Obituaries

Douglas “Joe” White

Douglas “Joe” J.E. White, age 39, of Sheldon, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at his parents’ home in Sheldon.

His services will be 1:00pm Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon, Iowa with Kenneth Versteeg ~ officiating. Burial will be at a later date. There will not be a time of visitation.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be left to the Village Northwest Unlimited.

The Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorial condolences may be sent to: vanderploegfunerals.com.

Douglas “Joe” Josiah Eugene White, the son of Douglas Alfred Jr. and Angela (Harris) White, was born July 29, 1974 in Atlantic, Iowa where he grew-up and attended school, graduating from Atlantic High School. In 1997, he moved to Sheldon, Iowa to be closer to his family and started working for Aalfs Manufacturing.  On August 12, 2000, he started working at the Village Northwest Unlimited as a Residential Skills Trainer. Joe passed away at his parents’ home in Sheldon, on January 28, 2014, reaching the age of 39 years, 5 months and 30 days.

Joe enjoyed listening and playing music, he played the drums, keyboard and guitar, and he also enjoyed photography and disk golf.

Joe is survived by his mother and stepfather, Angela and Jeff McCuddin of Sheldon, Iowa; a brother, Matthew Jon White of Cleghorn, Iowa; a half-brother, Brandon McCuddin of Stillwater, Minnesota; step-brothers, Jeffery McCuddin of Holmen, Wisconsin; Michael McCuddin of Sheldon, Iowa; his paternal grandmother, Barbara Harris of Atlantic, Iowa; his paternal step grandmother, Delores McCuddin of Sioux City, Iowa as well as other relatives and friends and co-workers.

He was preceded in death by his dad, Douglas Alfred White Jr.; and his grandparents.

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