
Carol’s family moved to a farm west of Oskaloosa where as a child he walked to school over a mile each day. Later the family moved south of Union Mills where Carol stayed home to help his dad farm. As a result, Carol did not go to high school.
Carol married Lavonne Dahm and to this union two sons were born: Dean and Darrell. Carol worked in construction and also a truck driver. He enjoyed driving truck and seeing the country. He bought an acreage east of Pella where he had 36,000 chickens. Later he sold the acreage and moved to Pella. He enjoyed early retirement until he got somewhat bored. Carol then went to work at Vermeer Manufacturing for 8 years. He retired from Vermeer and started going to Phoenix for the winters. Carol loved to travel and up to his death he still talked of travelling.
Carol passed in Oskaloosa at the Mahaska Health Serenity House with family by his side.
Carol was a member of the Iowa National Guard.
Those left to cherish his memory . . .
Dean and Sharon Van Kampen
Jordan and Michelle Van Kampen
Alex
Nathan Van Kampen
Darrell Van Kampen
Brayden Van Kampen
Carol is also survived by his sister Delores (Charles) Rus, his brother Lyle (Kay) Van Kampen, his sister-in-law Tina Van Kampen, and nieces and nephews.
Carol was preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Berdena Van Kampen, his brother Edwin Van Kampen and his sister Cecelia who died in infancy.
