Boone, Elizabeth Jacoba,(Mrs. Elden) 1922-2009

BOONE, DEHAAN, MANTEL

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/31/2014 at 18:46:53

Born: September 30, 1922 rural Hospers, Iowa
Died: March 19, 2009 Sheldon, Iowa

Mrs. Elizabeth Boone, age 86, of Hospers, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the Sanford Sheldon Hospital in Sheldon.

There will be a funeral service on Saturday March 21, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Reformed Church in Hospers. The Rev. Milton Sikkema will officiate. Interment will follow at the Hospers Cemetery. The Oolman Funeral Home in Hospers, is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth Jacoba was born on September 30, 1922, in rural Hospers, the daughter of Henry and Dora (Mantel) De Haan. She was raised in the Newkirk area.

On Feb. 18, 1942, she married Elden Boone in Hospers. They made their home in Hospers, where she was a homemaker. "Bud" passed away on December 13, 1987, in Sheldon, after 45 years of marriage.

"Liz" was a member of the First Reformed Church where she had been involved with the Kid's Club, the choir, fundraisers, and visiting the sick.

She enjoyed spending time with her family. She also liked to knit, crochet, solve word puzzles, and play cards with friends.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Doris Bajema, of Escondido, California; and Darlo Boone, and his wife, Jean of Sheldon; three grandsons, Michael Bajema, and his wife Rachelle, of San Marcos, California; and Aaron Boone and his wife, Melissa, and Jason Boone, all of Sheldon; three great-grandchildren, Amanda and Andrew Bajema and Emma Boone; her sister, Alice Langstraat, of Orange City, and her family; her sister-in-law, Ida De Haan, of Artesia, Calif., and her family.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, John De Haan; her brother-in-law, Lester Langstraat; and her husband's parents, Tony and Anna Boone.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home after March 19, 2009