Simpa was born Sept. 1, 1919, to Richard and Nellie (Watson) DeWaay in Primghar, Iowa.
She was a member of Ceresco United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Milton Sipma; her parents; and six brothers.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Dale Hammell of Vancouver, British Columbia, Barbara Webel of Lincoln, Cynthia and Donald Newsham of Ceresco; son and daughter-in-law, John Brian and Ann Sipma of Des Moines, Iowa; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Raymond Claire and Carol DeWaay of Santa Barbara, Calif.; sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Charles Ganger of Cherokee, Iowa.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Ceresco United Methodist Church, 421 South Second Street in Ceresco.
There is no visitation.
Simpa was born Sept. 1, 1919, to Richard and Nellie (Watson) DeWaay in Primghar, Iowa.
She was a member of Ceresco United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Milton Sipma; her parents; and six brothers.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Dale Hammell of Vancouver, British Columbia, Barbara Webel of Lincoln, Cynthia and Donald Newsham of Ceresco; son and daughter-in-law, John Brian and Ann Sipma of Des Moines, Iowa; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Raymond Claire and Carol DeWaay of Santa Barbara, Calif.; sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Charles Ganger of Cherokee, Iowa.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Ceresco United Methodist Church, 421 South Second Street in Ceresco.
There is no visitation.
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