Spierenburg, Dr. Ruth N. d. 2013

SPIERENBURG

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 11/22/2013 at 11:31:26

Dr. Ruth N. Spierenburg, 68, of Pella died unexpectedly Monday afternoon on arrival at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

Dr. Spierenburg, M.D., had been practicing medicine as a pediatrician in Iowa for the past 12 years. She is survived by her husband, Rev. Marinus Spierenburg of Pella, and their four sons: Mark of Pella; Robert and his wife, Corinne, of Ramsey, N.J.; Benjamin and his wife, Arianna, of Ramsey, N.J.; and Richard of Indianola. She is also survived by two grandchildren.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Second Reformed Church in Pella. Committal service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Carmel Cemetery at Carmel, Iowa.

Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. Friday in the Gathering Space at the Second Reformed Church, where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m.

For those desiring, memorials gifts can support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the Make A Wish Foundation. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News.