- Date Of Birth: August 20, 1926
- Date Of Death: July 7, 2022
- State: Iowa
Grada De Bruin, the daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Van Gilst) Kloosterman was born August 20, 1926, near Leighton, Iowa. Later her family moved to Pella. She began her education at the Black Oak School and finished her formal schooling when she graduated from eighth grade at the Pella Christian School.
On October 2, 1947, she was united in marriage to Harry Jr. De Bruin at her parents’ home in Pella.
Prior to Junior’s passing they developed a special friendship with a young couple who had just moved into their neighborhood.
Grada will be remembered for her steady quiet faith, her contentment with life circumstances, and her witty laugh and smile.
Those left to cherish her memory are her brother Elmer (Darlene) Kloosterman of Pella; special family Bruce and Rochelle De Bruin of Leighton, and their children: Laura (Ephraim) Wilfong, Jason (Karissa) De Bruin, Avery, Kaylee, and Ethan, Kayla De Bruin (fiance Daniel), and Andrea De Bruin; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Junior, her parents Cornelius and Elizabeth Kloosterman, her parents-in-law Harry Sr. and Johanna De Bruin, and her sisters and brothers-in-law: Virginia (Henry) Van Kooten, and Pauline (Marvin) Branderhorst.
Grada was 95 years, 10 months, and 11 days of age at the time of her death.
