John VanDerostyne

RIPON, Calif. — Services for John Edward VanDerostyne, 70, of Ripon, Calif., will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Deegan Ripon Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Deegan Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the VanDerostyne family.

John passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at his home in Ripon.

John was born Dec. 2, 1949, in Marshall to Andrew and Velma VanDerostyne. John had been a resident of Ripon for the past 15 years.

John met and married Mary Long in 1967. After 16 years of marriage and two children, the couple went their separate ways and divorced in 1983. In 2001, the two found each other, reconnected and remarried, spending the rest of John’s life together. John owned a successful framing company (JDM) for nearly 20 years. After retiring, John spent his time managing their small vineyard, winemaking, going on jeeping runs with the Joaquin Jeepers Jeep Club and helping his family and friends with various construction projects. John was a mentor and a role model to countless carpenters and tradesmen for over 40 years.

John leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Mary VanDerostyne; his children, Kathy VanDerostyne and David VanDerostyne (Carleen); his grandchildren: Eric Azevedo, Allison Azevedo, Chase VanDerostyne and Olivia VanDerostyne. John also leaves behind his siblings: Richard VanDerostyne, Rita Wilson, Yvonne Phillips, Mary VanDerostyne, Joanne OsBorne and Ruth Benjamin.

John is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, James VanDerostyne and his sister, Irene Schlag.