IN MEMORY OF
ANDREW WOLTHUIZEN
BORN
February 6, 1923
Boyden, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
December 25, 2011
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
VISITATION
After 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Family present from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M.
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon, Iowa
MEMORIAL SERVICE
10:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 28, 2011
First Reformed Church; Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. David Brower ~ Officiating
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“Blessed Assurance”
“Victory in Jesus”
CD (Selah) ~ “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”
Organist: Ingetta Tutje
HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Rachel Iedema Karla Bouma Rachal Wolthuizen
Kara Wolthuizen Sara Wolthuizen Matthew Huizenga
Leah Van Walbeek Melissa Huizenga
Eric Iedema Chelsey Wolthuizen
CASKET BEARERS
BenjaminWolthuizen Matthew Wolthuizen
Adam Wolthuizen Joshua Wolthuizen
Joe Van Walbeek 1st Lt. Justin Wolthuizen
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Graveside Services at 9:15 A.M.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sheridan Township Cemetery ~ Boyden, Iowa
After today’s service, relatives and friends are invited to
join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.
Arrangements under the care of
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, Iowa
ANDREW WOLTHUIZEN
Andrew Wolthuizen, the son of Klaas and Irene (Dekker) Wolthuizen was born February 6, 1923 in Boyden, Iowa. He moved with his family as a child to Sheldon where he received his education in a country school. He was called into the service, serving during WWII in the Army from 1945 until his honorable discharge in April of 1946. On October 24, 1947, he was united in marriage to Joan B. Brinks in Sheldon, Iowa. After their marriage he farmed until 1972, when he went to work for the Farmers Coop Elevator, retiring in 1987. The couples retirement years were spent in Sheldon. His wife preceded him in death on November 18, 2010 in Sheldon. Andrew passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reaching the age of 88 years, 10 months and 19 days.
He was a lifelong member of the First Reformed Church in Sheldon and served his church as a Deacon, Usher and Sunday School Officer. He enjoyed listening to Christian Gospel music and working on jigsaw puzzles.
Andrew is survived by three sons and their spouses, David and Denise Wolthuizen, Kenneth and Sandra Wolthuizen and Loren “Wally” and Dianne Wolthuizen all of Sheldon; a daughter Debra Wolthuizen of Orange City, Iowa; ten grandchildren, Rachel (Eric) Iedema, Karla Bouma, Benjamin (Rachal) Wolthuizen, Matthew (Kara) Wolthuizen, Sara Wolthuizen, Joshua Wolthuizen, Leah (Joe) Van Walbeek, Adam (fiancé Amber Dillman) Wolthuizen, Melissa (Matthew) Huizenga, Justin (Chelsey) Wolthuizen; eight great-grandchildren, Collin, Dylan, Brooke, Jaden, Dallas, Elizabeth, Andrew and Anika; one brother Clarence and his wife Helen Wolthuizen of Sheldon, three sisters-in-law Berendena Scholten and Georgianna Holtrop both of Sheldon and Henrietta Brinks of Worthington, Minnesota; a brother-in-law Abraham Schiebout of Pipestone, Minnesota; also other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, infant son James Leon, parents, one brother John and a sister Leona Hinrichs.