- Date Of Birth: November 25, 1930
- Date Of Death: December 4, 2021
- State: Iowa
Louise Marilyn Hulst was born November 25, 1930, to Thurlow J. and Nina Hardenberg Jacoby in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Louise graduated from Kelloggsville Public School in 1948 where she was valedictorian. She went on to earn her BA degree in 1951 at Calvin College (now University) in Grand Rapids, and her MA at the University of South Dakota.
Louise met John Hulst while they were students at Calvin; they were married on December 21, 1951, in Grand Rapids. Early in their marriage, both John and Louise had polio. Louise recovered completely, while John had a weakened leg and later developed post-polio syndrome. They also lost two baby boys before being blessed with three girls.
While John attended seminary in Grand Rapids, Louise held positions as an engineering assistant for Lear, Inc., and as a library assistant at Calvin College.
Louise and John traveled to six continents in connection with John’s work.
Those left to cherish her memory:
Lizbeth Hulst of Omaha
Nicole Schaap Swiekouski
Eric Schaap
Susan and James DeYoung of Minneapolis
Andrew and Sarah DeYoung
Maren Louise, Rory David
Brian and Alena DeYoung
Nina Margaret, Elisabeth Diane
Ellen DeYoung and Vincent Hannam
Mary Hulst and Jim Saunders of Pella
Nathan and Devin Early
Dylan Jane
John Early
Louise was preceded in death by her husband, John; two sons who died in infancy; her parents, Thurlow and Nina Jacoby; her sister, Laura Jacoby Smith; and her brother, Lt. Col. Owen E. Jacoby.
