Cindy (Meyer) VANDUSSELDORP

VANDUSSELDORP, MEYER, EDWARDS, ABBAS, WICHERT, SMIDT, GRAY, MAYLAND

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/28/2010 at 14:00:35

August 11, 1948 --- October 26, 2010

BRITT, IA - Cindy VanDusseldorp, 62, of Britt passed away Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. A funeral service for Cindy VanDusseldorp will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at First Lutheran Church in Britt with Pastor Lee Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Britt. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at Ewing Funeral Home, 178 Center St. W.

Cindy, the daughter of Frank and Verna Mae (Edwards) Meyer, was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Algona. She graduated from Corwith-Wesley High School in 1966. In the fall of 1964 Cindy met her future husband, best friend and soulmate, Larry VanDusseldorp. They were united in marriage on April 27, 1968, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Corwith, Iowa. The couple made their home in Britt where they raised their three children. Cindy enjoyed attending her children's and grandchildren's activities and going on classic car cruises with Larry in their 1959 Ford. She also enjoyed having coffee with her girlfriends and reading books on a variety of topics. Cindy always had a special place in her heart for stray animals and would give many a home throughout the years.

Cindy is survived by her husband of 42 years, Larry VanDusseldorp, and children Tammy (Alan) Abbas of Garner, Misty (Doug) Abbas of Britt and Scott (Angie) VanDusseldorp of Garner; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; siblings, Dave (Carlene) Meyer, Melinda Wichert, Dawn Gray and Sandy (Bruce) Smidt; numerous nieces and nephews; and mother-in-law, Nona VanDusseldorp, and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Gloria and Wally Mayland. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Verna Mae, and father-in-law Melvin VanDusseldorp and her beloved pets, Shadow, Snoopy and Tuffy. Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. W., Britt, IA 50423.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
October 28, 2010