Cornie Van Lant, 93, rural Chandler, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. A private family burial will take place at a later date at the Leota Community Cemetery.
Cornie Van Lant was born Oct. 8, 1929, in Moulton Township, rural Chandler, to John Sr. and Frieda (Halbersma) Van Lant. He attended country school.
Cornie married Jeane De Jong on Sept. 28, 1950, at the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. The couple farmed near Chandler.
Cornie continued to farm until October of 2022, when he became a resident of the Edgebrook Care Center. He also worked at Roelofs Implement in Edgerton and the Pipestone Sale Barn. He served on the Moulton Township Board for over 32 years.
He was a member of the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. He enjoyed camping and spending time with his family.
Cornie is survived by his four children, Verna (Warren) Netjes of Andover, Brad (Deb) Van Lant of Linn Creek, Missouri, Brenda (Dwayne) Vander Vliet of Luverne, and Diane Irish (friend David Van Den Berg) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; 13 grandchildren, Tammy, Kari, Sherri, Vicki, Michael, Jackie, Tyler, David, Cory, Brett, Amber, Ashley and Adam; 13 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Fran Anker of Luverne, Elsie Ver Hey of Edgerton, and Rose (Art) Bleyenberg of Edgerton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jeane, on March 1, 2017; a daughter, Joyce Shultis; two brothers, John Jr. and Lawrence Van Lant; and seven sisters, Eva, Henrietta, Lillian, Edna, Alberta, Janet and Nellie.
Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home, dingmannandsons.com, and the Leota Burial Association.
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