Hilda Lubbers

Hilda Lubbers, age 100, of Sioux Center, Iowa died Friday, 4/1, at the Sioux Center Community Nursing Facility.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 4/5, at 10:30am at the Central Reformed Church with Rev. Marilyn Rensink officiating. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.

Visitation will be held Monday, 4/4, from 2pm to 8pm, with the family present from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.

Hilda Lubbers was born March 26, 1905, in Humboldt, Iowa, the daughter of Cling and Hanna (Wiig) Cleveland. As a young girl, her family moved to South Dakota, and later settled in Tall Moon, Minnesota. Fond memories were riding her horse "Chubby" to school, and working summers at Idle Wild Resort.

When Hilda was a young woman she went to Canton, South Dakota to work as a waitress in the hotel. This is where she met Alfred "Ted" Lubbers, a barber also working at the hotel. The two were married in Sioux Center, lowa on February 15, 1927, by Reverend Fred Lubbers, Teds father. Following their marriage Hilda and Ted lived in Sioux Center the rest of her life. To this union, four children were born: Alroy, Roger, Marlene and Kenneth. Ted passed away last June 16th, after 77 years of marriage.

Hilda was a stay at home mom, until the children were grown. She then began working at Roelofs & Vander Berg Store for next 30 years. In 1992, she started crocheting lace around baby blankets sold in the store. Hilda loved to keep her hands busy and at last count she had lovingly crocheted over 1,200. Hilda was an active member of Central Reformed Church since moving to Sioux Center.

Hilda is survived by her daughter, Marlene and her husband, Denny Foxhoven of Ida Grove, lA; son, Ken and his wife, Connie of Sioux City, lA; two daughters-in-law: Marge Lubbers of Big Fork, MN and Ann Larkin of Hope ID; a sister, Ruth Bowe, of Franklin City, WI; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grand children, 2 step grandchildren, 8 step great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, Ted, Hilda was preceded in death by two sons: Roger and Alroy; two sisters: Clara Brenden and Cora Vander Weil and three brothers: Oscar, Burny and Art Cleveland.