Jenelda Faith Nieuwendorp

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JENELDA F. NIEUWENDORP

BORN
April 16, 1929 ~ Hull, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
February 27, 2014 ~ Sheldon, Iowa

VISITATION
With Family Present from 2 – 4 P.M.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
11:00 A.M. Monday, March 3, 2014
First Reformed Church; Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Bruce Wilterdink ~ Officiating

MUSIC
“If You Could See Me Now” “Angels Among Us”
“Wind Beneath My Wings” Sung by Jody Nieuwendorp
Accompanist: Elaine Guetzlaff
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
No. 238 “The King Is Coming”
No. 542 “When We All Get To Heaven”
No. 335 “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
No. 13 “Bless The Lord, O My Soul”
Handout “10,000 Reasons”
CD “You Raise Me Up” ~ Josh Groban
Handout “Mansion Over the Hilltop”
Organist: Ignetta Tutje

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Jason Nieuwendorp Arlen Lode
CASKET BEARERS
Mark Nieuwendorp Kent Nieuwendorp
Robert Wolthuizen Shane Jager
Delmar VanMaanen Harlan Kuyper

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Greenwood Cemetery
Matlock, Iowa

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

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

JENELDA F. NIEUWENDORP

Jenelda Faith Nieuwendorp, the daughter of William and Nellie (Vos) Van’t Hul was born on April 16, 1929 in Hull, Iowa. On September 8, 1948, she was united in marriage to Leonard Nieuwendorp in Sheldon, Iowa. After their marriage the couple farmed in various areas including; Little Rock, Melvin, Matlock, George and finally in the Sheldon area, where they have made their home for the past 23 years just east of town. Along with helping Leonard with the farm and the farm business, Jenelda cooked at the Christian Retirement Home in Sheldon for 30 years. Leonard preceded her in death on January 8, 2008.
She was a member of the First Reformed Church in Sheldon and a past member of the Little Rock, Melvin and Matlock Reformed Churches. She taught Sunday School and Bible School for many years and sang in the Matlock Church Choir and various quartets. She also was a member of the Ladies Aid, Sheldon Library Book Club and the Red Hat Society. She was known as the “Angel Lady” as she would talk to churches about angels for many years. Jenelda and Leonard went on the mission trips to Cary, Mississippi. She loved church, and she loved people, she also enjoyed gardening, flowers, music and visiting with people.
Left to cherish her memory are her two daughters, Judy Nieuwendorp of Sheldon and Jane Nieuwendorp of Eagle River, Wisconsin; a grandson, Jason Nieuwendorp; a sister, Diana Marra of Fergus Falls, Minnesota; a sister-in-law, Gertrude Van’t Hul of Sioux Center, Iowa; also numerous nieces nephews and other relatives and friends.
Jenelda was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Niuwendorp; a son, Harold Leonard Nieuwendorp; her parents and five brothers, Donald, Harold, Elmer, Lloyd and Milton Van’t Hul.