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| Name | Elmer H. Vermeer |
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Pella, Iowa , United States |
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June 07, 1920
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| Died | May 23, 1989
(68 years)
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| Contributor | ev |
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| Info | lmer H. Vermeer was born on June 7, 1920 on a farm near Pella in Marion County. On September 20, 1946 he married Jeanette V. Lankelma of Pella and they had four sons and one daughter.
Mr. Vermeer served as a Ranger in the United States Army from 1941 to 1946 and was awarded the Silver Star. Following his discharge from .the Army he owned and operated a livestock farm near Pella. He was a member of the Reformed Church, where he served on the consistory; the Central College Board of Trustees; the Pella National Bank Board of Directors; the American Legion; the V.F.W.; the Natural Heritage Foundation; the Marion County Conservation Board; the Iowa Nurserymens’ Association; and the State of Iowa and Pella Historical Societies. He also served as the National President of the Ranger Batallions’ Association. During the administration of Governor Robert D. Ray, Mr. Vermeer served as one of the Governor’s administrative assistants.
A Republican, Mr. Vermeer represented Marion County during the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, Fifty-ninth, and Sixtieth General Assemblies.
Elmer H. Vermeer died on May 23, 1989. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette of Pella; four sons, Thomas of Mount Pleasant, Richard of Davenport, William of Des Moines, James of Cedar Rapids; and one daughter Ann Stienstra, also of Cedar Rapids.
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