Oudekerk, Myrna L. (1935-2018)

OUDEKERK, HOLCOMB, PETERS, REINEKE, THOMPSON, JOHNSON

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/25/2018 at 13:28:46

Myrna L. Oudekerk
July 23, 1935 - April 12, 2018

Myrna L. Oudekerk, 82, of Forest City, died on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

A daughter of Frank and Hazel (Peters) Holcomb, Myrna L. Oudekerk was born on July 23, 1935, in Forest City, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Forest City High School. In 1945, she accepted the Lord at the Calvary Baptist Church in Forest City where she remained a longtime member. On June 19, 1954, she married Ralph Oudekerk, and to their union, four children were born: Terry, Steven, Cindy, and Chad. She and Ralph farmed in the Crystal Lake area. Moreover, she worked at the A & W Restaurant for thirty-six years and at the Forest City Good Samaritan Center for eighteen years.

Myrna loved to travel, especially to Holland and Belgium. She, also, enjoyed her trips up north not to mention the road trips with her niece, Connie. In addition, she liked having coffee with her friends and attending the many family gatherings through the years. Indeed, she took the most pleasure from her family, especially from her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. For sure, she will be, dearly, missed by all who knew and loved her.

Myrna is survived by her children, Terry (Loretta) and Steven Oudekerk (Joyce Henning), and Cindy (Tony) Reineke; her daughter-in-law, Mary Oudekerk; her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her brothers-in-law, Gordon and Albert Oudekerk; as well as by many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph Oudekerk, in 1999; her son, Chad Oudekerk, in 2012; her daughter-in-law, Kim Oudekerk; her great-granddaughter, Jasmine Oudekerk; and her siblings: Milo and Kenneth Holcomb, Sharon Thompson, Geneva Merchant, Ila Oudekerk, and Fern Johnson.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Calvary Baptist Church, 636 N. Best Street, Forest City, Iowa, with Pastor Doug Farrell officiating. Visitation will take place Monday, April 16, 2018, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 N. Clark Street, Forest City, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City.

Cataldo Schott Funeral Home, Forest City, Iowa, 2017.

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