Obituary of Jennie Wagenaar

Jennie G. (Van Heuvelen) Wagenaar, the daughter of Case and Hattie (Vander Weerd) Van Heuvelen, was born in Volga, SD on January 18, 1916. The family moved to a farm near Sanborn when Jennie was 10 years old and later to a farm near Archer. Jennie married Sid Wagenaar on February 20, 1941. The couple farmed and raised their four children on a farm near Archer. In 1957, they purchased the Archer Hardware store, which they owned and operated until retiring in 1989. In the years following retirement, they were able to travel the U.S. visiting their children and other relatives. They felt very blessed to have been married for nearly 66 years. In the early days of their marriage, Jennie was a busy mother, and helped Sid with the farming and the hardware store. She later enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers, as well as crocheting and knitting. Left to cherish Jennie’s memory are her husband Sid, her children: Myrna and her husband Russ King of Nisswa, MN, Robert and his wife Marie of Middletown, DE, Marlene of Waterloo, IA, and Howard and his wife Vicky of Alcester, SD; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister Anna and her husband Rich Den Hartog; a brother Henry and his wife Alvina Van Heuvelen; a sister-in-law Alice Van Heuvelen; and a brother-in-law Vernon Schemper, as well as many other relatives and friends. Preceding her in death were her parents; sisters Nettie Eggink, Bertha Dolieslager, and Harriet Schemper; brothers Gilbert, Raymond, and Benard; sisters-in-law Edith Van Heuvelen and Margaret Van Heuvelen; and brothers-in-law Herman Eggink and Bob Dolieslager. In Remembrance Jennie Wagenaar Born ~ January 18, 1916 Died ~ December 14, 2006 Age ~ 90 years 10 months 16 days Memorial Service 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 18, 2006 Archer Reformed Church Archer, Iowa Officiating ~ Rev. Jeremy Wiersema Organist ~ Midge Andringa Special Music ~ DeKok family Accompanist ~ Michelle DeKok Processional ~ #409 “I Know Whom I Have Believed” #56 “Day By Day” Recessional ~ #25 “Immortal, Invisible” Pallbearers Howard Wagenaar Don Wagenaar Heather Reisenweber Keith Reisenweber Sarah King Kurt King Kris King Fenn Matt King Fenn Honorary Pallbearers Myron Meyer Robert Wagenaar Vernon Schemper Henry Van Heuvelen Russ King Gib Vollink Ushers Jake Dykstra Gib Vollink Flower Attendants Esther Meyer Karen Wagenaar Interment Prior to church service ~ 9:15 a.m. East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon