HARRINGA, Lena (1902-2002)

HARRINGA, TROFF, BRUNS, PENNING, PETERS, EEKHOFF, RUTER, BEENKEN, STOHR, JOHNSON

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Date: 3/1/2019 at 12:36:48

Lena Harringa
1902-2002

January 29, 2002

Lena Harringa of Britt, died Friday, January 18, 2002, at the Westview Care Center in Britt. She was 99.

Funeral services for Mrs. Harringa were held Monday, January 21, at the Britt Christian Reformed Church, Britt. The Rev. Steve Mulder officiated. Music was provided by pianist, Peg Eisenman who accompanied soloist. Larry Eekhoff and special selections sung by Mrs. Harringa's grandchildren. Bill Eckels and Ken Vanden Hoek ushered.

Casketbearers were grandsons, Bobby Penning, Gary Peters, Steven Harringa, David Harringa, Larry Eekhoff, Danny Eekhoff, Alan Ruter and Troy Harringa. Honorary casketbearers were Mrs. Harringa's granddaughters. Burial was in the Woden Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. The Ewing Funeral Home of Britt was in charge of the arrangements.

Lena Harringa was born August 25, 1902, to Bruno and Engelena (Troff) Bruns at Bundee, Germany. On May 6, 1903, the family immigrated to the United States and settled near Titonka, Iowa. She attended rural school. She was a member of the Ramsey Reformed Church, rural Titonka.

On October 8, 1924 she was married to John Harringa. They lived on the farm North of Ramsey Reformed Church until 1942 when they moved to a farm south east of Woden. In 1948 they moved north of Wesley where they farmed until John's death in October of 1952.

In 1955, Mrs. Harringa moved to Britt where she was employed in housekeeping at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital until her retirement in 1967. After her retirement, she cared for elderly people in their homes. Her church was a very important part of her life. She loved gardening and flowers and caring for her home. She enjoyed needlework, crocheting and tatting. In December of 1994, she moved to the Westview Care Center.

She was blessed with six children, 25 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

Survivors include all six of her children, Magdalene Penning and her husband, Robert of Algona, Leona Peters and her husband, Harry of Britt, Clarence Harringa and his wife, Marge of Britt, Deloris Eekhoff and her husband, Harlan of Britt, Shirley Ruter and her husband, Byron of Kanawha and Roger and his wife, Gail of Clear Lake. Also surviving are, a sister, Tressie Beenken of Buffalo Center, a sister-in-law, Francis Bruns of Britt and a brother-in-law, Ed Stohr of Garner.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John; two great-grandchildren, Ryan Johnson and Jordan Johnson; and five sisters and three brothers.

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