DeJong, Mina (Mrs. David)

DEJONG, BOSCH, VANDERWAL

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg (email)
Date: 6/12/2013 at 10:00:32

DeJong, Mina

Home Town: Hawarden, Iowa
Deceased Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013

Visitation: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Address: Porter Funeral Home
712 10th St
Hawarden, IA 51023

Service: Friday, June 14, 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Address: Hawarden Christian Reformed Church
1515 16th Street
Hawarden, Iowa 51023

Obituary: Hawarden, Iowa: Mina De Jong, 88 of Hawarden, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Funeral service will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013 at Hawarden Christian Reformed Church at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating. Private Family burial will be held prior at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. Condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

Mina (Van Der Wal) De Jong was born August 27, 1924 in Ferwerd, The Netherlands, to William and Anna (Bosch) Van Der Wal. She was united in marriage to David De Jong on January 23, 1947. They moved to the United States in March 1951, settling in Hull, Iowa. They purchased Central Café in 1976 and made their home in Hawarden, Iowa.

Mina was preceded in death by her parents, husband, David and brother, Phillip. She is survived by one daughter, Ann (Vern) Boer of Lyons, South Dakota and four sons; John (Judi) De Jong of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Bill (Deb) De Jong of Hawarden; Dennis (Janna) De Jong of Sioux Center, Iowa and David (Shirley) De Jong of Hawarden; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.