Harley Vander Vorst, 89, Strasburg, formerly Westfield, ND, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Linton Hospital, Linton, ND. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2014 at Hope Reformed Church, Westfield, ND. Burial will be at the Westfield Cemetery.Visitation will be Sunday, January 19, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Myers Funeral Home, Linton, ND and continue from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the church in Westfield, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.Harley Vander Vorst was born on the family farm in Westfield, North Dakota. This farm was homesteaded by his grandfather, Johannes Vander Vorst, and later acquired by his father, Garret. After marrying Marian, the love of his life, he took over the farm and spent the rest of his working life raising small grains and cattle, and milking cows. True to his family heritage, his greatest love and devotion was to his family. His family always came first. Harley was born on July 1, 1924 to Garret and Bertha Vander Vorst. He attended Hill School near Westfield. Towards the end of World War II he was in the US Army Air Corp. He married Marian Wittmeier on January 12, 1946; they recently celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. Harley and Marian raised five children on the family farm. The tragedy in their life was the death of Pamela, their 13-year old daughter in a car accident. After retirement, in 1998, Harley and Marian moved to Pollock South Dakota; however, he continued to help his son, Mark, on the family farm. More recently they moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Herreid, SD, and later were residents of the Strasburg Care Center in Strasburg, ND. Harley was known for his story-telling, jokes, and near perfect memory of family history. He loved children, especially playing with his grand-children. He was a life-time member of the Hope Reformed Church of Westfield where he was active as a deacon. He was on the board of Directors of the Strasburg Care Center and was active in the formation of the State Line Water Cooperative. He was a member of American Legion Walter West Post in Pollock, SD. Harley died peacefully, with his family by his side, at the Linton, ND, hospital, on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Marian, three sons and daughter-in-law, Michael and Karen Vander Vorst of Del Mar, CA, Dale Vander Vorst of Mandan, ND, and Mark Vander Vorst of Westfield, ND; and one daughter and son-in-law, Leanne and Larry Jakobsen of Pollock, SD; ten grand-children and thirteen great-grand children. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Pamela; his parents, Garret and Bertha; his sister, Dorothy; four brothers: Hannes, Eddie, Wilbur and Clifford; and two infant sisters.