Den Hartog, Dorothy M. (Mrs. Don) 1929-2017

DENHARTOG, SLUIJER, HEIKENS, RIEMERSMA

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

           
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DOROTHY M. DEN HARTOG

BORN
April 5, 1929
Matlock, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
September 21, 2017
Sanborn, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Monday, September 25, 2017
First Reformed Church; Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Paul Van Maaren ~ Officiating

VISITATION
family present will be from 2 – 4 P.M.
on Sunday, September 24, 2017
at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon

 
MUSIC
“Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone”
Sung by: Kevin Miller

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“The Old Rugged Cross”
“How Great Thou Art”
Organist: Jett Korver

CASKET BEARERS
Evan Reiter                                  Kevin Miller
Daniel Riemersma                   Dennis Wallace
Bob Brink                                  John Corcoran

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Greenwood Cemetery
Matlock, Iowa

After today’s graveside service, relatives and friends
are invited to join the family in the
fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements are under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa.

DOROTHY M. DEN HARTOG
     Dorothy Mae Sluijer, daughter of Ed and Sina (Heikens) Sluijer was born April 5, 1929 near Matlock, Iowa. She attended rural school. She married Henry (Hein) Riemersma on January 3, 1947. After their marriage, the couple farmed on the home place from 1948 to 1964. They moved to Sheldon in 1964. Dorothy did laundry work for others for several years then became a nurse’s aide and worked in Sheldon Community Hospital for four years. She then cleaned houses for others for 23 years. Henry passed away on February 5, 1995. She married Don Den Hartog on April 5, 1996 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. Don preceded her in death on December 17, 2000. Dorothy passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Prairie View Home in Sanborn, reaching the age of 88 years, 5 months and 16 days.
     Dorothy was a member of First Reformed Church in Sheldon. She enjoyed flowers, birds, crocheting and quilting. She also enjoyed camping, going to air shows and attending sprint car races.
     Left to cherish Dorothy’s memory are her two sons and their spouses, Bob and Marie Riemersma and Jim and Linda Riemersma all of Sheldon; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Alice Sluijer of Sand Lake, Michigan; June Den Hartog of Sheldon; Jeanette Den Hartog of Pella, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Don (Glenda) Riemersma of Sheldon, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Marion Riemersma of George, Iowa;  two step sons, Larry (Deb) Den Hartog of Sheldon and Dennis Den Hartog and friend, Terri Keith of Eldridge, Iowa; step daughter, Cheryl (Richard) Gruis of Marion, Iowa; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
     Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, infant sister, Evelyn Doris Sluijer, great granddaughter, Angel Marie McDonough; brother, Loren Sluijer; brothers-in-law, Elmer Den Hartog, Lawrence Den Hartog, Howard Den Hartog and sisters-in-law, Jo Den Hartog, Ethel Kuyper and Lois Van Meeteren.
 
  
 
Psalm 121
 
 
 
I will lift up mine eyes to the hills,
 
         from whence cometh my help.
 
My help cometh from the Lord,
 
         which made heaven and earth.
 
           He will not suffer thy foot to be
 
         moved; he that keepeth thee will not
 
            Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall
 
         neither slumber nor sleep.
 
            The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is
 
         thy shade upon thy right hand.
 
            The sun shall not smite thee by
 
         day, nor the moon by night.
 
            The Lord shall preserve thee from
 
         all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
 
            The Lord shall preserve thy going
 
         out and thy coming in from this time
 
         forth, and even for evermore.
 
 
 
 Source: Vander Ploeg Funeral Home online obituary.