DeBoer, Berdella (Mrs. Frank) 1916-2012

DEBOER, VANDERMEULEN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 3/14/2013 at 09:42:04

BERDELLA DE BOER
Berdella De Boer age 95 of Hills, died Sunday, July 22, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Memorial service was Thursday, at United Reformed Church in Hills. Internment followed at United Reformed Church Cemetery in Hills.
Berdella Vander Meulen was born October 31,1916 at Orange City, IA to Edward and Alice Vander Meulen. She worked at home and helped pick corn by hand, milking and housework.

Berdella married Frank De Boer on February 20, 1940. They began their married life at Rock Rapids. In 1944 Frank and Berdella began farming and lived on farms by Harris, Round Lake and Lake Park before moving to
Hills, MN. Berdella worked at the Tuff Memorial Home to help pay for Christian School tuition. She moved to the Tuff Village in April 2002 and entered the Tuff memorial Home in March 2006. While at the nursing home Berdella made many friends, welcomed new residents, read the Bible and prayed with the residents.

Those left to cherish her memories are her children, Charles (Rheta) De Boer of Hills, MN, Erwin (Faith) De Boer of Hills, MN, Mary (Allen) Van Raalte of Sioux Falls, SD, Alma (Erwin) Kooistra of Rock Valley, IA, Burdett (Butch)De Boer of Alvord, IA, Mina Brandt of Remsen, IA, Carmen (Greg) Dougherty Valley Springs, SD; 24 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; 1 great- great grandchild; brother, Alan (Norma) Vander Meulen of Ocheyedan, IA; sister, Louise (Ervin) Smidt of Artesia, CA; several foster and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; two brothers, Roy Vander Meulen and Edward Vander Meulen; and two sisters, Nelvina Bergsma and Mildred Eversdyke.
Source: Doon Press of August 2, 2012