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Wilma DeJong Meyerink

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Birth	:	7 Jun 1918 Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	21 Dec 2012 Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Platte City Cemetery, Platte, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3981018, -98.8394012
Description	:	OBITUARY: Published by The Daily Republic, SD. - December 26, 2012 _______________________________________________ Wilma Meyerink, 94, Corsica, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Platte Health Center. She was born on June 7, 1918. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Reformed Church, Platte. Burial will be in Platte City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Mount Funeral Home, Platte, with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Wilma (DeJong) Meyerink was born to Holst and Johanna (VanderBoom) DeJong in Old Platte. She was united in marriage to Joe Meyerink on Oct. 4, 1939, and to this union four children... Read More	OBITUARY: Published by The Daily Republic, SD. - December 26, 2012 _______________________________________________ Wilma Meyerink, 94, Corsica, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Platte Health Center. She was born on June 7, 1918. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Reformed Church, Platte. Burial will be in Platte City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Mount Funeral Home, Platte, with a 7 p.m. prayer service. Wilma (DeJong) Meyerink was born to Holst and Johanna (VanderBoom) DeJong in Old Platte. She was united in marriage to Joe Meyerink on Oct. 4, 1939, and to this union four children were born. They were together 48 years until Joe died on March 22, 1987. She lived in Platte until moving to Platte Assisted Living, and in 2009, became a resident of the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Corsica. Wilma treasured every moment of being a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed the many people she worked with over the years as a clerk in the Gambles Store and Graf's Grocery. She also cleaned house for doctors, dentists, lawyers and bankers. Some of her very special work friends were Leona Mathey, Wilma Weins and Abbie Boltjes. They worked together in the school lunch program in Platte and loved serving the many young children every day, especially fresh baked bread and cinnamon rolls. For years, she prepared a Sunday dinner of roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy and cheesy green beans for her children and grandchildren. Later in life, she enjoyed baking cookies and rolls, visiting with family and friends, word-find puzzle books, meeting nursing home staff and residents, exercising and she loved the many activities provided by the nursing home. She was a member of First Reformed Church in Platte and Reformed Church Women. Grateful for having shared Wilma's life are her three daughters: Barbara, Marcella and Ruthann; and one son, David; 12 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren: Barbara and Robert (Bob) Boltjes, Platte; their children: Grant and Lesley Boltjes, Garrett, Jackson and Gabrielle, Sioux Falls; John and Melanie Boltjes, Emmitt and Aiden, Platte; Marcella and Leslie Dale Strand, Platte; their children: Tracy Strand and friend Vicki Oberbroekling, Platte; Shelby and Sawyer Strand, Harrisburg; Destiny and MaKenzie Oberbroekling, Platte; Troy and Tacy Strand, Erin and Teddi Anderson, Wolf Point, Mont.; Nick Strand, Platte; Trent and Angela Strand, Aspen, Platte; Travis and Mary Strand, Sabrina, Logan and Elizabeth, Mount Vernon; Todd and Shawna Strand, Kyler and Hayden, Platte; David and Bonnie Meyerink and their children: Kristi Thill and friend Brad Clark, Alex and Jake, Jason Meyerink and friend April Homolka, Hunter, Dylan, Madison and Presley, Jeffrey and Courtney Meyerink, Jordan and Allison, Keri and Sam Munsen and Mason, all of Mitchell; Ruthann and Merlin Sletten, daughter, Nichol and Robbie Johnson, their children, Dallas, Demi and Colton, Couer d'Alene, Idaho. She is also survived by her younger brother, Albert and Gertie DeJong, Sioux Falls; along with many nieces and nephews. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, husband, six brothers: Ralph and Grace DeJong, Govert and Gertie DeJong, Cornelius (Case) and Edith DeJong, Holst, Sipke and Louis; six sisters: Andrew and Katherine Oosterkamp, Louise, Clarence (Boss) and Johanna (Honey) Wynia, Jerry and Cornelia (Kaye) Iedema, Henry and Henrietta(Yet) Westerling and George and Henderika (Rekie) Beck. Also preceding her in death on her husband's side of the family are Jake and Jennie Meyerink, Jack and Elaine Meyerink, Harm (Frick) and San Meyerink, Floyd and Alice Rasmussen, Dave and Dena Crosgrove, John and Anne Pranger, Gary and Hattie Westerhuis, Henry C. and Lucille Meyerink and Ben and Gertie Bergeson. Memorials in Wilma's honor may be directed to: First Reformed Church, P.O. Box 418, Platte, S.D. 57369; or Platte Health Center Auxiliary, P.O. Box 200, Platte, S.D. 57369.

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Wilma DeJong Meyerink death on 21 Dec 2012 in Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, USA
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Family Members:

Parent

Holst DeJong

(1874 - 1966)

Johanna Terachia Henrietta Francesca VanderBoom DeJong

(1877 - 1954)

Spouse

John Joseph “Joe” Meyerink

(1915 - 1987)

Siblings

Louise DeJong

(1901 - 1984)

Ralph DeJong

(1902 - 1976)

Sipke DeJong

(1905 - 1933)

Henrietta DeJong Westerling

(1907 - 1975)

Holst DeJong Jr.

(1909 - 1933)

Johanna “Honey” DeJong Wynia

(1910 - 2012)

Cornelius “Case” DeJong

(1912 - 1989)

Hendrika “Rekie” DeJong Beck

(1914 - 1987)

Cornelia Kaye DeJong Iedema

(1916 - 2011)

Albert L DeJong

(1920 - 2013)

Louis DeJong

(1922 - 1922)

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