Jon Thomas Van Sabben, 71, of Northwood died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Elk Creek Lutheran Church in Kensett with the Rev. Tom Martin officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in Northwood. Burial will be at Elk Creek Cemetery.

Jon was born Sept. 17, 1946, the son of Peter and Amy (Hove) Van Sabben in Mason City.

He married Ellen Jacobson on June 7, 1966, at Elk Creek Lutheran Church in Kensett.

Jon graduated from Lake Mills High School with the class of 1965. He was a hired hand for several. He was in the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam. He then started farming. While farming he also worked for several companies: David Manufacturing, Bakken Trucking in Northwood, Goplerud Oil in Mason City, Crouse Cartage Co. in Mason City and H&W Trucking in Mason City.

In 2001 he had a stroke that forced him into semi-retirement. Then he was able to spend more time with his grandchildren.

Jon cherished his family, grandkids, their families and the time he was able to spend with them all.

Jon was a member of First Lutheran Church and Teamsters union. His hobbies were collecting antique tractors, and in his younger years he enjoyed motorcycling, tractor shows and traveling.

Jon is survived by his wife, Ellen; four children, Michael (Theresa) Van Sabben of Northwood, Sharon (Rich) Bergstrom of Austin, Harold (Tracy) Van Sabben of Carpenter and Mary Van Sabben of Austin; grandkids Taylor and Glenn, Matthew (Jeni), Chelsea (Thomas) and Karter, Ashlynn, Jayme and Emmalee, Sebastian and Jackson; great-grandkids Kennedi, daughter of Matthew, Maverick and Kenley, son and daughter of Chelsea; brothers-in-law Rodney Jacobson, LaMoyne Jacobson, Fred Brunsvold, Steve (JoAnne) Brunsvold and Leland Gibbs; sisters-in-law Arlene Van Sabben and Laurel Erickson; and many nieces, nephews and special friends.

Jon was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Phillip Van Sabben; and four sisters, Ruth Ann Van Sabben, Rosemary Brodersen, Bonnie Smith and Adrianne Gibbs.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in Northwood is handling arrangements.