Mathilda Elizabeth (Schlawin) EENHUIS

EENHUIS, SCHLAWIN, KATTER, PETERSON, STAHL, LEMKE, COLE, BOLAND

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/21/2008 at 10:08:43

Mathilda Eenhuis, 1914-2005

Mathilda E. Eenhuis, 90, of Garner, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 8, at the Peace Reformed Church, rural Garner, with the Rev. Jeff DeBoer officiating. Music was provided by organist, Connie Greiman who accompanied soloist, Brent Renner and congregational hymns. Ushers were Bill Katter Sr. and Steve Lenz. Honorary bearers were Jerry Eenhuis, Robert Peterson, Les Peterson and Larry Schlawin. Casket bearers were Craig Schlawin, David Eenhuis, Steve Eenhuis, Virgil Stahl, Larry Eenhuis and Chad Schlawin. Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. The Cataldo Funeral Home of Garner was in charge of the arrangements.

Mathilda Elizabeth Eenhuis, the daughter of Otto A.L. and Mathilda E. (Katter) Schlawin, was born on September 3, 1914, on a farm southwest of Garner. She was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. C.A. Schmid. She attended the rural schools of Liberty Township. On December 23, 1935, she was married to Menno Johann Eenhuis at the Kanawha Christian Reformed parsonage. They farmed northeast of Kanawha for four years, northeast of Hayfield for 26 years and then northeast of Miller for four years before retiring to Garner in 1970. In 1989, Mathilda moved to the Town Square Apartments in Forest City and in 1999 to the Three Links Apartments in Mason City. She became a resident of the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake in June of 2002. She enjoyed her family and working with craft items. She was a member of the Peace Reformed Church where she was active in the Women's Missionary Society and taught Sunday School.

Mathilda is survived by her children, Marjorie (Orlando) Peterson of Clear Lake and Melvin (Pauline) Eenhuis of Des Moines; five grandchildren, Carolyn (Craig) Schlawin of Farmington, Minnesota, Robert (Genon) Peterson of Forest City, Les (Robin) Peterson of Colorado Springs, Colorado, David (Toalima) Eenhuis of Mason City and Steven (Shirley) Eenhuis of Mason City; six step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; five step-great-great-grandchildren; her twin sister, Myra Stahl of Belmond; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Menno on March 5, 1991; her parents; a great-grandson, Michael Tavita Eenhuis; an infant brother; brother, Roger Schlawin; and three sisters, Sadie Lemke, Norva Cole and Helena Boland.

April 13, 2005
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