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Obituary for Ruth Ann Tervelt
RUTH ANN TERVELT, 97, of Resthave Assisted Living in Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL.
Her funeral service will be 10:30 AM Monday, December 16, 2019, at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison followed by a graveside service at 2:00 PM at Fenton Cemetery in Fenton, IL. Rev. Marv Jacobs, interim pastor, will be officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. A memorial to Ebenezer Reformed Church has been established.
Ruth Ann was born August 8, 1922, in Morrison, IL, to Claus and Celia (VanDyke) Vogel. She was educated in the Morrison Grade Schools and was a 1941 graduate of Morrison High School. Ruth Ann married Harold M. Tervelt on March 17, 1944, in Morrison, IL. He died December 31, 1988. She was employed at Goodenough’s Ice Box in her younger years and was a homemaker. Ruth Ann was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church where she sang in the church’s choir. She enjoyed bowling, golfing, antiquing and her trip to the Netherlands to visit the home of her ancestors.
Survivors include her beloved friend and cousin, Alice “Sis” Bordner of Morrison; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; one son, John Tervelt; three sisters, Cora Maring, Gertrude Vander Bleek, and Janna DeVries-Lennon; and one brother, James Vogel.
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Her funeral service will be 10:30 AM Monday, December 16, 2019, at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison followed by a graveside service at 2:00 PM at Fenton Cemetery in Fenton, IL. Rev. Marv Jacobs, interim pastor, will be officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. A memorial to Ebenezer Reformed Church has been established.
Ruth Ann was born August 8, 1922, in Morrison, IL, to Claus and Celia (VanDyke) Vogel. She was educated in the Morrison Grade Schools and was a 1941 graduate of Morrison High School. Ruth Ann married Harold M. Tervelt on March 17, 1944, in Morrison, IL. He died December 31, 1988. She was employed at Goodenough’s Ice Box in her younger years and was a homemaker. Ruth Ann was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church where she sang in the church’s choir. She enjoyed bowling, golfing, antiquing and her trip to the Netherlands to visit the home of her ancestors.
Survivors include her beloved friend and cousin, Alice “Sis” Bordner of Morrison; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; one son, John Tervelt; three sisters, Cora Maring, Gertrude Vander Bleek, and Janna DeVries-Lennon; and one brother, James Vogel.
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Previous Events
Visitation
Sunday
15
Dec
2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Bosma-Renkes - Morrison Chapel
404 Lincolnway East
Morrison, IL 61270
Service
Monday
16
Dec
10:30 AM
Ebenezer Reformed Church
309 E. Park Street
Morrison, IL 61270
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