Colleen D. Vande Brake

IN MEMORY OF
COLLEEN D. VANDE BRAKE
BORN
October 13, 1935 ~ Hull, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
February 15, 2006 ~ Deer Park, Wisconsin

MEMORIAL SERVICE
11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 18, 2006
Bethel Reformed Church, Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Kim Kuhfuss ~ officiating

MUSIC
“How Great Thou Art”
“Amazing Grace”
Sung by: Ken Netten

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
Hand-out “Precious Memories”
No. 394 “Just a Closer Walk With Thee”
Organist: Carol Statema

CASKET BEARERS
Steve Vande Brake Dirk Dorn
Jim Carlson Merrill Nettinga
Kyle Netten Denny Lammers
Larry Brown

FINAL RESTING PLACE
East Lawn Cemetery
Sheldon, Iowa

After the graveside service, relatives and friends are invited
to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Sheldon, Iowa


COLLEEN D. VANDE BRAKE

Colleen Dee Vande Brake, the daughter of Dick and Winifred (Dykstra) De Jongh, was born October 13, 1935 in Hull, Iowa. She graduated from the Hull Public High School in 1954. Colleen was united in marriage to Virgil Vande Brake on June 21, 1957 in Hartley, Iowa. The couple made their home in Hartley for 6 years before moving to Sheldon, Iowa where they have resided for the past 45 years. Colleen passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at the home of her son, Troy, in Deer Park, Wisconsin, reaching the age of 70 years, 4 months and 2 days.
Colleen was a member of the Bethel Reformed Church in Sheldon. She loved to fish up at her summer home at Leech Lake, Minnesota. She was an avid snowmobiler and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed her retirement up north with her husband.
Colleen leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Virgil of Sheldon, Iowa; two sons, Scott R. Vande Brake of Roberts, Wisconsin; Troy A. Vande Brake and his wife, Rachel of Deer Park, Wisconsin; six grandchildren, Johnathan S., Sheraea L., Devon M., Dannika J., Kelly C. and Morgan V. Vande Brake; two sisters, Lorraine Bos of Missouri; Edna and her husband, John Hime of San Antonio, Texas; a sister-in-law, Muriel De Jongh of Springfield, Missouri; and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her son, Kel Dean Vande Brake; her parents, a brother, Marlo De Jongh; a sister and brother-in-law, Verga and Moris Nettinga; and a brother-in-law, Garrett Bos.