The Rev. Vester “Van” Vanstrom

The Rev. Vester “Van” Vanstrom, 90, died of a stroke May 25, 2007. He and his wife, Millie, were pioneers in interim ministry in 1975, serving congregations in Bellevue, WA; Golden and Denver, CO; Media, PA; Southwest Extension Ministry, Tulsa, OK; and Houston and Corpus Christi, TX. He was predeceased by son Marc and his wife of 68 years, Millicent, who died in 2006. His sons, David and Keith, and Vester all had apartments in the same complex in Bedford, TX. He had two grandsons. He requested no memorial service and his cremains, along with Millie’s were interred in a cemetery in Chisago City, Minnesota near their childhood homes.