LAMFERS, Jeanette (Korthals) 1923-2007

LAMFERS, KORTHALS, DE WEERD

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 9/23/2008 at 20:24:25

Jeanette (Korthals) Lamfers was born October 29, 1923, at George, Lyon county, Iowa, the daughter of Gerrit and Ida (DeWeerd) Korthals. Jeanette grew up and attended Wheeler Country School in Lyon county. She was united in marriage to Raymond Lamfers on March 5, 1945, at the Hope Reformed Church parsonage southwest of George by Herman Rosenberg.

They made their home on a farm south of George for one year before moving to a farm west of George. Jeanette and her husband farmed together for many years. Along with the field work, Jeanette enjoyed the daily chores, making meals for her family, gardening, sewing, crocheting, watching birds and working in the yard mowing. She was a member of Hope Reformed Church at George and was an active member of the Esther Circle.

On October 28, 2003, Jeanette became a resident of the George Good Samaritan Center where she died this past Tuesday morning, June 19, 2007 at the age of eighty-three.
She is survived by her children, Shirley and her husband, John Symens of Amherst, South Dakota; Donna and her husband, Harm Aning of Swansea, Illinois; Roger and his wife, Charnele Lamfers of George, IA; Jeanne and her husband, Galen Breuer of Hull, Iowa; and June Ranschau of Salt Lake City, Utah; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great grandchildren; six brothers, John (Mary) Korthals; Alfred (Carnie) Korthals; Harold (Ardis) Korthals; Ed (Pearl) Korthals; Albert (Johanna) Korthals; and Ron (Floy) Korthals all of George; three sisters, Henrietta (Alvin) Krull; Leona Geerdes and Edith (Emery) Van Tilburg all of George; and one sister-in-law, Velva Korthals of George.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; infant daughter, Carol; two granddaughters, Sheryl and Colleen Symens; one grandson, Christopher Ranschau; two brothers, Marion and Leonard; and one sister, Gertrude.
Blessed be her memory.

Funeral services for Jeanette Lamfers were held Friday, June 22, 2007 at Hope Reformed Church, George, Iowa with interment in Hope Reformed Church Cemetery.

(From funeral program)