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Freda Vander Meulen | Visitation:
Sunday, September 13, 2009
1:00 PM until 6:00 PM
2:00 PM until 4:00 PM
Family Present at the Andringa Funeral Chapel in Ocheyedan.
Service:
Monday, September 14, 2009
10:30 AM
Christian Rerformed Church
Ocheyedan, Iowa,
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| | | Freda Vander Meulen, age 94, of Ocheyedan, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at the Country View Manor in Sibley.
Funeral services will be Monday, September 14, 2009, at 10:30 A.M. at the Christian Reformed Church in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Rev. John Knoester officiating.
Burial in the Ocheyedan Township Cemetery in Ocheyedan.
Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 to 6:00 P.M. with the family present from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the Andringa Funeral Chapel in Ocheyedan.
Freda Vander Meulen was born on January 15, 1915, near Middleburg, Iowa. She was the daughter of John and Nellie (Faber) Iedema. When she was one year old, she moved with her family to a farm northwest of Ocheyedan, Iowa. She attended Horton Township Country School #8. In 1926, the family moved to the Sanborn, Iowa, area, and later to the Hartley, Iowa area. In 1935, they moved back to rural Ocheyedan.
She was united in marriage to Ray Vander Meulen of Ocheyedan, on February 27, 1939, at her parents’ home south of Ocheyedan. They lived in rural Ocheyedan, where they farmed. In 1975, they retired. Ray passed away on September 22, 1991.
Freda was an active member of the Christian Reformed Church in Ocheyedan, where she taught Sunday School and Calvinettes. She enjoyed working with Trash for Cash for the Christian School.
Freda’s family was very important to her.
She passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at the Country View Manor in Sibley.
Those left to cherish her memories are her son and daughter-in-law: Gerald and Joan Vander Meulen of Ocheyedan, IA; and their children: Sandra and husband Brian Vande Hoef of Harris, IA, and their children: Tania and husband Jon Vander Kooi, and their children: Logan and Kason, Troy and wife Sarah Vande Hoef, Tamra and husband Josh Huff, and Tessa Vande Hoef; Donna Hanson of Ocheyedan, IA, and her children: Scott Hanson, Wesley Hanson, and Savanna Hanson; Douglas and wife Laura Vander Meulen of Ocheyedan, IA, and their children: Jenna and husband Ryan Vander Veen, Daniel Vander Meulen, Rebeca Vander Meulen, and Jon Vander Meulen.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ray; her parents; two brothers: Bernard Iedema and Willie Iedema.
In Loving Memory Of
Freda Vander Meulen
Born: January 15, 1915
Passed Away: September 10, 2009
Age: 94 years, 7 months and 25 days
FUNERAL SERVICE
Monday, September 14, 2009, at 10:30 A.M.
Christian Reformed Church, Ocheyedan, Iowa
Family Prayer Service at 10:15 A.M.
OFFICIATING
Rev. John Knoester
MUSIC
Organist: Natalie Mulder
Pianist: Rhonda Weg
Soloist: Phyllis Bosma
Song: “If That Isn’t Love”
Special music by the Granddaughters
Congregational Songs
Processional: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” # 556
During the service: “And Can It Be” # 267
Recessional: “How Great Thou Art” # 483
CASKET BEARERS
Grandsons
Douglas Vander Meulen Daniel Vander Meulen
Jonathan Vander Meulen Troy Vande Hoef
Scott Hanson Wesley Hanson
INTERMENT
Ocheyedan Township Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Iowa
Following interment, the family invites all
For fellowship and lunch at the church.
ARRANGEMENTS BY
Andringa Funeral Home
Larry R. Andringa, Funeral Director
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