Harsselaar, Ida Dorothy Van Kooten 1928-2016

HARSSELAAR, VAN KOOTEN, DIELEMAN, VAN MANEN, DUNSBERGEN, ROZENDAAL, ARTHUR, SCHNELL, NORMAN, STEWART, SWANK, TERPSTRA, MCFARLAND, KOHLMEYER, THOMAS, BAKALYAR, JANSEN, DE JONG, HARTHOORN, VAN WYK, VAN HEMERT, VOS, DE KONING, VAN HARSELAAR, VAN WAARDHUIZEN

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Date: 11/2/2016 at 20:32:35

Ida Harsselaar
May 27, 1928 - September 25, 2016

Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
Sully Christian Reformed Church, Sully, Iowa
Interment will follow in the Sully Cemetery at Sully, Iowa

Visitation will be in The Gathering Space at the First Reformed Church in Sully, Iowa on Tuesday afternoon where the family will be present Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The family prefers memorial contributions to the Sully Christian School in lieu of flowers.

IDA HARSSELAAR
PELLA, IOWA
FORMERLY OF SULLY, IOWA

Ida Dorothy Van Kooten was a daughter of Cornelius and Jennie (Dieleman) Van Kooten. She was born on May 27, 1928, near Sully, Iowa. Ida attended the Sully Christian Grade School and was baptized and made profession of her faith at the Christian Reformed Church in Sully. As a young girl she worked out of the home until later returning to assist her family with responsibilities. On May 31, 1947, she was united in marriage with Alberthus Dick Harsselaar and to this union seven children were born: Karen Kay, Velda Jean, Myra Lynn, Kathy Sue, Dwight Dean, Brenda Lou and Doyle Lee. Ida and Alberthus farmed in the Sandridge, Reasnor, and Lynnville, Iowa areas. In 1969 Alberthus suffered his first heart attack which limited what he could do. Ida actively assisted with the milking and farming responsibilities and then began working at the Coffee Cup in Sully. In 1981 Alberthus suffered a second heart attack which prevented him from working, at which time they moved into Sully. Alberthus passed away on Sunday, November 11, 1990, nine days following his 65th birthday. Ida continued working at the Coffee Cup where during her 30+ years of employment there had baked some 37,440 pies. She followed and supported her family with their sports activities and during that time had baked buckets of cookies for her grandchildren. Her baking skills with breads, buns and donuts will long be remembered by her family. In 2013, Ida suffered a stroke which necessitated care and she became a resident in the Long Term Care Unit at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, Iowa. Subsequently, she became a resident at The Cottages in Pella where she was lovingly cared for until she went Home peacefully with her children surrounding her on Sunday, September 25, 2016, at the age of 88 years. Ida’s family has grown from seven children to include 17 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. They and their families are:
Karen and Richard Van Manen - Reasnor, Iowa
Pamela Bassett - Sully, Iowa
Jarred, Rebecca
Lonnie and Amy Van Manen - Sully, Iowa
Bayli, Lizzy, Maggie
Velda and Beryl Dunsbergen - Sully, Iowa
Jamie and Anna Dunsbergen - Pella, Iowa
Tanner, Tucker
Ryan and Karen Dunsbergen - Pella, Iowa
Nathan, Madeline, Naomi
Matt and Rochelle Dunsbergen - Ankeny, Iowa
Ethan, Jordan, Leah, Micah
Myra and Bryan Rozendaal - Sully, Iowa
Danielle and Chris Nesteby - Knoxville, Iowa
Pierce, Xander, Emmersyn, Aniston
Eric and Amy Rozendaal - Tracy, Iowa
William, Aaron
Trevor Rozendaal - Pella, Iowa
Kathy and Boyd Arthur - Lynnville, Iowa
Tasha and Joel Schnell - Pella, Iowa
Dakota, Reece, Selah
Tiffany and Jerad Norman - Killduff, Iowa
Jaden, Treyton
Shannon and Miranda Arthur - Pella, Iowa
Aubree, Trinity, Trew
Dwight and Kim (Stewart) Harsselaar - Lynnville, Iowa
Tyler Harsselaar and his fiancé, Kaila Swank - Sully, Iowa
Brenda and Michael Terpstra - Lynnville, Iowa
Dana and Ryan McFarland - Sully, Iowa
Kinnick, Reagan, Carsyn
Derrick and Kelsey Terpstra - Newton, Iowa
Zane Kohlmeyer, Canaan, Kynnedei, Addisyn
Bailey Terpstra - Centralia, Washington
Doyle Harsselaar - Searsboro, Iowa
Stephanie and Kelley Thomas - Scottsdale, Arizona
Kyla
Preah and Adam Bakalyar - Albertville, Minnesota
Gavin, Blake
Of her original family of nine siblings Ida leaves the following brothers and sisters and their spouses: Henry and Virginia Van Kooten of Pella, Iowa, Cornelia and Charlie Jansen of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Delia and Johnnie De Jong of Sully, Iowa, Delmer and Wilma Van Kooten of Pella, Norma and Carroll Harthoorn, Edward and Judy Van Kooten all of Sully, Iowa; and sisters-in-law, Lois (Clarence Van Kooten) and her husband, Norman Van Wyk of Pella and Elizabeth (Harsselaar) and her husband, Gerald Van Hemert of Sully; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Ida was preceded in death by her husband; her father and mother; two brothers: Clarence Van Kooten and Daniel Van Kooten; her sister, Jean and her husband, Kenneth Vos; her parents-in-law, Bert and Jennie (De Koning) Harselaar; and the following sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Cornelia Van Harselaar, Johanna and Raymond A. Van Wyk, Jeanetta Van Waardhuizen, Aart and Jennie Van Harselaar.

Ida was a lifelong member of the Christian Reformed Church in Sully where she had been active with the GEMS and a member of the Ruth Circle. ~ The Van Dyk - Duven Funeral Home, Pella, Iowa 25 Sept 2016.