June 15, 1950 — April 1, 2025
Darwin Van Maasdam age 74, of Ocheyedan, died Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
A visitation with the family present was held Monday, April 7, at the United Methodist Church in Lake Park. A memorial service was Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Lake Park with Rev. Sedar Shako, officiating.
Darwin Van Maasdam was born June 15, 1950, at Le Mars, the son of Casey and Donna (Stevens) Van Maasdam. He grew up in several area communities in northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota, like Maurice, Fairfax, Kingsley, and Hutchinson, Minn. before settling in at Harris.
He graduated from Harris Lake Park Community School in 1968. In 1970, he met Edna Van Der Wilt in Sibley and they were united in marriage on June 19, 1971. They made their home near Harris for a short time before moving to Lake Park. While in Lake Park they raised their family. He owned a few businesses over the years, like a filling station, convenience store, car washes in Lake Park and Spirit Lake and for many years he owned and operated a trucking company.
In 2015, he and Edna moved to Ocheyedan. He enjoyed going on snowmobiling trips with his family, taking vacations to the Black Hills and spending time playing cards with friends. He was often involved in fixing or tinkering on vehicles or helping others. He truly enjoyed spending time with his family and especially his granddaughters. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife, Edna of Ocheyedan, their sons, Ryan (Kate) Van Maasdam of Spirit Lake and Matt (Rachel) Van Maasdam of Parker, Colo; granddaughters, Avery and Audrey; step grandchildren, Jack, Hailey and Christian and most recently a great grandson, Crew; along with his siblings, Stewart Van Maasdam of Spencer, Lucy Lemker of Dike, Colleen Meyer of Milford, and Marley Schwarting of Lakefield, Minn.
Darwin was preceded in death by his parents, Casey and Donna.