Mr. Marvin Meerdink, age 88, of Hull, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Sioux Center Health.

There will be a funeral service on Saturday, July 5, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Reformed Church in Hull with the Rev. Adam Van Der Stoep officiating. A meal and time of visitation with the family will take place at the church immediately following the service, followed by interment at the Hope Cemetery in Hull. The Oolman Funeral Home in Hull is in charge of arrangements.

Marvin Wayne was born on his parents’ farm south of Hull on December 3, 1936. He was the youngest of three children born to Henry W. and Jennie (Kline) Meerdink. He grew up on his family’s farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. As a young man, he worked as a farmhand for several neighbors and served in the National Guard.

On September 20, 1961, “Marv” was united in marriage to Betty Jean Zevenbergen at the First Reformed Church in Sibley. Together, they made their home on the Meerdink Family Farm, where Marv took over operation from his father of their dairy and crop production. He continued farming well into his eighties and was still doing field work this past fall. He also spent more than twenty years working as a welder in the winter months for Demco Manufacturing in Boyden, and driving truck for the Hull Co-op.

Marv was a life-long member of the First Reformed Church in Hull and a long-time member of the Hull Saddle Club. He and Betty were able to take numerous trips to Arizona, and in recent years, he enjoyed playing Snooker at the Senior Men’s Club in Hull and going golfing with his friends.

He is survived by his wife of more than 63 years, Betty, of Hull; three children and their spouses, Robbie and Heidi Meerdink, of Orange City; Danny and Donna Meerdink, of Hull; and Lori and Jeff Wilder, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; nine grandchildren, Mark Meerdink, Nathan Meerdink, Zacharie (Pam Vang) Meerdink, Shane Meerdink, Nolan Meerdink, Kara (Marshall Cordes) Meerdink, Andy (Emma Bales) Geels, Amanda (Collin Harris) Wilder, and Alex Wilder; one great-grandson, Marcus; a brother-in-law and his wife, Arlin and Dee Zevenbergen; and a sister-in-law, Marlene Zevenbergen; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Ryan Meerdink; a brother and his wife, Edwin and Arlene Meerdink; a sister and her husband, Evelyn and Bill Kamstra; and a brother-in-law, John Zevenbergen.

Memorials will be given to the First Reformed Church in Hull and Sioux Center Health Hospice and Home Care.