Frieda Wierda

Frieda Wierda Service Livestream Frieda Wierda age 87 of Sioux Center, IA died Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center, IA with Rev. Jesse Henkle Officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center. There will be a time of visitation at the funeral home from 1:00 PM until the time of service at 2:00 PM on Wednesday. Frieda Wierda was born March 23, 1933 in Berea, Kentucky to her late parents, Robert G. and Wilma Anne (Brenda) Meade. Her early schooling was in Kentucky. Her father was a teacher and later joined the Boy Scouts of America in West Virginia so Frieda had schooling in West Virginia. She later went to Berea College where she graduated. Frieda worked as a secretary in the Insurance business. Her employment led her to Chicago where she met her husband to be, Bernard Wierda. They were married on July 2nd of 1955 in Ashland, Kentucky. She and Bernard lived and worked in the Chicago area their entire professional careers. Upon retirement in 1989 they moved back to Bernard’s hometown, Sioux Center. During their marriage they found time to travel enjoying trips to Europe and Alaska as well as many other places. Along with sharing her husband’s passion for horses, Frieda enjoyed gardening and various forms of painting both on canvas and on porcelain and china. She was a member of the Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center. She is survived by sisters-in-law, Peggy Wierda of Arkansas and Myrtle Kiel of Orange City, IA; nieces, nephews and other extended family members. Frieda was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Wilma Meade; husband, Bernard; and sister, Frances Carol Meade.