Van Wyhe, Albertha, (Mrs. Gerrit) 1904-1992

VANWYHE, DEWEERD

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/16/2014 at 13:28:15

Born: January 5, 1904 Near Carmel, Iowa
Died: March 22, 1992 Rock Rapids, Iowa

Funeral services for Albertha Van Wyhe, 88, of Rock Rapids were held Wednesday in Christian Reformed Church, Rock Rapids, with interment in Riverview Cemetery.

She died Sunday March 22, 1992, in Lyon Manor Care Center where she was a resident since December of 1987.

Albertha De Weerd was born January 5, 1904, near Carmel. On February 9, 1926, she married Gerrit Van Wyhe in Carmel. They farmed in Sioux and Lyon counties and then moved to a farm near Rock Rapids in 1943. Her husband died in 1957.

Survivors include four sons, Gerrit of Rock Rapids, Elmer of Greeley, Colorado, Will of Gering, Nebraska, and Marvin of Spirit Lake; five daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Wilma) Brower of Luverne, Minn. Mrs. Darrell (Albertha) Gildemeister of Dell Rapids, S.D., Mrs. Don (Jan) Selles of Battle Creek, Michigan, Mrs. Sherwin (Joyce) Dornbush of Holland, Michigan, and Mrs. Bill (Muriel) Plooster of Sioux Falls, S.D; 32 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Ray of Worthington, MN. William of Inwood, Howard of Edgerton, MN, and one sister, Winnie Van't Hul of Hull.

Source: Local paper after March 22, 1992