Lammers, Annetta (Mrs. Donald Richard) 1926-2022

LAMMERS, HULST, VANDEWEERD

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting (email)
Date: 7/22/2022 at 19:01:13

Mrs. Annetta Lammers, age 96, of Alton, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Le Mars.

There will be a funeral service on Saturday, June 4, at 11:00am, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City, with the Rev. Mark Haverdink officiating. Interment will take place at the Nassau Township Cemetery near Alton, followed by a luncheon and time of fellowship at the church. Arrangements are with the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Annetta was born on April 23, 1926, near Hospers, one of seven children born to John and Hattie (Hulst) Vande Weerd. She grew up on her family’s farm south of Hospers and attended a nearby country school before graduating from the Hospers High School. She earned her teaching certificate from Westmar College in Le Mars and spent several years teaching in area country schools.

On June 24, 1949, she was united in marriage to Donald Richard Lammers in Hospers. They made their home on the Lammers homestead west of Alton, where they raised three boys. In addition to being a wife and mother, she and Don, along with other members of their family, operated the Green Acres Greenhouse for many years. In 2012, the couple moved to their son, Greg’s home near Craig. Don passed away on October 3, 2012, in Le Mars, after more than 63 years of marriage. Annetta later moved into the Pioneer Memorial Home in Orange City, and in July of 2019, she became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society in Le Mars.

Mrs. Lammers was a member of the First Reformed Church, where in earlier years, she was involved with the various women’s ministries and taught Sunday School. She was also an active member of the Floyd American Legion Auxiliary in Alton. She enjoyed singing, often with her husband, and liked to play the piano. She was an excellent cook and baker, and frequently used her skills in the kitchen for Sunday meals with her children and grandchildren with whom she loved to spend time.

She is survived by two sons, Kevin Lammers, and his friend, Cletus Richtermeier, of Sioux City; and Gregory Lammers, and his wife, Jeanne, of Le Mars; a daughter-in-law, Deanna Lammers, of Alton; seven grandchildren, Tamela Van Kalsbeek and Erik Scott; Chief Warrant Officer 3, Ret. Michele Lammers; Jonathan Lammers, and his wife, Jana; Jeffrey Lammers; Jennifer, and her husband, Jacob Shipp; Gregory Lammers, and his wife, Dena; and TSgt Jason Lammers, and his wife, Katie; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Tracia Morren, of La Crescent, Minnesota; a sister-in-law, Ruth Vande Weerd, of Mazeppa, Minnesota; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Lammers; two sisters, Harriet, and her husband, Al Kooiker; and Alys Vande Weerd; three brothers and their wives, Nick and Clara Vande Weerd, Bert and Hermine Vande Weerd, and Harold and Dorothy Vande Weerd; a brother-in-law, Dick Morren; and two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Mina and Cornie Harmelink, and Jenny and Herman Oordt.

Memorials may be given to the family for future designation.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home online obituary.