Richard Van Mill

Richard D. Van Mill, 88, of Shell Rock, died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Parker Place Retirement Community in Parkersburg.  He was born January 7, 1930 in Butler County, Iowa, the son of Dick & Froney (DeBuhr) Van Mill.  Richard married Pauline DeNeui on March 25, 1949 at her parents home in Black Hawk County.  He was employed by Hawkeye Steel for 7 years and farmed for 50 years retiring in 2005.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline Van Mill of Shell Rock; two sons, Michael (Diane) Van Mill of Shell Rock and Kevin (Wanda) Van Mill of New Hartford; one daughter, Debra (Harlan) Neuendorf of Cedar Falls; six grandchildren, Brent Van Mill of Cedar Falls, Michelle Van Mill of Kansas City, Kansas; Malinda (Tim) McCandless of New Brunswick, Canada, Mashon (Stephanie) Van Mill of Parkersburg, and Mitchel (Macaulay) Van Mill and Jeremy (Hallie) Van Mill, both of Madison, Wisconsin; eight great grandchildren, Carter, Andrew, Mason, Caleb, Makenna, Burkley, Cate and Brecken; step grandchildren; and one sister, Elaine (Don) Rossow of Marion.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, his son-in-law, John Brauchler; and his sister and her husband, Helene (Kenneth) Harmon.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Stout Gospel Hall with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg.  Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home and one hour prior to service time at the Gospel Hall.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family to be given to charities.  Online Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.

Richard was saved on August 15, 1947 while reading Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."