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Vera Willemssen Goldhorn

Birth	:	24 Dec 1913 Iowa, USA
Death	:	9 Apr 2013 Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7496986, -95.5796967
Description	:	CHEROKEE, Iowa \| Vera Willemssen Goldhorn, 99, of Cherokee, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at her home south of Cherokee. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, with the Rev. Ethan Sayler officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the church on Monday. Visitation will be on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. There will be Order of Eastern Star services... Read More	CHEROKEE, Iowa \| Vera Willemssen Goldhorn, 99, of Cherokee, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at her home south of Cherokee. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, with the Rev. Ethan Sayler officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the church on Monday. Visitation will be on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. There will be Order of Eastern Star services at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com. Vera was born on Dec. 24, 1913, in George, Iowa, to Anton "Tony" Ulfert Willemssen and Gertrude "Maggie" Buisker Willemssen. She attended George Public Schools, graduating in 1929 and then Normal Training Summer School. She taught rural school near George, Iowa, for three years. She was married to Alvin E. Goldhorn on June 22, 1938, at George, Iowa. Vera worked with and supported her husband in his life as an ordained minister. His ministry took them to the following communities: Holland, Mich., 1938-1939; Dubuque, Iowa, 1939-1940; Shannon, Ill., 1940-1945; Virginia, Ill., 1945-1946; Ellsworth, Minn., 1946-1951; Redwood Falls, Minn., 1951-1961; and then to Cherokee in 1961 until the present. After moving to Cherokee, Vera attended Cherokee LPN Nurse's School. She worked in nursing for many years, retiring in 1978. She was a member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, several church circles and was active in many other church-related activities. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and was a Past Worthy Matron. Vera enjoyed reading. She especially enjoyed sewing and used this God-given talent as chairwoman of the Presbytery in Shannon, Ill., for mission sewing, and continued until 2003. She is survived by her four children: Fae (Loren) Bergmann of Nixa, Mo., and their children Stacy Bergmann and Sonya Maddox; Noreen Moody of Cherokee (her special friend Ron Beddingfield of Virginia, Ill.) and her son James Moody; Paul (Martha) Goldhorn of North Augusta, S.C. and their children Leslie Heady and Karen Powell; Vivian (Joseph) Schleef of Cherokee and their sons Anton Schleef and John Schleef; six great grandchildren and five step-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on April 11, 2003; two sisters, Beatrice Uden and Lucille LaDasser; three brothers Oliver Ulfert Willemssen, William Richard Willemssen and Anton John Willemssen.

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Vera Willemssen Goldhorn's memorial is located at: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA.
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Vera Willemssen Goldhorn death on 9 Apr 2013 in Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7496986
Longitude: -95.5796967

Family Members:

Parent

Anton Ulfert “Tony” Willemssen

(1876 - 1953)

Gretjie “Maggie” Buisker Willemssen

(1881 - 1980)

Spouse

Rev Alvin E. Goldhorn

(1914 - 2003)

Siblings

Oliver Ulfert “O U” Willemssen

(1904 - 1970)

Lucille Willemssen La Dassor

(1908 - 1993)

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