Rose De Weerd

ROSE DE WEERD, 92, of Sioux Center, Iowa died Sunday, 7/10, at the Sioux Center Community Nursing Facility.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30pm in the chapel of First Reformed Church with Rev. Harold Lenters and Rev. Roger Voskuil officiating. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux center.

Visitation will be held Tuesday from 2pm to 8pm, with the family present from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.

The De Weerd Family prefers memorials to the First Reformed Church.


Rose (De Jager) De Weerd was born to Bernard and Jannet (Nyhof) De Jager on October 21, 1912 near Maurice, Iowa. Rose attended country school near Maurice and as a young woman assisted her siblings on the family farm. She began working for the Gerrit De Weerd Family by maintaining the home and providing child care after Mrs. De Weerds death. During her employment she met Albert De Weerd. Rose and Albert were later united in marriage on September 2, 1935 by Rev. Brunsting in Sioux Center. Following their marriage, Rose and Albert began farming between Maurice and Sioux Center. In 1953, they settled on a farm they purchased near Alvord, Iowa. Albert preceded Rose in death on September 7, 1973. After Alberts death, Rose moved to Sioux Center. She became a resident of the Sioux Center Nursing Facility in October of 2003.

Previously Rose was a member of the Bethel Reformed Church of Lester, Iowa and became a member of the First Reformed Church of Sioux Center in 1973. She loved to cook and bake. She enjoyed sharing her fresh baked cherry pies, bread and cakes with family and friends.

Rose is survived by her three sons and daughters-in-law: Gilbert and Mildred De Weerd of Ireton; Wayne and Delma De Weerd of Sioux Center and Rodney and Joanne De Weerd of Sioux Center along with her 12 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Rose was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers: Henry and Rhodus De Jager; eight sisters: Anna Drost, Gertie Van Duyn, Hattie Schreur, Jennie De Jong, Rena Faber, Susie Smit, Henrietta Vande Kieft, and Johanna Vlietstra.