Dering, Joyce (Mrs. Henry Jr.) 1924-2004

DERING, VANDERLEE, MEYER

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer
Date: 8/27/2014 at 21:41:37

Source: North West Iowa Review (1-24-2004)

Born: October 5, 1924
Died: January 20, 2004

Joyce Ruth Dering, 79, Hospers, died Tuesday, January 20, at Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City.

Services will be at 11 A.M. today (Saturday, January 24,) at the First Reformed Church in Hospers, with the Rev. Milton Sikkema officiating. Burial will be at Hospers Cemetery, under the direction of Oolman Funeral Home in Hospers.

Joyce Dering, daughter of Gerrit and Lena (Meyer) Vanderlee, was born October 5, 1924, in Chicago. She was educated at Roseland Christian School and Chicago Christian High School.

She married Henry Dering Jr., son of Henry and Jennie Dering, on December 15, 1945, in Chicago. They lived in Chicago for eight years and then moved to South Holland, Illinois, where they lived for 33 years. She worked in various offices, learning and using many skills, as well as doing volunteer work for friends and family.

They worked with Roving Volunteers In Christ’s Service from May 1986 to April 1994, traveling across the United States and Canada. They served Christian organizations where she did a variety of jobs from painting and cleaning to office work with computers. They spent their summers furloughing with their children. They retired to Hospers in August 23, 1996, in Orange City. She moved to the Christian Retirement Home in Sheldon in April 2002 and transferred to the Heritage House in Orange City in November 2003.

She was a member of First Reformed Church in Hospers. She enjoyed playing piano, sewing and doing handwork. She ministered to others through the written word, by cards, letters, and poems.

Survivors include a son, Gary and Zoey Dering of Gig Harbor, Washington; a daughter, Barbara and David De Jong of Hospers; a son-in-law, Robert Beasley of Duncan, Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren; a brother, Harold Vanderlee of Midland, Texas; a nephew; and a niece.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Dering Jr.; a daughter, Margaret Beasley; and a sister, Marjorie DeMello.

Memorials may nbe directed to New Tribes Mission.