Frank W. Van Kerckhove

Frank William “Bud” Van Kerckhove, 97, of Waterloo, died Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Lakeview Landing of Friendship Village.

He was born July 15, 1921, in Chicago, IL, son of Frank A. and Frieda E. Schmidt Van Kerckhove. He graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1939 and served in the United States Army during World War II in the European Theater.

Bud married Betty L. Raisch in 1948; she died in 1984. He then married Betty M. (Jensen) Runyan in 1985; she died in 2016. Bud owned and operated Display Sign Service until 1972, then sold to Blackhawk Broadcasting Company.

He was a member of Trinity American Lutheran Church, past member of Martin Lodge #624 A.F. & A.M. and current member of Waterloo Lodge #105 A.F. & A.M., Scottish Rite, Waterloo High Twelve Club #46, Waterloo Elks Lodge #290 B.P.O. and the Waterloo American Legion Post #138. He went on the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. in 2014 and developed the Friendship Village Veterans Memorial.

Bud is survived by his son, Bruce (Cheryl) Van Kerckhove of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Becky (Jim) McCarter of Columbia‚ MO and Barbara (Dean Teeter) Earles of Urbandale; two stepdaughters, Carol Wisniewski of Manassas, VA and Suzanne (Michael) Luers of Loudon, TN; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and wives.