Marvin Gerrit Branderhorst, the son of Gerrit and Evalena (Van Ryswyk) Branderhorst, was born August 3, 1931, in Jasper County, Iowa. He attended Des Moines #4 rural Schools.

Marvin made profession of faith at an early age at the Prairie City Christian Reformed Church. He later became a member of Covenant Reformed Church in Pella. Throughout his life he served on the council of various churches, the Pella Christian Grade School Board and the Pella Co-op Board.

He served our country in the Korean war from 1952 – 1954. On June 24, 1954, Marvin was united in marriage to Pauline Kloosterman in Pella. To this union they were blessed with four sons: Jerry Allen, Ronald Dean, Donald Ray, and David Lee.

Marvin farmed in the Newton area for ten years, then moved to a farm northeast of Pella for 31 years. In 1995, they moved to Pella to manage Meadow Wood Apartments, and Marvin drove school bus for Pella Christian schools. Marvin and Pauline retired to a duplex in Pella in November of 2003.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of sixty-two years, his four sons, twelve grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and his siblings: Esther Wellington of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Pearl Van Zee of Newton.

Marvin was preceded in death by his parents, and his siblings: Marie Vos, Dorothy De Koning, Wilma Van Zee, Mildred Vander Hoek, William Branderhorst, Leona Van Soelen, and Gerrit Branderhorst.

Family:

Pauline Branderhorst

Jerry (Chris) Branderhorst, Pella
Julie Wolf
Ava, Ryker
Rebecca Van Donselaar
Joshua, Briana, Jacob
Michael (Carrie) Branderhorst
Ashlyn, Isabel

Ron (Laura) Branderhorst, Pella
Bryan (Tracey) Branderhorst
Camila, Jace, Grant, Makenna, Klay
Daniel (Amy) Branderhorst
Deacon, Lexi
Karla (Dale) Hodgell
Ella, Adalynn, Reid

Don (Karen) Branderhorst, Otley
Katie (Matthew) Miller
Kellan, Kensington
Stacie (Bret) Fynaardt
Hudson, Eleanor
Lindsay (Nathan) Wolff

David (Christiane) Branderhorst, Dublin, Ohio
Nicole Branderhorst
Andrew Branderhorst
Joseph Branderhorst

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