Margaret M. Boone, age 86, of Boyden, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Prairie View Retirement Home in Sanborn, Iowa.
Her service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the First Reformed Church in Boyden, Iowa with Rev. Matthew Draffen ~ officiating.
Graveside services will be Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 10:15 A.M. at the Sheridan Township Cemetery in Boyden.
Visitation will be Monday, April 16, 2012 after 4:00pm with the family present from 5:00 – 7:00pm at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Boyden.
Margaret Marie Boone, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (De Koning) De Zeeuw was born December 27, 1925 on the family farm near Sheldon, Iowa. She received her education at a Sioux County country school. On February 22, 1946, she was united in marriage to Erwin K. Boone at his parent’s family farm home in Sioux County, Iowa. They made their home on a farm southeast of Boyden. They retired from farming in 1991 and the couple moved into Boyden. Her husband preceded her in death on December 13, 1999 in Sheldon. Margaret continued to make her home in Boyden and moved to the Prairie View Retirement Home in Sanborn in January of 2012. She passed at Prairie View on Friday April 13, 2012, reaching the age of 86 years, 3 months and 16 days.
She was a lifelong member of the First Reformed Church in Boyden and was active in her church by teaching catechism, Sunday school and singing with the Senior Saints. She volunteered at Village Northwest and enjoyed spending time with her family and gardening.
Margaret is survived by four children and their families; Dianne and her husband, Tom Mathias of Flagstaff, Arizona and her children, Angi Hasenbank and her son, Kaine Rolbiecki, Jason and Lucas Hasenbank; Sherry Schomaker of Sheldon, Iowa and her children, Brian and his wife, Wendy and their daughter, Alyx; Matt and his wife, Dawn and Amber and her husband, Travis Martin and their children, Elli and Gage; Renee and her husband, Galen Van Velzen of Sheldon, Iowa and their children, Nicole Van Velzen and Hilary and her husband, Daniel Engelsman and their children, Blake, Reese and Josie; Ken and his wife, Linda Boone of Sheldon and their children, Michelle and Ross Boone; brothers and sisters, Kathryn Oldenkamp, Lorraine and his wife, Hermina De Zeeuw; Joyce and her husband, Pete Smit; Ken and his wife, Elaine De Zeeuw and Cliff and his wife, Arleen De Zeeuw also other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, son-in-law, Bruce Schomaker; her parents, brothers and sisters, Paul De Zeeuw, Klaas De Zeeuw, Jacob De Zeeuw Jr., Delia Van Zee, Ann Blumeyer, Howard De Zeeuw, Kathryn in infancy and two infant brothers.
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