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Gertie “Gertrude” Vande Kieft Nyhof

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Birth	:	11 Aug 1913 Steen, Rock County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	21 Feb 2002 Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0680000, -96.1720000
Description	:	Mrs. Gertrude Nyhof, age 88, of Sioux Center, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2002, at the Sioux Center Community Hospital Nursing Facility. A funeral service was held on Monday, February 25, at 10:00 a.m., at the First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The Rev. John Witvliet officiated. Interment followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center under the direction of the Oolman Funeral Home of Sioux Center. Gertrude was born August 11, 1913, in Steen, Minnesota, the daughter of Geurt and Nellie (Van't Hul) Vande Kieft. She was raised at Ireton, where she graduated from the Christian School. She spent... Read More	Mrs. Gertrude Nyhof, age 88, of Sioux Center, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2002, at the Sioux Center Community Hospital Nursing Facility. A funeral service was held on Monday, February 25, at 10:00 a.m., at the First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The Rev. John Witvliet officiated. Interment followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center under the direction of the Oolman Funeral Home of Sioux Center. Gertrude was born August 11, 1913, in Steen, Minnesota, the daughter of Geurt and Nellie (Van't Hul) Vande Kieft. She was raised at Ireton, where she graduated from the Christian School. She spent many hours on her parents farm picking corn and milking cows. On January 24, 1934, Gertrude married Gerrit Nyhof in Ireton. The couple continued to live in Ireton until 1941, when they moved to Sioux Center. Together Gerrit and Gertrude raised their family on a farm just outside of town. Gerrit passed away on January 13, 1980, at Sioux Center. Gertrude continued to live on the farm until 1982, when she moved to the New Homestead in Sioux Center. In 1994, she became a resident of the Nursing Facility. Mrs. Nyhof was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church, where she was an active participant in the circles. She enjoyed working with her hands whether the activity was quilting, crocheting, baking or tending her vegetable garden. Survivors include her eight children and their spouses, Leonard and Myna Nyhof and Gilmer and Gladyce Nyhof, all of Sioux Center; Carol and Marv Harmelink of Alton; Lavonne and Neil Quirin of Arnolds Park; Velda and Abe Flory of Paso Robles, California; Marlys and Duane Hansen of Ferendale, Washington; Myra and Don Smit of Alamosa, Colorado; and Betty and Merlin De Groot of Sheldon; twenty-three grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; four step-greatgrandchildren; one step great-great-grandchild; and three sisters-in-law, Henrietta Vande Kieft, Johanna Vande Kieft, and Wilmina Vollink. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Arlene Nyhof and Loren Smit; three brothers, William, Wilbert, and John Vande Kieft; and two sisters, Minnie Feenstra and Reka Sinkey. Memorials may be directed to the First Christian Reformed Church new organ fund. Siouxland Express 2002-02-27.

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Gertie “Gertrude” Vande Kieft Nyhof death on 21 Feb 2002 in Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0680000
Longitude: -96.1720000

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Spouse

Gerrit Nyhof

(1910 - 1980)

Siblings

Reka Vande Kieft Sinkey

(1909 - 1999)

John Vande Kieft

(1918 - 1998)

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Coordinate: 43.0680000, -96.1720000

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Coordinate: 42.9681015, -96.3143997

18. Saint Mary's Cemetery
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23. Hospers Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0732994, -95.9197006

24. Union Hill German Baptist Cemetery
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