Funeral service wood lawn record: 2020-08-22
Donna Kay Bouwers, 85, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Ava's House Hospice in Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be Friday, August 21, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at George Boom Funeral Home Reception Center, Sioux Falls. On Friday night please park on the north side of the funeral home and use the east door. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family for future designation to World Renew, formerly the CRWRC. The family requests that all attendants wear a mask to services.
Donna was born on June 7, 1935 to Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis at Holland, MN. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1953. She was united in marriage to Gary Tinklenberg on July 10, 1953. After 23 years of marriage, Gary passed away on August 2, 1976.
A new chapter began on June 7, 1981, when Donna married Kornelis "Cor" Bouwers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They started their new family in Salem, Missouri and soon after relocated to Pella where they were drawn to the Dutch culture and welcoming community. In Pella, they ran a Montgomery Ward and Sears catalog store.
During Donna and Cor's retirement years, they enjoyed many years of motor home travel across every state in the United States, including twice to Alaska, every Canadian province except Newfoundland, and an additional 8-10 countries, including the Netherlands. Donna also loved to sew clothes for her daughters and enjoyed bowling in many bowling leagues. She volunteered on the Pastoral Care Committee and helped start many support groups, including Shepherd's Care Ministries, and THEOS, a group for widows and widowers. She also served as Sioux Falls Christian School's first secretary.
She was a member of Shalom Christian Reformed Church and the Gideon's Society for many years.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Hans (Shirley) Bouwers of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Henriette (Peter) Bachle of Rolla, MO, John (Penni) Bouwers of Sun City West, AZ, Lisa (Con) Brower of Prescott Valley, AZ, Jane (Rod) Tolsma of Alamosa, CO, Monica (Kevin) Parker of Columbia, IA, Lori (Chris) Meyer of Sioux Falls, SD, Paul (Melody) Bouwers of Pella, IA, Ben (Denise) Bouwers of Fort Wayne, IN, and Irene (Jim) Gardner of Adel, IA; son-in-law, Daren (Steph) VanKooten of Leighton, IA; 41 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Ellen Pierce of Sioux Falls, Marsha (Earl) Blom of Luverne, MN, and Lynn Berghuis of Pipestone, MN; and brother, Norm Berghuis of Minneapolis, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis; husbands, Gary Tinklenberg and Cor Bouwers; daughter, Karla VanKooten; brother-in-law, Gene Pierce; and grandchildren, Dylan Bouwers, Katie and Benjamin VanKooten, Christine Tolsma, and Luke Huitema.
Donna Kay Bouwers, 85, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Ava's House Hospice in Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be Friday, August 21, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at George Boom Funeral Home Reception Center, Sioux Falls. On Friday night please park on the north side of the funeral home and use the east door. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family for future designation to World Renew, formerly the CRWRC. The family requests that all attendants wear a mask to services.
Donna was born on June 7, 1935 to Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis at Holland, MN. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1953. She was united in marriage to Gary Tinklenberg on July 10, 1953. After 23 years of marriage, Gary passed away on August 2, 1976.
A new chapter began on June 7, 1981, when Donna married Kornelis "Cor" Bouwers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They started their new family in Salem, Missouri and soon after relocated to Pella where they were drawn to the Dutch culture and welcoming community. In Pella, they ran a Montgomery Ward and Sears catalog store.
During Donna and Cor's retirement years, they enjoyed many years of motor home travel across every state in the United States, including twice to Alaska, every Canadian province except Newfoundland, and an additional 8-10 countries, including the Netherlands. Donna also loved to sew clothes for her daughters and enjoyed bowling in many bowling leagues. She volunteered on the Pastoral Care Committee and helped start many support groups, including Shepherd's Care Ministries, and THEOS, a group for widows and widowers. She also served as Sioux Falls Christian School's first secretary.
She was a member of Shalom Christian Reformed Church and the Gideon's Society for many years.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Hans (Shirley) Bouwers of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Henriette (Peter) Bachle of Rolla, MO, John (Penni) Bouwers of Sun City West, AZ, Lisa (Con) Brower of Prescott Valley, AZ, Jane (Rod) Tolsma of Alamosa, CO, Monica (Kevin) Parker of Columbia, IA, Lori (Chris) Meyer of Sioux Falls, SD, Paul (Melody) Bouwers of Pella, IA, Ben (Denise) Bouwers of Fort Wayne, IN, and Irene (Jim) Gardner of Adel, IA; son-in-law, Daren (Steph) VanKooten of Leighton, IA; 41 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Ellen Pierce of Sioux Falls, Marsha (Earl) Blom of Luverne, MN, and Lynn Berghuis of Pipestone, MN; and brother, Norm Berghuis of Minneapolis, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis; husbands, Gary Tinklenberg and Cor Bouwers; daughter, Karla VanKooten; brother-in-law, Gene Pierce; and grandchildren, Dylan Bouwers, Katie and Benjamin VanKooten, Christine Tolsma, and Luke Huitema.
Funeral service wood lawn record: 2020-08-22
Donna Kay Bouwers, 85, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Ava's House Hospice in Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be Friday, August 21, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at George Boom Funeral Home Reception Center, Sioux Falls. On Friday night please park on the north side of the funeral home and use the east door. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family for future designation to World Renew, formerly the CRWRC. The family requests that all attendants wear a mask to services.
Donna was born on June 7, 1935 to Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis at Holland, MN. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1953. She was united in marriage to Gary Tinklenberg on July 10, 1953. After 23 years of marriage, Gary passed away on August 2, 1976.
A new chapter began on June 7, 1981, when Donna married Kornelis "Cor" Bouwers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They started their new family in Salem, Missouri and soon after relocated to Pella where they were drawn to the Dutch culture and welcoming community. In Pella, they ran a Montgomery Ward and Sears catalog store.
During Donna and Cor's retirement years, they enjoyed many years of motor home travel across every state in the United States, including twice to Alaska, every Canadian province except Newfoundland, and an additional 8-10 countries, including the Netherlands. Donna also loved to sew clothes for her daughters and enjoyed bowling in many bowling leagues. She volunteered on the Pastoral Care Committee and helped start many support groups, including Shepherd's Care Ministries, and THEOS, a group for widows and widowers. She also served as Sioux Falls Christian School's first secretary.
She was a member of Shalom Christian Reformed Church and the Gideon's Society for many years.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Hans (Shirley) Bouwers of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Henriette (Peter) Bachle of Rolla, MO, John (Penni) Bouwers of Sun City West, AZ, Lisa (Con) Brower of Prescott Valley, AZ, Jane (Rod) Tolsma of Alamosa, CO, Monica (Kevin) Parker of Columbia, IA, Lori (Chris) Meyer of Sioux Falls, SD, Paul (Melody) Bouwers of Pella, IA, Ben (Denise) Bouwers of Fort Wayne, IN, and Irene (Jim) Gardner of Adel, IA; son-in-law, Daren (Steph) VanKooten of Leighton, IA; 41 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Ellen Pierce of Sioux Falls, Marsha (Earl) Blom of Luverne, MN, and Lynn Berghuis of Pipestone, MN; and brother, Norm Berghuis of Minneapolis, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis; husbands, Gary Tinklenberg and Cor Bouwers; daughter, Karla VanKooten; brother-in-law, Gene Pierce; and grandchildren, Dylan Bouwers, Katie and Benjamin VanKooten, Christine Tolsma, and Luke Huitema.
Donna Kay Bouwers, 85, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Ava's House Hospice in Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be Friday, August 21, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at George Boom Funeral Home Reception Center, Sioux Falls. On Friday night please park on the north side of the funeral home and use the east door. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family for future designation to World Renew, formerly the CRWRC. The family requests that all attendants wear a mask to services.
Donna was born on June 7, 1935 to Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis at Holland, MN. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1953. She was united in marriage to Gary Tinklenberg on July 10, 1953. After 23 years of marriage, Gary passed away on August 2, 1976.
A new chapter began on June 7, 1981, when Donna married Kornelis "Cor" Bouwers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They started their new family in Salem, Missouri and soon after relocated to Pella where they were drawn to the Dutch culture and welcoming community. In Pella, they ran a Montgomery Ward and Sears catalog store.
During Donna and Cor's retirement years, they enjoyed many years of motor home travel across every state in the United States, including twice to Alaska, every Canadian province except Newfoundland, and an additional 8-10 countries, including the Netherlands. Donna also loved to sew clothes for her daughters and enjoyed bowling in many bowling leagues. She volunteered on the Pastoral Care Committee and helped start many support groups, including Shepherd's Care Ministries, and THEOS, a group for widows and widowers. She also served as Sioux Falls Christian School's first secretary.
She was a member of Shalom Christian Reformed Church and the Gideon's Society for many years.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Hans (Shirley) Bouwers of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Henriette (Peter) Bachle of Rolla, MO, John (Penni) Bouwers of Sun City West, AZ, Lisa (Con) Brower of Prescott Valley, AZ, Jane (Rod) Tolsma of Alamosa, CO, Monica (Kevin) Parker of Columbia, IA, Lori (Chris) Meyer of Sioux Falls, SD, Paul (Melody) Bouwers of Pella, IA, Ben (Denise) Bouwers of Fort Wayne, IN, and Irene (Jim) Gardner of Adel, IA; son-in-law, Daren (Steph) VanKooten of Leighton, IA; 41 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Ellen Pierce of Sioux Falls, Marsha (Earl) Blom of Luverne, MN, and Lynn Berghuis of Pipestone, MN; and brother, Norm Berghuis of Minneapolis, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Johanna (Scholten) Berghuis; husbands, Gary Tinklenberg and Cor Bouwers; daughter, Karla VanKooten; brother-in-law, Gene Pierce; and grandchildren, Dylan Bouwers, Katie and Benjamin VanKooten, Christine Tolsma, and Luke Huitema.
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