Emmert, Nola Fern 1920-2016

EMMERT, VANDER LEEST, VANDE KROL, ZYLSTRA, MINNICK, ELSCOTT, MONSMA

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Nola Emmert
Pella, Iowa
January 13, 1920 – December 24, 2016
Age 96

DIED December 24, 2016 Pella, Iowa

VISITATION Noon to 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Garden Chapel Funeral Home Pella, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Garden Chapel Funeral Home
Pella, Iowa

MEMORIALS Liberty Evangelical Free Church – Building Fund Pella Historical Society

FAMILY
Dorothy and Merlyn Vander Leest – Pella
The late Keith (Joan Zylstra)Vande Krol – Pella
Judy (Dave) Minnick – Nevada
Jerry Vande Krol – Venice, Florida

TRIBUTE
Nola Fern Monsma was born to Dirk and Anna Elscott Monsma on a farm south of Lynnville on January 13, 1920. She attended Ludwick Country School and graduated eighth grade from Jasper County Country Schools in 1932 with honors. In 1936, she graduated from Lynnville High School at the age of 16. After dating four years, she married Glen Vande Krol on February 14, 1939. To this union four children were born: Dorothy, Keith, and the twins Jerry and Judy. They farmed together on a farm south of Lynnville until 1956 when they moved to the Vande Krol family farm south of Sully.


In July 1960, her husband Glen passed away unexpectedly leaving her with three children at home. She then moved her family to Sully and had small employment jobs until she became school board secretary for the Lynnville Sully School District.

When the twins were ready for college in 1967, she moved to Ames so they could attend Iowa State University and live with her. She was then employed at the ISU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. In 1969, she moved to Pella and worked at the Pella Medical Center for two years. She married Keith Emmert on May 30, 1971, and they were happily married for forty-four years. Most of these years were spent centered around the lives of their combined families.

She and Keith loved to travel and traveled extensively across the United States, several times to Europe, and also cruised the Panama Canal. They spent many winters in Florida. She was fortunate to travel to The Netherlands with friends and family, and visited Arizona multiple times.

Nola was instrumental in starting Christian Women’s Club in Pella which she enjoyed. She was very involved in Bible studies, teaching Sunday School, and working with children. She loved to cook, bake, quilt, crochet, knit, and in later years she loved her word search puzzle books. Her apple pies and fried chicken were the best!!! Nola will always be remembered for her sweet, caring, and loving personality.

Nola accepted the Lord as her personal Saviour as a teenager and witnessed and lived her faith the rest of her life. She was a wonderful example of a Christian woman who loved the Lord. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Liberty Evangelical Free Church in Pella where she enjoyed the fellowship with others in serving the Lord.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children and families:


Dorothy (Merlyn) Vander Leest, Pella, Iowa
Mark Vander Leest
Josh, Paige, Jack
Lori (Doug) Wenzel
Karl, Piper, Jack
Craig (Sara) Vander Leest
Kate, Ben, Ryun

The late Keith Vande Krol (Joan and Claude Zylstra), Pella, Iowa
Dwayne (Lori) Vande Krol
Emma, Josie, Reese
Terri (Jason) Petrin
Elizabeth, Gabrielle
Judy (David) Minnick, Nevada, Iowa

Jerry Vande Krol, Venice, Florida
Sarah (Ben) Wright
Anna, Caleb
Rachel (Ben) Kohnen
Ian, Lucy, Gertrude, Hazel
Molly (Scott) Gabrielson
Anne, John

Her four step children and families:

Jan (Rich) Yost of West Melbourne, Florida
Carrie (Jamie) Reddy

Courtney, Carlee
Katie (Paul) Fleming

Matthew, Michael, Maxwell
Drew (Tiffany) Van Zante

Brittany, Cody, Rylee

Jo (Joseph) Julian of Castle Rock, Colorado
Doug (Heather) Julian

Chamberlin
David (Jillian) Julian
AnnaJo (Brian) Moore
Jude

Jeffrey (Susan) Emmert of Prescott, Arizona

Jim (Karen) Emmert of Pella, Iowa
Jill Emmert and fiancé Eric Larson
Luke (Kelley) Emmert

Xavier, Daxton
Hannah, Grace, Noah

She is also survived by her brother, Gordon Monsma, brother-in-law, Earl Vande Krol, and sisters-in-law Helen Vande Krol and Gladys Vande Krol. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Glen Vande Krol, her second husband, Keith Emmert, her son, Keith Vande Krol, and her brother, Dwight Monsma. ~ The Garden Chapel Funeral Home, Pella, Iowa 24 Dec 2016.