Pearl Timmer

Pearl Timmer, 93, of Sioux Center, IA died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center. Visitation will be held Monday at from 4-8PM, with the family present from 6-8PM at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center. A prayer service for family and friends will be held Tuesday at 1:30PM at First Reformed Church of Sioux Center. Interment will follow the prayer service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2:30PM at First Reformed Church with Rev. Bob Holtrop officiating. The Timmer family prefers memorials to the Foster Grandparent Program of Rock Valley, IA. Pearl (Rozeboom) Timmer was born to Tunis and Jennie (Roskamp) Rozeboom on June 18, 1917 in Kanawha, Iowa. The family moved to Sioux County, Iowa in 1920, where Pearl lived the remainder of her life. On January 3, 1935, she married her first and only love, Albert Timmer. She and Al were blessed with five children and farmed northwest of Sioux Center until 1962. Pearl worked as a nurse's aide at the Sioux Center Community Hospital. Later she and Al purchased the House Of Fashion, a woman's clothing store in downtown Sioux Center, which they operated for several years. Pearl lost her beloved Al to cancer in 1983. Her later years were devoted to her family, the First Reformed Church Library, the Foster Grandparent Program and Hospice program. Pearl was a resident of Royale Meadows Care Center for the past ten years. Pearl is survived by her five children and their spouses: Jack and Marlene Timmer of Sioux Center; Delores and Leonard Leenderts of Hills, MN; Thelma and George Hedges of Scranton, IA; Marj and Dave Steffens of Primghar, IA; Lin Clousing of Thiensville, WI; 16 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Pearl is also survived by six sisters: Marie Mouw of Sioux Center; Kathryn Wielenga of Ontario, CA; Wilma Tiemyer and husband, Al of Caledonia, MI; Margaret Brock of Grand Rapids, MI; Arlene Bidwell of Sioux Center; Marilyn Vander Esch and husband, Lee of Port Heron, MI; two sisters-in-law: Mary Jane Rozeboom of Hull and Donna Rozeboom of Zeeland, MI. She will be joined in her heavenly home by her husband, Al; son-in-law, Gerald Vande Kamp; her parents; brothers: Tunis and Roy Rozeboom; two infant sisters; brothers-in-law: Bernard Mouw, Jake Wielenga, Sid Brock, Ralph Punt and Forrest Bidwell. Pearl will be remembered for her love for God, her family and everyone who needed a special touch. We praise God for her life.