EIDERTS, Sucela 1908-2003

EILDERTS, LINDAMAN, VANDERWERF, UBBEN, STAHL

Posted By: Jeffrey R. Phillips (email)
Date: 1/22/2005 at 12:42:48

Sucela Eilderts
By: 10/06/2003

September 27, 1908-October 1, 2003

GRUNDY CENTER - Sucela Eilderts, 95, of Grundy Center died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 4, at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, rural Wellsburg, with Pastor Harold Miller and Pastor Larry Hoop officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Sucela was born Sept. 27, 1908, in Grundy County to Casjen and Simpke (Lindaman) Vanderwerf. She grew up on a farm north of Wellsburg and attended country school at German No. 6. On Feb. 12, 1935, she was united in marriage to Koert Eilderts at her parent's home. They farmed in the Grundy and Franklin county area until their retirement when they moved to an acreage east of Ackley. Sucela was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, rural Wellsburg. She was a Sunday school teacher and superintendent for many years, and was a member of the Women's Guild and Gleaners. Sucela enjoyed growing numerous flowers. On Aug. 28, 1995, she became a resident of the Long Term Care Unit of the Grundy County Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include her son, Wendell Eilderts and wife Marie of Hampton; twin daughters, Marilyn Ubben of Aplington and Carolyn Stahl and husband Larry of Holland; one daughter-in-law, LaVonne Eilderts of Grundy Center, 17 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband, Koert; her parents; four brothers, William, Peter, John and Casjen; five sisters, Hattie, Mary, Ida, Anna and Edtjadene (Edna); one son, Bernard Eilderts; and three grandchildren, Mark Eilderts and two in infancy.

Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center was in charge of arrangements.

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