Offringa, Alice (Mrs. Sybrand) 1921-2022

OFFRINGA, DEJAGER, VERDOORN

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/8/2022 at 14:10:35

Alice Offringa age 100 of Sibley, Iowa, died Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Sibley Specialty Care in Sibley, IA.

Funeral service will be 11:30 AM, Thursday, January 6th at the Christian Reformed Church of Sibley, IA, with Rev. Ben Wiersma officiating

Burial will be at 2:00 PM at Roseland Cemetery in Sanborn, IA.

Visitation will be Thursday morning, from 10 AM until the hour of service at Christian Reformed Church of Sibley.

Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley is in charge of services

Alice Offringa, age 100 was born on January 25, 1921 on a farm, just west of Sheldon, IA, the daughter of Joe and Jessie (DeJager) Verdoorn. She attended country school and graduated from eighth grade.

She married her next-door neighbor Sybrand W. Offringa on March 21, 1939, in her parent’s home near Sanborn, IA. They farmed at Sanborn, IA, Chandler, MN, Ocheyedan, IA, Harris, IA and Lismore, MN. She helped on the farm with the crops and taking care of livestock, including milk cows, beef cattle, hogs, chickens and sheep. She moved to Sibley, IA after her husband, Sybrand, passed and was employed in the kitchen at Country View Manor and Sibley Specialty Care.

She was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in Sibley IA. Alice made countless quilts, ceramics and embroidery. She never followed a pattern, crocheting numerous afghans and doilies, just by sight. Many family members have these to treasure. She also did many puzzles and loved playing Scrabble and various card games. Her Bible was so important to her.

On March 28, 2019, she moved from her home to the Viola Home in Sibley. After a fall in May, 2021 she entered Sibley Specialty Care. Alice passed away on January 1, 2022.

Left to cherish her memory are her four daughters, Jessa (Gary) Wolter of Ocheyedan, IA, Reka Post of Sibley, IA, Jolene (Roland) Thomsen of Round Lake, MN, Arlyce (John) Elias of George, IA. Eleven grandchildren, Delane (Kristin) Wolter, Renae Wolter, Brenda Post (fiancé Mark Steil), Duane (Molly) Post, Scott (Carissa) Post, Stacy (Daniel) Wrightsman, Kimberly (Christian) Case, Kayla (Daniel) Dykstra, Andrea (Garrett) Christensen, Leisa (Gary) Kwong. Twenty-two great grandchildren, Madison, Paige, Camryn Wolter, Clint Henrichs, Ethan (Sierra) Post, Mason, Mackensie, Mallory Post, Courtney Post, Gavin, Nolan Wrightsman, Hannah, Kaden, Rachel, Emma Case, Tressa, Zakary, Darin Dykstra, Caitlyn, Aubrey, Caleb Christensen, Miles, Pierce Kwong.

Alice was preceded in death by her husband of 35 ½ years, Sybrand on Oct 26, 1974, an infant son, son-in-law Charles Post, granddaughter Rhonda (Post) Henrichs and her husband George Henrichs, infant granddaughter (Post) her parents Joe & Jessie, brothers, William and Mitchell, sister Gertrude Vogelaar.

Source: Jurrens Funeral Home online obituary.