Jeneva W. Hofmeyer, age 89, of Sheldon, passed away on Friday, May 15, at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. on Monday, May 18, at the First Reformed Church in Sheldon, Iowa with Rev. Paul Van Maaren officiating, with burial at East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon.
Visitation with family present will be from 3 – 6 P.M. on Sunday, May 17, at First Reformed Church in Sheldon.
Arrangements are under the care of the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon.
Jeneva W. Hofmeyer, daughter of William and Matilda (Muyskens) Korver was born December 4, 1925 in Hospers, Iowa. The family moved to Alton when she was three years old. When she was twelve years old the family moved to LeMars, where she received her education at Floyd Independent Country Schools. Jeneva was very proud to have attended Northwestern Academy in Orange City. She cherished her time at the Academy and was a lifelong supporter of Northwestern College.
On May 29, 1947 she married Mike VanWyk and together they made their home in Orange City. To this union Gary and Mike were born. He preceded Jeneva in death on September 7, 1949. Jeneva worked as a secretary for the ASCS office in Orange City for ten years, and this is where Jeneva met Eugene. Jeneva married Eugene Hofmeyer on April 23rd, 1955, in LeMars. Phyllis and Paul became her son and daughter. Thirteen years into their marriage Jeneva and Eugene were surprised and blessed with a daughter, Michelle.
Eugene and Jeneva farmed for many years in the Sheldon area until retiring in 1989. They built a new home north of the family farm in 1977 and lived there until moving to Fieldcrest in 2009. After 58 devoted years working and serving together, Eugene preceded Jeneva in death on October 19, 2014. Jeneva remained at Fieldcrest until entering the Sanford Sheldon Hospital where she went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 15, 2015, reaching the age of 89 years, 5 months and 11 days.
Jeneva loved the Lord. She was an active member of First Reformed Church in Sheldon, where she was always happy to be busy doing the Lord’s work. She enjoyed singing alto in the choir, served on the Guild, taught Sunday School, and Catechism. All of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren knew that she loved them. She had a gift for hospitality, and all the grandchildren knew where her famous cookie tin was. Her home was always open and beautifully kept.
Left to cherish Jeneva’s memory are her children, Phyllis Smit and her husband Roger, of Prescott, Arizona; Gary Hofmeyer, and his wife Dona, of St. Petersburg, Florida; Paul Hofmeyer of Sioux City, Iowa; Mike Hofmeyer, and his wife, Bonnie, of Sheldon, Iowa; and Michelle DeKok, and her husband Jeff, of Archer, Iowa; ten grandchildren, Brent, Heith, Erik, Mark, Ross and Dustin Hofmeyer, Beau Smit, Amy Schade, Will and Kellen DeKok; thirteen great grandchildren; three sisters; two brothers and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Hofmeyer; her parents William and Matilda Korver; and two brothers, Calvin Korver and Arian Korver.
