- Date Of Birth: October 13, 1916
- Date Of Death: October 15, 2009
- State: Iowa
Andrew Hiemstra was born on December 13, 1916, to Harry and Helena Van Rees Hiemstra at the family home near Otley, Iowa. He passed away at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House the evening of October 15, 2009, at the age of ninety-two.
Andrew and Aletta started farming near Otley soon after their marriage. They later moved to a farm near Monroe, then Prairie City, and in 1948 moved to a farm near Pella where they lived until 1988 when they moved to Pella.
Those left to cherish his memory are: his wife Aletta; his six children and their spouses; nineteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sister Jessie Van Vark of Pella; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; daughter Lila Joy Hiemstra; brothers: Leonard Hiemstra and Edward Hiemstra; sisters: Emma Hiemstra and Anna Bothof; great-granddaughter Jenna Hiemstra; sons-in-law Larry Vander Werff and Paul Vos.
Family:
Wife: Aletta Rus Hiemstra
Children:
Ronald and Norma Hiemstra – Des Moines, Iowa
Douglas and Ellen Hiemstra
Aletta, Emmet, Henry, James Hiemstra
Jill and Charlie Reiter
Paul and Leslie Hiemstra
Bryce and Joel Hiemstra
Richard and Eileen Hiemstra – Pella, Iowa
Rhonda and David Kermode
Josh Hamre
Hartley Hamre
Wade Hamre
Jaiden Hamre
Russell and Shaun Hiemstra
Mitchell and Jaret Hiemstra
Amy Hiemstra
Norma and the late Larry Vander Werff – Newton, Iowa
Karla and Mark De Cook
Jessica and Nick Smith
Jaelyn Smith
Jake Boot
Krista and Kent Long
Owen Long
Kathy Vander Werff
Kelly Vander Werff
Barbara and the late Paul Vos – Pella, Iowa
Gina and David Stansell
Bendert, Willa, and Dora Stansell
Craig Vos
Brian and Becky Vos
Emma and Benjamin Vos
Michelle Vos
Mark and Christine Hiemstra – Tucson, Arizona
Ron Sharpe
Andrew Hiemstra
Grant Hiemstra
David and Nancy Hiemstra – Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Kirsten Hiemstra
Nathan Hiemstra
10:30 A.M., Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Pella, Iowa
Beginning at Noon Monday, October 19, 2009
with family present from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Pella, Iowa
Hospice of Pella
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
FAMILY
Wife: Aletta Hiemstra – Pella, Iowa
Children: Ron (Norma) Hiemstra – Des Moines,
Richard (Eileen) Hiemstra – Pella,
Norma (the late Larry) Vander Werff,- Newton,
Barbara (the late Paul) Vos – Pella,
Mark (Christine) Hiemstra – Tuscon, AZ,
David (Nancy) Hiemstra – Lino Lakes, MN
