Patricia Roozeboom

Funeral services for Patricia Roozeboom, 87, of Knoxville, will be Wednesday,
September 17th , at 11:00 a.m. at the Faith Baptist Church, 1710 E. Main St, Knoxville.
Family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. A luncheon will
follow immediately following the service. Burial will be at the T’Lam Cemetery.
Memorials are requested to Save Our Stadium or the Faith Baptist Church.
Patricia Louise McCombs was born in rural Leighton Iowa on March 26, 1938, the
daughter of Alec and Edith Arlene (Johnson) McCombs. She was welcomed home by
her big brother Roland and later brother Delbert completed their clan.
She started Rock Island country school at 4 years old. At the age of 16 she rented a
room for $6/month in Pella to attend and graduate from Pella High.
In high school she waitressed at the Dutch Inn Restaurant, where she met the love of
her life, Henry Roozeboom. They were married on June 27, 1956, in Oskaloosa Iowa.
To this union was born 5 children: Jeri, David, Dennis, Julia and Jennifer.
Early in their marriage, Henry and Pat farmed outside of Oskaloosa. They later moved
to Knoxville where they bought a small mobile home park on the East end of town.
David and Dennis worked along with their parents laying the foundation for what is now
Colonial Terrace Mobile Home Park. The girls did their part mowing lawns and working
in the office.
Later Henry and Pat sold the park to son, David, and retired to their farm on East
Pleasant Street. Pat loved mushroom hunting, gardening, canning her bounty and
sharing her goods with friends and family.
Henry passed away Oct 8, 2001. Pat busied herself with volunteering and her family.
She reunited with classmate Wayne VanderPol. They dated and travelled for two
decades together, before settling into Homestead Assisted Living.
Pat was a founding member of Faith Baptist Church in Knoxville. She was active in
Kiwanis, where she served as President and won Kiwanian of the year. She was proud
that her club fundraised and built the playground at Youngs Park.
Pat passed away on September 13, 2025, at the age of 87 years. She was preceded in
death by her husband, parents, brothers, granddaughter Mandy Bellon and son-in-law
Karl Schmidt.
Her legacy lives on: by her children: Jeri (Steve) Mattox, David Roozeboom, Dennis
(Jayne) Roozeboom, Julia Watertor and Jennifer Schmidt; grandchildren: Sarah (Bryan)
Pozzo, Ben Mattox, Bailey Bellon, Jenna Bellon, Jessica Roozeboom, Johanna (Chad)
Hummel, Luke Roozeboom, Carly (Josh) Heidkamp and Isaac Schmidt; great
grandchildren: Isabelle Mattox, Emerson Mattox, Jayden Hummel, Lexington Hummel
and Henry Roozeboom; her companion, Wayne Vander Pol along with many other
friends and extended family.