- Date Of Birth: July 21, 1929
- Date Of Death: January 12, 2022
- State: Illinois
Lenora Anker, nee Kamstra, age 92, of Beecher, IL, formerly of South Holland, IL, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Harvey Anker. Loving mother of Kathy (Ross) Mulder, Mary Ann (Randy) Pals, Lynn (Mike) Briney, Kim (Tahar) Mettache, and Rachel (Robert) Wooley. Cherished grandmother of 13; great-grandmother of 14. Dear sister of the late Matt Kamstra, late Caryl Rietveld, late Dorothy Rietveld, and the late Rose Paarlberg.
Lenora was a charter member of Faith Church. Her hobbies included sewing, quilting, and book clubs. Children and children’s ministries were her passion, which included children’s Sunday school and two mission trips to Africa. Her favorite saying, “It isn’t the child’s fault.” During her lifetime, Lenora and her husband Harvey fostered 26 children in addition to raising five daughters. Lenora’s gift was hospitality. She never met a stranger.
