Lode, Hermina"(Mina" (Mrs. John) 1920-2007

LODE, OLDENKAMP, BRINK

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/16/2015 at 14:50:54

Born: February 5, 1920 Rural Boyden, Iowa
Died: August 21, 2007 Sheldon, Iowa

Hermina "Mina" Lode, the daughter of Herman and Susan (Brink) Oldenkamp, was born February 5, 1920 in rural Boyden, Iowa. She received her education in a country school near Boyden, Iowa. On March 6, 1940 she was united in marriage to John Lode on her parent's farm place near Boyden. The couple made their home on a farm north of Sanborn, Iowa for 14 years, later moving to a farm north of Sheldon on Country Club Road, where they farmed until their retirement in 1977. John and Mina had built a new home in Sheldon and moved into town that same year. Her husband John preceded her in death on Oct. 7, 2005 in Sheldon. Hermina passed away on Tues. August 21, 2007 at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon, reaching the age of 87 years, 6 months and 16 days.
She was a member of the First Reformed Church in Sheldon. She enjoyed doing handwork, baking and was a caregiver, she especially loved being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Hermina leaves to cherish her memory, a son Arlan and his wife, Jane Lode of Sheldon; a daughter, Edna and her husband Dennis Vaselaar of Ashton; 8 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Susan Westra of Sanborn,; Edith Visser of Sheldon, and Geraldine Bouma of Omaha, NE. and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, four sisters, Jennie Van Es; Tena De Raad, Gertrude Oldenkamp; Christine Lode; four brothers, William, Sam, Henry and John Oldenkamp; and two brothers and two sisters in infancy.

Sources: Obit card after 8/21/2007