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Clarence Fluit

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Clarence Fluit, 86, Luverne, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids, Iowa.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley, Iowa. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 18, at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley.
Clarence Fluit, son of Henry and Anna (Wolf) Fluit, was born Jan. 24, 1936, at Rock Rapids, Iowa. He grew up on a farm by Lester, Iowa, and attended country school through the eighth grade. During his youth, Clarence enjoyed fishing and hunting with his brothers. He served in the South Dakota Air National Guard for six years.
On June 3, 1959, Clarence married Joyce Jansen. The couple lived near Lester for a short time before moving to a farm near Luverne in 1961, where they farmed and raised their three children.
Clarence was a lifetime member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation where he served in the consistory. He also served as a school board member for the Netherlands Reformed Christian School as well as the FHA board. Clarence’s family and church life were very important to him.
Clarence is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joyce; three children, Kevin (Tina) Fluit of Rock Rapids, Cheryl (Keith) Van Der Brink of Alvord, Iowa, and Brent (Dorenda) Fluit of Luverne; 10 grandchildren, Kaylee Fluit, Katrina Fluit, Kenley Fluit, Brett (Joann) Van Der Brink, Alisha (Tony) James, Devon (Trina) Fluit, Shain (Emily) Fluit, Shania Fluit, Emily Fluit, and Jared Fluit; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Anna Marie Kaster and Joyce (Greg) Hetrick; and four siblings-in-law, Sylvia Fluit, Evelyn Fluit, Donald (Lavonne) Jansen, and Lila Jansen.
Preceding Clarence in death were his parents, Henry and Anna Fluit; infant granddaughter Nicole Fluit; four brothers, Tuenis (Elizabeth) Fluit, Wilmer Fluit Sr., John Fluit, and Henry (Deanne) Fluit; parents-in-law, Gilbert and Bertha Jansen; and two brothers-in-law, Ladell Kaster and Ronald Jansen.
Arrangements are provided by Porter Funeral Homes of Rock Valley, www.porterfuneralhomes.com.
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