Alida (Suntken) DORENKAMP

DORENKAMP, SUNTKEN, FREY, NANNENGA, TANNAHILL, DESLOOVER, GROESBECK, KUHLERS, BOHNING

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/7/2007 at 01:23:18

October 14, 2003

Alida Dorenkamp, 95, died on Friday, October 10, 2003, at the Belmond Health Care Center. Funeral services were held on Monday, October 13, at the First Reformed Church in Meservey, with the Pastor Rodney Meester officiating. Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.

Alida, the daughter of Henry and Hannah Frey Suntken, was born on October 24, 1907, in Wisner Township in Franklin County. She attended the Wisner Township No. 5 Country School. She worked in Alexander for a couple of years. Alida married Emil Dorenkamp on December 18, 1930 at Alexander. The couple farmed one year in Franklin County and several years in Wright County. Emil and Alida purchased their own farm north of Meservey in 1942. Emil died on October 15, 1987. Alida remained on the farm until ill health forced her to move to the Klemme Apartments in 1989. In 1991 she moved to the McBurney Apartments in Belmond. Alida entered the Belmond Health Care Center in August 2003. Alida is remembered for cooking Sunday dinners for her family. She loved gardening and flowers and adored her grandchildren. She was a member of the First Reformed Church in Meservey.

Alida was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law, Clarence Nannenga; grandson, David; great-granddaughter, April; sister, Johana; and brothers, Onno and Bert. Alida is survived by her daughter, Mavis Nannenga of Thornton; grandchildren, Marjorie (Ron) Tannahill of Klemme, Dorothy (Robert) DeSloover of Hampton, Linda (Brad) Groesbeck of Garner and Randall (Deanna) Nannenga of Klemme; great-grandchildren, Crystal, Jason, Ashley, Amy, Ethan, Bethany and Anastasia; step-great-grandchildren, Chad and Penny; sister, Grace Kuhlers of Belmond; and sister-in-law, Esther Bohning of Belmond.

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