Krommendyk, Luella (Mrs. Bernard "Bud") 1931-2024

KROMMENDYK, VIS, SMIT

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/18/2024 at 19:14:26

Mrs. Luella Krommendyk, age 92, of Hull, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center.

A visitation with the family present will be held on Tuesday, April 16, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Hull. A prayer service will take place on Wednesday, April 17, at 1:30pm, at the funeral home, followed by interment at the Hope Cemetery in Hull. There will be a memorial service on Wednesday, at 2:30pm, at the Hope Christian Reformed Church in Hull with the Rev. Timothy Ouwinga and the Rev. Aaron Greydanus officiating.

Luella Mae was born on October 17, 1931, in Hull, the daughter of August and Gertie (Vis) Smit. She was raised in rural Hull and attended a country school and the Hull Public School. After graduating from high school, she worked for Sterit Brothers Grocery, Perkins Corner Café (Droog Service), and Tri State Livestock in Sioux Center.

On March 28, 1951, she married Bernard Allan Krommendyk at the American Reformed Church in Hull. She and “Bud” lived on his parents’ farm until 1973, when they moved to an acreage near Hull and “Lou” helped her daughter a few days a week at the Countryside Drive Inn in Hull. In 1984, they moved to Ontario, California, where she worked as the head cook at Inland Christian Home. In 1996, they returned to Hull. During their retirement years, Bud and Lou wintered in Tucson, Arizona, and volunteered for Wycliffe Bible Translators. Bud passed away on August 14, 2017, in Hull, after more than 66 years of marriage.

In November of 2020, Luella moved to the Christian Retirement Home in Sheldon. In June of 2022, she became a resident of Aspen Heights Senior Living in Hull, and a year later, of Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center.

Luella was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church in Hull, and participated in the Mission Guild, Coffee Break, Christian Fellowship, and Bereans. Bernard and Luella enjoyed many summers at Lake Okoboji, boating and making good memories with family and friends. Luella was an excellent cook and baker and was blessed to be able to share her talents with others who were in need of a helping hand. She was especially good at making pies and donated many of them to school fundraisers. She also enjoyed quilting and sewing quilt blocks for Hope Haven. She loved conversing over the phone, playing all kinds of games with family and friends, and attending her grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s various activities.

Luella is survived by her three children, Glenda, and her husband, Larry Oolman, of Sioux Center; Donald Krommendyk, and his wife, Mary (Smit), of Hull; and Laura Miller, of Milford; six grandchildren, Christopher De Jong; Heidi Warntjes; Shelly Van Otterloo; Brad Krommendyk, and his wife, Deb (Ver Burg); Abby Damstra; and Brooke, and her husband, Zach Schauf; fifteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Judy Kersbergen, of Wichita Falls, Texas; two brothers and their wives, Howard and Arlene Smit, of Hull; and Allen and Rose Smit, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; two sisters-in-law, Mary Van Otterloo, of Rock Valley; and Sophie Krommendyk, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; and two brothers-in-law, Berwyn Krommendyk, and his wife, Hilda, of Sioux Center; and Fred Krommendyk, of Orange City; as well as many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Glenn De Jong; a grandson-in-law, Loren Van Otterloo; three brothers, Arnold Smit, and his wife, Betty; Delmar Smit, and his wife, Ardel; and Alfred Smit as an infant; two sisters and their husbands, Darlene and Harold Van Otterloo, and Phyllis and Marvin Wissink; two brothers-in-law, Jim Kersbergen and Williard Krommendyk; and two sisters-in-law, Harriet, and her husband, Roger Sikma; and Jane Krommendyk.

Memorials will be given to the Hull Christian School and Western Christian High School.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home online obituary.