Beimers, Thurlow Lloyd, 1934-2008

BEIMERS, KNUEBEL, VANDRAAGER

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg (email)
Date: 7/24/2014 at 10:41:09

Born: February 4, 1934, Sioux County, Iowa
Died: June 18, 2008 Spirit Lake, Iowa

Thurlow Lloyd Beimers 74, of Sioux Center died Wed. June 18, at Spirit Lake, IA.

A memorial service was Sat. at 2 p.m. at First Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Center. Intermemt was in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.

Beimers was born Feb. 4, 1934, to Ed and Allie (Knuebel) Beimers. He attended the Orange City and Sioux Center Christian Schools. In 1951, he graduated from the Sioux Center High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army Signal Corps for two years. On Dec. 28, 1956, he married Evelyn Shirley Vandraager in Tucson, AZ. The day after his graduation, he was hired at Mutual Telephone Company in Sioux Center where he diligently worked for 49 years.

He was a member of First Christian Reformed Church. He enjoyed fishing, watching sports, following the activities of his grandchildren, and visiting and emailing his friends and family. He very much looked forward to the annual family vacation to Northern MN, which he had just enjoyed earlier this month. In their retirement years, the couple enjoyed their condo in Spirit Lake.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years; a son and his wife, Terry and Mary Beimers of Sioux Center; three daughters, Pam and Howard Vander Schaaf of Alton, Lisa and Mike Hilbelink of Temecula, CA, and Jill Shephard of Solona Beach, CA; seven grandchildren; three great-granddaughters; sister-in-law, Jeannie Van Der Vliet of Hospers; and brothers-in-law, Wein Vander Zwaag of Orange City.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Katherine and her husband Robert Malisch, and Alvina Vander Zwaag; his twin brother, Lloyd Thurlow Beimers, and an infant brother, John Beimers.

The Beimers family prefers memorials be directed to Unity Christian High School or Sioux Center Christian School.

Source: Sioux Center News June 2008