Eppinga, Alice (Mrs. Jake) 1884-1969

EPPINGA, VANDENBERG

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 5/29/2017 at 19:03:56

Rock Valley Bee of Jun 26th 1969.

Last Rites For Mrs. J. Eppinga
Funeral services were held Monday for Mrs. Jake Eppinga. 85, of Sioux Center, at 1:30 p.m. in the Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with the Rev. J. Van Zweden officiating. Burial was in the Valley View Cemetery under the direction of Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley. Organist, Mrs. William Rozenboom accompanied the congregation during hymns. Pallbearers were Jeffrey and Sydney Eppinga, John T. and Marvin Dale Van Middendorp, Egbert Van Beek and Donald Oostenink.

Mrs. Eppinga died Thursday Jun 19 in Sioux Center hospital following a ten year illness. The former Alice Vanden Berg was born in the Netherlands Jan 1, 1884. She married Jake Eppinga in 1907 at Hull. He preceded her in death. She made her home in the nursing wing of Sioux Center hospital for the past ten years.
Survivors are two sons, Ben and Dick of Rock Valley, one daughter Mrs. Teunis Van Middendorp of Rock Rapids 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.