Gertrude VanZuiden, 100, of The Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton, IA, died Saturday, September 14, 2019, at The Alverno.
Gertrude was born September 15, 1918, in Albany, IL, to Rubertus and Jennie (Venema) Klooster. She was educated in the Albany schools. On June 3, 1941, she married Lewis VanZuiden in Garden Plain, IL. He died August 16, 1983. Gert was a homemaker. She along with her husband, Lewis, farmed in the Garden Plain area until 1972. At one point she was employed as a clerk at Kline’s Department Store in Clinton and had worked at Klooster Plumbing and Heating in Fulton, IL. Gert was a member of Second Reformed Church, where she was a member and former President of the Ladies Aide. She also taught Sunday school and Catechism and was a member of the Willing Workers. She loved putting puzzles together, doing crossword puzzles, and playing cards.
Survivors include daughter, Lori (Dave) Handley of Cedar Rapids, IA; sons, Arlyn (Jane) VanZuiden of Morrison, IL, and Lauren (Janet) VanZuiden of Winnetka, IL; daughter-in-law, Cindy VanZuiden of Albany; eight grandchildren, Lisa Caminitti, Todd VanZuiden, Shawn VanZuiden, Troy VanZuiden, Clint (Carrie) VanZuiden, Mitch (Nicole) VanZuiden, Karla (Erik) Bartels. and Greg VanZuiden; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Alberta Brondyke of Clinton; sister-in-law, Louise Klooster of Fulton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis; son, Randy VanZuiden; sisters, Dena Wilkens and Jeannette Wilkens; brothers, Gerald and Harold Klooster.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 21, 2019, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Scott Stephan of Second Reformed Church in Fulton, IL
A visitation will be held prior, from 9:00 a.m., until the start of the service.
Interment will be in the Fulton Township Cemetery in Fulton, IL.
A memorial to Second Reformed Church has been established.