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Kats, Hindertje (Leemhuis) Davidson -- 1939 - 2005

KATS, LEEMHUIS, DRENTH, DAVIDSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 7/28/2012 at 13:23:13

Hindertje “Henny” Kats, age 65, of Burr Oak, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at her home following a brief illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 21, 2005 at First Baptist Church in Waukon, Iowa by Rev. Danny J. Volbrecht, with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, Iowa.

Friends may call from 3:00-5:00 P.M. Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa and from 10:00-11:00 A.M. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Waukon.

Hindertje Kats was born March 27, 1939 in Bourtange, Netherlands, the daughter of Jan and Jentje (Drenth) Leemhuis. Shortly after being born, Henny and her family moved to Amsterdam, where she was raised. She graduated from High School in 1957. As a young woman, she worked in a bank.

Henny came to the United States in 1961 and settled in San Bernardino, California. She married Winston Davidson and he preceded her in death in 1984. Following his death, she moved back to Holland for several years. In 1994, she met Jacob Kats. The couple married on September 11, 1996 in San Bernardino, California and made their home in Joshua Tree, California. They moved to Decorah, Iowa in 2000 and recently relocated to Burr Oak.

A homemaker most all of her life, Henny was a member of First Baptist Church in Waukon. She enjoyed knitting and gardening.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband, Winston Davidson.

Survivors include her husband, Jacob Kats of Burr Oak; three sons, Glenn Davidson, Vince Davidson of Yucca Valley, California, Alan (Kim) Davidson of Cresco, Iowa; five grandchildren, Glenn Davidson, Vinnie Davidson, Jill Davidson, Denise Davidson, and Joseph Davidson; two brothers, Ko Leemhuis of Amsterdam, Holland and Wim Leemhuis of Lelystad, Holland.

Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database

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