EENHUIS, Lida Augusta (1916-2006)

EENHUIS, SCHLWAIN, GRIFFEN, PRESCOTT, ROISUM, HICKS, ADAMS, STROUD, OLTHOFF

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 7/2/2013 at 11:16:59

Lida Augusta Eenhuis, 89, of Klemme, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, February 4, at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, Klemme. The Rev. Donna Buckman officiated. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme. The Andrew Funeral Home of Klemme was in charge of the arrangements.

Lida A. Griffen was born on February 25, 1916, at Klemme, the daughter of Louis and Emma (Schlawin) Griffen. She attended Klemme schools and graduated
from the Klemme High School. She worked at the Klemme Coop Grain Company for several years in addition to baby-sitting for various families.

Lida was united in marriage to John W. Eenhuis on November 9, 1939, at the Immanuel Reformed Church Parsonage. The couple farmed west of Klemme for many years. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November of 1989.

Throughout her life, Lida received great joy in spending time with her children, grandchildren and other extended family. She loved to sew and taught many in her family how to sew. Lida was an excellent quilter.

She enjoyed gardening and was very active in her church during most of her life. She was a long time member of the Quilter's Guild and the ladies
circle.

Survivors include her son, James and wife, Cindy Eenhuis of Covington, Georgia, and their children and grandchildren, Brain and Cindy Eenhuis and
Taylor and Alexa, all of Melbourne, Florida. Bruce Eenhuis of Satellite Beach, Florida and Brad and Stephanie Eenhuis of Iowa City; daughter, Rosalie and husband, James Prescott, Klemme, and their children and grandchildren, Robert Prescott and Cody and Dylan, of Klemme, Jeffrey Prescott and Stephanie and Courtney of Klemme, and David and Kristy Prescott and Sheila, Skylar, and Dalton all of Hampton; daughter, Marilyn Roisum and husband, Robert of O'Fallon, Missouri and their children and grandchildren, Ronda and Jonathan Hicks and Olivia of Watauga, Texas, and Heather and D. J. Adams and Nathan and
Savannah all of Tonganoxie, Kansas; also numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Lida was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John on June 27, 1994; a daughter, Elaine Stroud; an infant grandson, Johnathan Prescott; and two sisters, Gladys Olthoff and Mabel Griffen.