Vellinga, Mrs. Marion (Christina) - 1922-1992

VELLINGA, KNEUBEL, DEKKER

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Date: 2/14/2012 at 13:56:10

Sioux Center News, February 26, 1992

Christina M. Vellinga, 69, of Ireton, died Wednesday, February 19 at her home in Ireton.

Services were Monday at Christian Reformed Church in Ireton, with the Rev. Martin Vander Vliet officiating. Burial was at Ireton's Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Vellinga, the former Christina Kneubel, was born July 30, 1922, at Ireton, the daughter of Titus & Fina (Dekker) Kneubel. She graduated from Ireton High School in 1940. She married Marion Vellinga on June 3, 1941, at Ireton. He died October 1, 1974. She had been employed at the PNM Animal Health Center in Ireton for the past 15 years.

She was a member of the Christian Reformed Church and attended the Coffee Break Bible Study in Ireton.

Survivors include her daughter, Diana Vellinga of Sioux City; six sisters, Jeanette Brouwer of Zeeland, MI; Trennie Cooper of Momence, IL; Lena Van Bruggen of Ireton; Fannie Dekker of Ireton and Helen Van Bruggen and Laverne Van Zyl, both of Lansing, IL.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Mark; a brother, John Kneubel; and two sisters, Allie Beimers and Henrietta Vande Kieft.
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Hawarden Independent February 27, 1992

Christina M. Vellinga, 69, of Ireton, died Wednesday, February 19, 1992 at her home in Ireton. Funeral services were held at the Christian Reformed Church in Ireton with the Rev. Marvin Vander Vliet officiating. Burial was held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton.

Mrs. Vellinga, the former Christina Kneubel was born July 30, 1922 at Ireton, the daughter of Titus and Fina (Dekker) Kneubel. She graduated from the Ireton High School in 1940. She married Marion Vellinga on June 3, 1941 at Ireton. They made their home in Ireton. She was employed at the PNM Animal Health Center in Ireton for the past 15 years. Marion died on October 1, 1974. She was a member of the Christian Reformed Church and attended the Coffee Break Bible Study in Ireton.

She is survived by her daughter, Diana Vellinga of Sioux City; six sisters, Jeanette Brouwer of Zeeland, Michigan, Trennie Cooper of Momence, Illinois, Mrs. Henry (Lena) Van Bruggen, Mrs. John (Fannie) Dekker both of Ireton, Helen Van Bruggen, and Mrs. Herman (Laverne) Van Zyl both of Lansing, Illinois. She was preceded in death by a son, Mark; a brother, John Kneubel; and two sisters, Allie Beimers and Henrietta Vande Kieft.
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