IN MEMORY OF
LEONARD H. NIEUWENDORP
BORN
November 4, 1927
Sheldon, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
January 9, 2008
Sheldon, Iowa
FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Monday
January 14, 2008
First Reformed Church, Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. David Brower ~ officiating
A Tribute to Leonard by: John Van Olst
MUSIC
“If You Could See Me Now”
“Beyond The Sunset”
Sung by: Jody Nieuwendorp
“The King Is Coming”
Sung by: Jeff DeVries
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
Hand-out: “Mansion Over The Hilltop”
No. 542 “When We All Get to Heaven”
Organist: Midge Andringa
HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Willis Schilling Erv Bolkema
Delmar Van Maanen Harlan Kuyper
CASKET BEARERS
Kent Nieuwendorp Mark Nieuwendorp
Robert Wolthuizen Terry Van’t Hul
John Van Olst Tim Helmers
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Greenwood Cemetery ~ Matlock, 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 the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Sheldon, Iowa
LEONARD H. NIEUWENDORP
Leonard Henry Nieuwendorp, the son of Henry and Alice (Mastbergen) Nieuwendorp, was born on November 4, 1927 in Sheldon, Iowa. He received his education in Sheldon and graduated from Sheldon High School in 1945. On September 8, 1948, he was united in marriage to Jenelda Van’t Hul 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 18 years just east of town. Leonard passed away at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon, Iowa, reaching the age of 80 years, 2 months and 5 days.
He was a member of the First Reformed Church in Sheldon and a past member of the Little Rock, Melvin and Matlock Reformed churches. He had been an elder, a deacon, a youth leader, a Sunday school teacher and superintendent; he had sang in the choir and a quartet. Leonard had helped out at the Alpha Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and for 8 years, he and his wife went on the mission trips to Cary, Mississippi. Leonard was a real people person; his biggest joy was helping others. Leonard will be remembered as a dedicated and conscientious and farmer.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Jenelda of 59 years; and their two daughters, Judy and Jane Nieuwendorp both of Eagle River, Wisconsin; a grandson, Jason Nieuwendorp; two sisters and their spouses, Joanne and Roger Sterler of Ashton, Iowa and Helen and Clarence Wolthuizen of Sheldon, Iowa; a brother, Don and his wife, Darlene Nieuwendorp of Sioux City, Iowa; and other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by a son, Harold Leonard Nieuwendorp; his parents and a brother, Alvin.