Martina Muilenburg, 95, of Orange City died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. The Rev. Steven Vander Molen and the Rev. David Sterk will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Orange Cily under the direction of the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Martina was born Aug. 16, 1904, in rural Alton, the daughter of Martin and Jennie (Mouw) Korver. She was raised northeast of Orange City.
On Jan. 15, 1925, she married Anthony Muilenburg at rural Alton. They farmed in the Orange City area until 1958, when they moved into Orange City.
In 1968, Anthony and Marlina founded and began operating the Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City. Mr. Muilenburg died April 5,1973, in Orange City.
Martina continued working at the Heritage House until the age of 90. She helped with many of the activities there, including worship services, hymn sings, birthday parties and bingo. In August of 1998, she became a resident of the Pioneer Memorial Home in Orange City.
Mrs. Muilenburg was an active member of the First Reformed Church where she participated in the womens organizations and served as a Sunday School teacher.
Survivors include a son and his wife, Vernon and Margaret Muilenburg of Maurice; four daughters and their husbands; Gwendolyn and Peter Hoogland of Sioux Center. Beth and Henry Haarsma of Orange City, Audrey, and Lee Van Engelenhoven of Lakeland, Fla. and Judy and Richard Gabel of Surprise, Ariz.; 16 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother and his wife, Simon and Gertrude Korver of Lynden, Wash.; and two sisters-in-law, Allie Korver and Winnie Stander, both of Orange City.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Ruth; a grandson, Lee Van Engelenhoven, Jr.; six brolhers, William, Henry, infant Arthur, Arthur, Myron and John Korver; and a sister, Myna Haverdink.
Memorials may be directed to Northwestern College or First Reformed Church.
Sioux County Capital 1999-11-18.
Martina Muilenburg, 95, of Orange City died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. The Rev. Steven Vander Molen and the Rev. David Sterk will officiate. Burial will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Orange Cily under the direction of the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Martina was born Aug. 16, 1904, in rural Alton, the daughter of Martin and Jennie (Mouw) Korver. She was raised northeast of Orange City.
On Jan. 15, 1925, she married Anthony Muilenburg at rural Alton. They farmed in the Orange City area until 1958, when they moved into Orange City.
In 1968, Anthony and Marlina founded and began operating the Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City. Mr. Muilenburg died April 5,1973, in Orange City.
Martina continued working at the Heritage House until the age of 90. She helped with many of the activities there, including worship services, hymn sings, birthday parties and bingo. In August of 1998, she became a resident of the Pioneer Memorial Home in Orange City.
Mrs. Muilenburg was an active member of the First Reformed Church where she participated in the womens organizations and served as a Sunday School teacher.
Survivors include a son and his wife, Vernon and Margaret Muilenburg of Maurice; four daughters and their husbands; Gwendolyn and Peter Hoogland of Sioux Center. Beth and Henry Haarsma of Orange City, Audrey, and Lee Van Engelenhoven of Lakeland, Fla. and Judy and Richard Gabel of Surprise, Ariz.; 16 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother and his wife, Simon and Gertrude Korver of Lynden, Wash.; and two sisters-in-law, Allie Korver and Winnie Stander, both of Orange City.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Ruth; a grandson, Lee Van Engelenhoven, Jr.; six brolhers, William, Henry, infant Arthur, Arthur, Myron and John Korver; and a sister, Myna Haverdink.
Memorials may be directed to Northwestern College or First Reformed Church.
Sioux County Capital 1999-11-18.
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