Memorial services were 10:30 am. Wednesday at Carmel Reformed Church in rural Rock Valley, Iowa, with the Rev. Mark Heijerman officiating.
He married Kathryn Schouten on Jan. 9, 1941 in Middleburg, Iowa. The couple farmed one and one half miles south of Carmel for 38 years. After retirement, he continued to help his son-in-law and grandsons for many years on the farm.
He was a lifetime member of Carmel Reformed Church, where he served as a deacon
and enjoyed singing in the choir.
He enjoyed fishing, playing cards and spending time with his grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 66 years, Kathryn; two children, Larry Mouw of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Lois and her husband, Jim Joffer of Sioux Center; grandchildren, Jeremy and Dawn Joffer of Volga, S.D.; Jason and Heidi Joffer of Sioux Center; Josh Joffer of Sioux Center; four great-grandchildren, Macy, Hannah and Ethan of Volga, S.D.; and Blake Joffer of Sioux Center; sisters, Matilda Sandbulte and Junaida Dibbet, both of Sioux Center; sisters-in-law, Marie Mouw and Mina Mouw, both of Sioux Center; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Bernard and Melvin Mouw; and two brothers-in-law, Gerritt Sandbulte and Rich Dibbet.
Kathryn Martha Mouw, 90, of Sioux Center died Thursday, February 28, at Valley Manor Nursing Home in Rock Valley.
A memorial service was Saturday at 2 p.m. a t Carmel Reformed Church of rural Sioux Center with the Rev. Mark Heijerman officiating. Interment was held prior to the memorial service in the Carmel Cemetery.
Mrs. Mouw was born May 24, 1917, to Peter and Grace (Vennis) Schouten in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of three. She was raised in the Rock Valley area, attending school through the eighth grade.
She married Gerald Mouw on January 9, 1941, in Middleburg. The couple farmed south of Carmel for 38 years. After their retirement they moved to Sioux Center, where they resided until his passing on March 11, 2007. She became a resident of Valley Manor in Rock Valley in August of 2007.
She was a longtime member of Carmel Reformed Church where she was active in ladies aid and vacation Bible school. She enjoyed spending time in her garden, volunteering her time at Hope Haven and helping with arts and crafts at the hospital nursing wing in Sioux Center. She was fond of fishing and playing cards with friends. She took great pleasure in spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors are her two children, Larry Mouw of Sioux Falls and Lois and her husband Jim Joffer of Sioux Center; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, JoAnn Schouten of Sioux Center; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by one sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Adrian De Bie; three brothers and sisters-in-law,Neal and Clara Schouten, Peter C. and Cecelia Schouten and Henry and Jeanette Schouten; and brother, Melvin Schouten.
The Mouw Family prefers memorials to the Carmel Reformed Church New Horizon Building Fund.
Sioux Center News 2008-03-05