Harriet G. Vande Kamp

SIOUX CENTER, IOWA~ Harriet G. Vande Kamp, 89, of Sioux Center, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, was taken to her heavenly home on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center.

A Service of Celebrating God’s Grace in the life of Harriet will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026, at First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com. The funeral service will be livestreamed at https://www.christianworldmedia.com/livechannel/firstcrcrv.

Harriet Gladys (Van't Hul) Vande Kamp was born November 4, 1936, to Bert and Gertrude (Van Maanen) Van't Hul on a farm near Rock Valley, IA. She grew up in a loving home with eleven siblings. She attended Rock Valley Christian School. She took one year off to help with her family before attending and graduating from Western Christian High School in 1955. Following high school, she taught at Lebanon Christian School from 1955 to 1957. She later graduated from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD in 1990 at age 53 with a BA degree in education. Harriet was involved in education most of her adult life beginning at Lebanon Christian School, teaching at Hope Haven, signing in the classroom for students that were Deaf and Hard of Hearing, serving as a resource and Bible teacher at Rock Valley Christian School, and a Foster Grandparent at Rock Valley Christian School. Harriet spent many hours tutoring students who needed extra academic help.

Harriet married Marvin Vande Kamp on August 6, 1956. They farmed southeast of Rock Valley, after which they moved to Rock Valley in 1995. Marvin died July 7, 2018. Harriet moved to Four Seasons in Rock Valley in 2017 and to Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center in 2023.

Harriet enjoyed hosting Bible studies, reading, and crocheting. She enjoyed singing with her sisters, Dorthy, Albertha and Geraldine, playing the piano and organ, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Harriet had an extraordinary green thumb with a large garden that fed her family both on the farm and when they moved to town. She was especially well-known for her jam, home-made bread and pies. She was a long-term attendee of Ruth’s Circle. She frequently visited residents of Whispering Heights, those in Rock Valley hospital, and was a dedicated supporter of missionaries.

Those left to cherish her memories are three sons and one daughter, Kelvin (Joan) from Worthington, MN, Philip (Susan) from Minneapolis, MN, Joel (Rebecca) from Chicago, IL, and Carol (Steven) Manning from Omaha, NE; eleven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joyce (Fred) Smits of Sioux Falls and Joanne (Rodney) De Weerd of Sioux Center; one brother, Orville (Arlene) Van't Hul of Hull; sister-in-law, Carol Van’t Hul of Rock Valley, and sister-in-law, Mary Van’t Hul of Rock Valley. Also from Marvin’s family are Allan (Marlene) Vande Kamp of Rock Valley, Vernon (Leona) Vande Kamp of Orange City, Norma (Nelson) Nikkel of Pella, Marla Vande Kamp of Orange City, and Darla Vander Wilt of Hospers; and many nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Vande Kamp, parents, Bert and Gertie Van't Hul, brother Lawrence and his wife, Maxine; brother Junior, brother Harlan, sister Albertha and Louis Altena, sister Dorothy and George Van Beek, sister Geraldine and Norman Vande Vegte, two sisters who died in childhood, Joyce and Joan Van't Hul, and great grandchild Jaelee Vande Kamp; and from Marvin’s family, Gerrit and Priscilla Vande Kamp, Hilbert and Loraine Vande Kamp, Geneva and Leonard Vanden Bosch, George Vande Kamp, Celia and Marvin Ten Napel, Winnifred and Alfred De Jong, and Geri and John T. Van Holland.

Harriet’s family would like to invite everyone for a time of food and fellowship at the church following the committal service.