1921
Esther
2011
Esther M. Vermeer
October 5, 1921 — January 3, 2011
Esther M. Vermeer, 89, of Moses Lake, Washington, formerly of Sioux Center and Ireton, IA, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 at the Monroe House of Moses Lake.
A visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30AM to 10:30AM at First Reformed Church of Sioux Center, IA, followed by a funeral service beginning at 10:30AM in the chapel of First Reformed Church with Rev. Doug Van Aartsen officiating. Interment will follow the service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.
Esther Vermeer was born to Andrew and Alida (Berghuis) De Zeeuw on October 5, 1921 at the family home on the farm 3 miles from Sioux Center. She attended school at Plato No. 8. She graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1939. On June 6, 1939 she married Gerrit E. Vermeer. They lived on the family farm east of Sioux Center. They had five beautiful children, Marilyn Faye, Maxine Beth, Iva Jean, Everett Gale and Don Lee. Esther and Gerrit moved to Lynden, Washington in 1960, where they lived for 30 years. Then due to various circumstances she moved around ending up in Ireton, Iowa from 2000 to 2008. She returned to Eastern Washington after the death of her oldest child to be closer to her three children.
Esther was active in 4-H, church work, womens bible study and was president of Womans Classis of the Cascades (with the First Reformed Church in Lynden) for several years. She loved her role as mother, wife and homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, canning, and baking and would share it with her family and friends. Fellowship time with family, neighbors and friends was always a highlight. In their later years, Esther and Gerrit enjoyed camping in British Columbia.
Above all else, Esther loved the Lord dearly.
She is survived by four children: Maxine Beth (Dave) Richner of Warden, WA, Iva Jean (Larry) Vander Giessen of Moses Lake, WA, Everett Gale (Candy) Vermeer of Quincy, WA, and Don Lee Vermeer of Le Mars; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruth (Jake) De Jong of Spirit Lake; two brothers, John (Ella) De Zeeuw of Hull and Earl (Lila) De Zeeuw of Orion, IL.
In addition to her parents and husband, Esther was preceded in death by her daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn (Kenneth) Gradert, two sisters: Vera Taylor and Norma Vander Berg, one brother, Roger DeZeeuw.
A visitation will be held Saturday from 9:30AM to 10:30AM at First Reformed Church of Sioux Center, IA, followed by a funeral service beginning at 10:30AM in the chapel of First Reformed Church with Rev. Doug Van Aartsen officiating. Interment will follow the service in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.
Esther Vermeer was born to Andrew and Alida (Berghuis) De Zeeuw on October 5, 1921 at the family home on the farm 3 miles from Sioux Center. She attended school at Plato No. 8. She graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1939. On June 6, 1939 she married Gerrit E. Vermeer. They lived on the family farm east of Sioux Center. They had five beautiful children, Marilyn Faye, Maxine Beth, Iva Jean, Everett Gale and Don Lee. Esther and Gerrit moved to Lynden, Washington in 1960, where they lived for 30 years. Then due to various circumstances she moved around ending up in Ireton, Iowa from 2000 to 2008. She returned to Eastern Washington after the death of her oldest child to be closer to her three children.
Esther was active in 4-H, church work, womens bible study and was president of Womans Classis of the Cascades (with the First Reformed Church in Lynden) for several years. She loved her role as mother, wife and homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, canning, and baking and would share it with her family and friends. Fellowship time with family, neighbors and friends was always a highlight. In their later years, Esther and Gerrit enjoyed camping in British Columbia.
Above all else, Esther loved the Lord dearly.
She is survived by four children: Maxine Beth (Dave) Richner of Warden, WA, Iva Jean (Larry) Vander Giessen of Moses Lake, WA, Everett Gale (Candy) Vermeer of Quincy, WA, and Don Lee Vermeer of Le Mars; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruth (Jake) De Jong of Spirit Lake; two brothers, John (Ella) De Zeeuw of Hull and Earl (Lila) De Zeeuw of Orion, IL.
In addition to her parents and husband, Esther was preceded in death by her daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn (Kenneth) Gradert, two sisters: Vera Taylor and Norma Vander Berg, one brother, Roger DeZeeuw.
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