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Gertrude Henrietta “Toots” Addink Zylstra

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Birth	:	23 Sep 1919 Davis, Turner County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	2 Jun 2008 Hull, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0680000, -96.1720000
Description	:	Gertrude "Toots" Zylstra, 88, of Sioux Center died Monday, June 2, 2008, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center, with the Rev. R. Van Rathbun officiating. Burial will be prior to the service Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. Gertrude "Toots" Zylstra was born in Davis, S.D., on Sept. 23, 1919, to... Read More	Gertrude "Toots" Zylstra, 88, of Sioux Center died Monday, June 2, 2008, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center, with the Rev. R. Van Rathbun officiating. Burial will be prior to the service Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. Gertrude "Toots" Zylstra was born in Davis, S.D., on Sept. 23, 1919, to Herman and Jane (Van't Hul) Addink. She attended school through the eighth grade. On April 14, 1941, she married Fred S. Zylstra in South Sioux City. They resided in Doon, Iowa, for a short time before moving to Sioux Center, where Fred was a mechanic and maintenance man at the Sioux Center Creamery. She remained active as a mother and housewife. Later in their marriage, when their two boys were grown, "mother," as she was referred to by her colleagues, worked for K-Products in Orange City, Iowa. and Sioux Center. She was the cook and baker for all the employees. Baking and cooking was something she thoroughly enjoyed and loved. She was most known for her homemade cinnamon rolls, jellies and cakes. Prior to her death, she still reminisced about her baked goods and how wonderful they were. Amazingly, she could still recite her favorite recipes ingredient by ingredient. She sincerely loved to help and share with others. She volunteered for 19 years with the Foster Grandparent Program in Rock Valley, Iowa. She also volunteered at Kinsey Elementary School in Sioux Center. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Karen Zylstra of Inwood, Iowa, and Doug and Fran Zylstra of Loveland, Colo.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Fred Zylstra; her parents; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Gert Addink; a brother, Henry; a sister and brother-in-law, Joe and Alice De Vos; and an infant sister, Gertrude. (Source: Sioux City Journal)

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Gertrude Henrietta “Toots” Addink Zylstra's memorial is located at: Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA.
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Gertrude Henrietta “Toots” Addink Zylstra death on 2 Jun 2008 in Hull, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0680000
Longitude: -96.1720000

Family Members:

Parent

Herman John Addink

(1881 - 1970)

Jane Van't Hull Addink

(1883 - 1973)

Spouse

Fred Stewart Zylstra

(1915 - 2002)

Siblings

Alice Addink De Vos

(1913 - 1979)

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