Van Genderen, Marjorie De Zwarte – 1923-2017

DE ZWARTE, GOEMAAT, SCHNELL, VAN GENDEREN, VAN MANEN, VAN WYK

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:27

Marjorie Van Genderen was born Sept. 22, 1923, to Marinus J. and Maggie (Goemaat) De Zwarte in Taintor. She passed away at The Cottages in Pella on Oct. 24, 2017. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorial donations may be given to Gideons International in her memory.
Marjorie grew up in the Lynnville area and attended Reiter Country School in southern Jasper County. Marjorie married her next door neighbor, Lester Paul Van Genderen, on Jan. 9, 1945, at her parents’ home near Lynnville. To this union they were blessed with three sons: Gary, Melvin, and Dennis. Marjorie worked in the cafeteria at Lynnville-Sully Schools for 27 years.
Marjorie was a member of Sully First Reformed Church and enjoyed participating in sewing days and Just Us Neighbors Club.
Those left to cherish her memory are her sons: Gary (Dorothy) Van Genderen of Lynnville, Melvin (Shirley) Van Genderen of Sully, and Dennis (Nancy) Van Genderen of Sully; nine grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband Paul; her parents; and her siblings: Leona (John) Van Manen, Bernard (Wilma) De Zwarte, and Reva (Clarence) Van Wyk. She was also preceded in death by her parents-in-law, Gerret and Maggie Van Genderen; and her brothers- and sisters-in-law: Ann (Wilbur) Schnell, Bill (Wilma) Van Genderen, Jean (Evelyn) Van Genderen, and Gerald Van Genderen.
Source: Hometown Press (Sully, IA); November 1, 2017