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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Obituary (cont...)


Gerrit deBoer was born May 19, 1920 in Friesland, Netherlands the son of Brant and Jetske (Vander Horst). He was raised and educated in Langweer, Netherlands. On December 12, 1950 he was joined in marriage to Rosa Faber in LeMars, IA. The couple lived at Sibley, IA, Kingsley, IA and Pierson, IA. The couple lived in Pierson from 1957 to 2009. Gerrit worked at the Walnut Grove Feed in Cherokee from 1965 to 1975 and self-employed as a farmer.

Gerrit is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Rosa deBoer; daughter, Ruth deBoer Krisher of Ogdensburg, WI; son, Brant (Joyce) deBoer of Waterville, KS; son, Peter (Ruthy) deBoer of Stillwater, OK; daughter, Jenae (Glenn) deBoer Krisher of Mesa, AZ; daughter, Janna (Kerry) deBoer Williams of Brewster, MN; and son Sydney deBoer of Bloomington, MN; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Sipke deBoer of Langweer, Netherlands and sister, Neltje (Folkert) deBoer Visser of Enscede, Netherlands.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Brant and Jetske deBoer; and sister, Rutje deBoer Fekken.

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