William Peter Vander Pol

William “Bill” Peter Vanderpol III was born to William “Bill” Peter Vanderpol II and Alice (Van Dyk) Vanderpol on December 6, 1933 in Norwalk, California. When Bill was a young boy his family moved to Corona, California where his Dad had a dairy and later a cattle ranch. Bill was taught to work hard, ride horses and he loved to hunt and fish. He graduated from Corona High School and soon married his high school sweetheart Beverly Jean Nevin. They had 3 children together, Dianna Jean, Carol Ann and (Billy) William Peter Vanderpol IV. During his marriage to Beverly, Bill served in the army, was a car salesman, and drilled wells to support his family. During this time he also learned to fly airplanes. But just one year after Billy was born, Beverly passed away from an aneurysm and left Bill and his family devastated. But God in his mercy, brought Margie De Jager into his life. She married Bill, and adopted, loved and raised the children as her own. Once Bill and Margie were settled in their married life, they worked hard and Bill partnered with his brother-in-law Harold Jongsma and started B & H Hay Company. Bill was devoted to spreading the gospel and consequently helped start Church on the Hill in Norco, California. He was active in raising money for mission work and in 1976 he and Margie became a support team for the Reformed Church Missionaries in Chiapas, Mexico. With his skill as a pilot he was able to fly in supplies for the missionaries and fly the injured or ill to the hospital in his plane. He also was able to drill a well and put in a water system on the Chiapas mission compound. Another part of his work was bringing different varieties of bean seeds to grow in Chiapas and determine which variety would yield the most crop production for the indigenous people. Bill was able to do this about 6 months out of the year for approximately 10 years. During this time, his parents were aging and his Dad suffered a stroke, so Bill decided it was time for him to stay home and help his sister Nadine care for their parents. In 1993 Bill made the decision to move to Castleford, Idaho and start a dairy along with his daughter Dianna (Don) and family and the Andrew Jarvis family. With Don and Andrew at the helm, Bill was able to spend many summers fishing in Alaska and wintering in Palm Springs. In December of 2004 Margie went to be with Lord after a yearlong battle with cancer. Bill cared for her with love and devotion but soon had to let her go to Jesus’ arms. Once again he was devastated and even with the care and love of his family there was a hole left in his life. It was then he met Maxine Whitten, a friend from years before, and God gave him the gift of love and companionship once again. They too spent summers fishing in Alaska and wintering in Palm Springs. Their families kept them busy with weddings, baptisms and family get togethers and they found themselves always having the opportunity to go somewhere. During the last two years Bill became tired easily and was diagnosed with a chronic leukemia. He fought to find a treatment that would help him overcome the fatigue but it was not to be. The many complications to his health began to overcome his body and God mercifully took him home to heaven on August 28, 2016 with Maxine and family at his side. He will be remembered as a loving husband, caring father and fun and adventurous Pake (grandfather). His support of missions and devotion to spreading the gospel, his willingness to help people and his generosity are his legacy to his family. Bill is survived by his loving wife Maxine Vanderpol, sister Nadine Jongsma, Brother-in-love Edward De Jager, daughters Dianna (Don) Gaalswyk and Carol (Jerry) Visser, son William Peter (Tina) Vanderpol IV, 11 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren A viewing will be held at Rosenau Funeral Home, 2826 Addison Ave. E,Twin Falls, ID Thursday, September 1, 2016 from 4-7 p.m. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Twin Falls Reformed Church in the Worship Center, 1631 Grandview, Twin Falls, ID Friday at 1 p.m. with a meal reception following in the gym. Memorial contributions may be made to the TFRC (Twin Falls Reformed Church) Mission Fund as they support missions at home and around the world. Arrangements are under the direction of Rosenau Funeral Home.