Jennie GANSEVELD

GANSEVELD, ABBAS, BOOMGARDEN, PASCHKE, ANDERSON, WOOD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/31/2015 at 15:58:35

December 12, 1911 --- October 19, 2000

BRITT - Jennie Ganseveld, 88, of Britt, passed away Thursday (Oct. 19, 2000) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services for Jennie Ganseveld will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt, with Pastor Stephen J. Bibb, OSL, officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Britt. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt, and one hour before services on Monday.

Jennie Ganseveld, 88, the daughter of Klaas and Fannie (Abbas) Ganseveld, was born in Britt, Hancock County, on Dec. 12, 1911. As a child she and her family lived in the rural areas of Britt, Hutchins, Crystal Lake, Dumont and Nora Springs. Jennie attended the rural country schools. She lived most of her adult life in the family home in Britt. For many years, Jennie worked as a cook in the S&S Café and Wilson's Café. Jennie enjoyed gardening and working in her yard. Her special joy was her family and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She especially enjoyed family get togethers.

Due to failing health, Jennie entered the Westview Care Center in Britt in January of 2000. On Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, Jennie entered Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. She slipped into eternal life on Thursday (Oct. 19, 2000). Jennie was preceded in death by her daughter, Loretta; and her son, Harold; her parents; nine brothers, Bill, George, Dan, Pete, Staffer, Nick, John, Fred and Klaus; six sisters, Anna, Grace, Minnie, twin sisters, Fannie and Nancy, and an infant sister.

Left to mourn her passing is her daughter, Beverly Boomgarden and her husband, Marvin, of Renwick; grandchildren, Brenda Paschke and husband, Rod, of Webster City, Kevin Ganseveld and wife, Mary, of Forest City, Carl Anderson and wife, Marcelina, of Kanawha, and John Ganseveld and wife, Kelly, of Klemme; great-grandchildren, Chad Wood, of Webster City, Larissa and Zachary Ganseveld, of Forest City, Jelyn Anderson, of Iowa City, Jhema, Kerri, and Maria Anderson, of Kanawha, and Jacob Ganseveld, of Klemme; and many, many nieces, nephews, and friends. Ewing Funeral Chapel.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
October 21, 2000