Calvin J. Heusinkvelt

Calvin J. Heusinkvelt, 80, of Grand Island, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.   Pastor Daniel Bear will be officiating.  Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.

Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.

Calvin was born on December 28, 1943, to Owen and Leah (Ebbers) Heusinkvelt in Lincoln, Nebraska  He graduated from Hickman High School on May 16, 1963.  Calvin was united in marriage to Wanda Ham on August 12, 1966, in Martel. The couple had 4 children and they were raised in St. Paul. The couple later divorced.  Calvin was united in marriage to Shawna (Vollmer) Hemmer on August 14, 2014, in Grand Island.

He built houses for numerous years employed by Scarborough Construction, Golds, Brunswick, and Latches. Calvin enjoyed working with reclaimed/ barn wood, making various benches, birdhouses, and cabinets.  His hobbies included golfing, hunting, fishing, dancing, and camping.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Shawna Hemmer of Grand Island; his children with Wanda; Tammy Heusinkvelt (Jim Pursell) of Ayr, Tod (Debbie) Heusinkvelt of Dannebrog, Troy (Lisa) Heusinkvelt of Iowa, Travis Heusinkvelt (Trina Holden) of Lincoln; step-children, Kelly Goertzen of Overland Park, KS and Shane Hemmer of Kearney; brother, Oren Lee (Genevieve) Heusinkvelt of Cortland; sisters, Fern (Tom) Sullivan of Cortland, May (Greg) Stevens of Lincoln; grandchildren, Kyndsay (Devin) Herrick, Kassie (Kelly) Faimon, Reagan Rust, Brady (Kenzie) Heusinkvelt, Madison (Dan Leonard)Heusinkvelt, Alexis (Andrew) Mendyk, Jordan (Sara) Heusinkvelt, Alery Heusinkvelt, Shelby Heusinkvelt, Willow Heusinkvelt; great-grandchildren, Owen, Hazlee, Maxtyn, Abram, Liam, Winsom, McKoy, Blake, Brooke, Brandi, Niki, Eastyn, Ashton, Brecken, Ember, Carson and Sophia, step-grandchildren, Braeden Glause and Matthew Goertzen, both of Overland Park, KS, Cora Hemmer of Long Pine, Tristen Hemmer of West Des Moines, IA.

Calvin was preceded in death by his parents; and grandson, Broedy "Bubba" Starkey.