Ver Steegt, Amy H. 1922-2015

VER STEEGT, DEJONG, HUYSER, KIRK, GRAHAM, VANDER WERFF, HEEMSBERGEN

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 2/9/2015 at 18:55:48

Amy H. Ver Steegt, 92, of Newton, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Park Centre. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in rural Sully. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to St. Andrew’s Building Fund may be left at the funeral home or the church the day of the service.

Amy, the daughter of Art and Hattie (DeJong) Huyser, was born on March 6, 1922, in rural Jasper County. She was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Amy was united in marriage with Floyd Ver Steegt June 28, 1945, in Newburg. She was a homemaker, farmer with her husband and assisted families in their homes with household duties. Amy was a member of St. Andrew’s Church and enjoyed crocheting, quilting, reading and working on the farm. She was a loving wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt and friend.

Those left to honor Amy’s life are her two sons, Vincent (Linda) Ver Steegt of Newton and Vaughn (Mary) Ver Steegt of Janesville; her six grandchildren, Sarah (Paul) Kirk, Melinda Ver Steegt, Evan (Allison) Ver Steegt, Branson Ver Steegt, Eric Ver Steegt and Joel Ver Steegt; three great-grandsons, Alexander, Benjamin and Grant Kirk; her sister-in-law, Lareatha Huyser of Newton; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Floyd in 1988; a son, Huyser Kevin Ver Steegt, in infancy; and her siblings, Willis Huyser, Mae Graham, Bruce Huyser, Grace Vander Werff, Ruth Heemsbergen and Norman G. Huyser. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa 9 feb 2015.