Zylstra, Joann Winnie (Lander) 1921-2014

LANSER, ZYLSTRA, BRUXVOORT, HOOGEVEEN, RUNIA, TIESENGA, BENSON, VANDER BEEK, BAARDA, HASLEY, LISK, REKERS, SCHROBILGEN, NIKKEL, VAN WYK, BANDSTRA, TALSMA, GRITTERS, RUS, JANSEN, VAN KOOTEN, VAN MAAREN, ROLFFS

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Date: 6/27/2015 at 17:50:08

Obituary for Joann Zylstra

Joann Winnie Lanser was born on October 4, 1921, near Killduff, Iowa. Her parents were Johannes (John) and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bruxvoort Lanser. She attended the Sully Christian Grade School in Sully, Iowa. Her education was interrupted when her mother died when Joann was 15 years of age. She, being their 7th child, then helped her father keep house on their farm north of Sully.

Joann was baptized at the Sully Christian Reformed Church where she made profession of her faith as a young adult.

It was during this time that she met Ludolph Zylstra and they were united in marriage on April 1, 1943, at her family home at Killduff. To this union five children were born: Terrill Douglas, Fonda Rae, Dennis Allen, Betty Joan and Karma Lynn. Following their marriage they farmed north of Lynnville, Iowa and then in the Searsboro, Iowa vicinity.

They continued to farm until their retirement in 1987 at which time they moved into Sully. During this time Joann was a devoted homemaker and sold Avon Products. She was an avid gardener who could make something grow from almost nothing; and enjoyed hosting weiner roasts for her family She and Ludolph were privileged to have 62 years of married life together until his death on December 15, 2005. Following his death Joann continued living in their home at 304 2nd Avenue in Sully and in October, 2009, she became a resident at Seeland Park/ St. Francis Manor in Grinnell, Iowa.

Joann passed away there on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the age of 92 years. She loved to share hugs and kisses with her five children and their spouses, 15 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
They and their families are:
Terry and Linda (Hoogeveen) Zylstra of Steger, Illinois

Melissa and Leon Runia of Sibley, Iowa
Kaileen, Dylan, Nathaniel
Jeffery and Stephanie Zylstra of Thorton, Illinois

Zachary, Tyler, Jaedyn, Blake, Abby
Tanya and Steven Tiesenga of Soroti, Uganda
Ashley, Andrew, Troy, Kate
Fonda and David Benson of Grinnell, Iowa

Darci and Eric Jensen of Papillion, Nebraska
Connor, Ella, Nick
Timothy and Jerilee Benson of Guthrie Center, Iowa
Easton, Casson, Anaston, Adalyn
Amanda Benson of Grinnell, Iowa

Denny and Dot (Lewis) Zylstra of Lynnville, Iowa
Kara and Joel Vander Beek of Altoona, Iowa

Shykira and Camden Baarda, Teryn and
Jaxden Vander Beek

Matthew and Heather Zylstra of Lynnville, Iowa
Noah, Sage, Lilly
Joani and Norvel Hasley of Hiawassee, Georgia
Eric and Allison Hasley of Buford, Georgia

Sienna
Ryan and Wendy Hasley of Thomaston, Georgia
Mason
(Karma Lisk)
Mackinzie and Corey Rekers of Coralville, Iowa

Oliver
Desi and Tyler Schrobilgen of Lakeville, Minnesota

Edan Lisk of Chicago, Illinois

Karley Lisk of Redfield, Iowa
Kiley Lisk of Seattle, Washington

Joann’s original family consisted of 13 siblings of which the following are surviving: her sister, Elizabeth (Betty) Nikkel of Sully, Iowa, three brothers and their wives: Peter and Junella Lanser of Denver, Colorado, John Wm. and Lois Lanser of Pella, Iowa, Marvin and Ruth Lanser of Holland, Michigan; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Daniel (Harriet Lanser) and Alb Van Wyk of Pella. Of her late husband’s family she leaves the following sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Evelyn (Ivan) Zylstra of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Harriet (Bob) Zylstra, Quintin and Alice Zylstra all of Pella, Iowa, Carla (Zeke) Zylstra of Sully, Iowa, Joey Bandstra of Pella, Bertha and Jim Talsma of Colfax, Iowa, Revena and Frank Gritters of Pella, Duke Zylstra of Sully, Linda and Donald Rus, Art and Verna Zylstra all of Pella.

Joann was preceded in death by her husband, Ludolph Zylstra; a daughter, Karma Lisk in March, 2011; her parents, John and Lizzie Lanser; the following sisters and brothers and their spouses: Mattie and Henry E. Jansen, Brant and Johanna Lanser, Arie and Johanna Lanser, Durky and Gerrit Van Kooten, Nellie and Cornie Van Maaren, Henry and Clara Lanser, Harriet (Daniel) Van Wyk, a brother who died in infancy, and her brother-in-law, Dewey (Betty) Nikkel; her parents-in-law, Reink and Johanna Rolffs Zylstra, and the following brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Martin and Carol Zylstra, Ivan Zylstra, Bob Zylstra, Zeke Zylstra, John Bandstra, and Pat (Duke) Zylstra. Joann had always been a member of the Sully Christian Reformed Church in Sully, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held on
Monday, July 21, 2014, at 10:30 a.m.
Sully Christian Reformed Church, Sully, Iowa
Interment will be made in the Sully Cemetery at Sully, Iowa

Visitation will begin Sunday morning at the Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home in Pella where the family will be present Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Memorials in her memory may be designated for the Sully Christian Grade School in Sully, Iowa ~ The Van-Dyk-Duven Fuenral Home, Pella, Iowa July 2014.