Jeanette Van Mersbergen

Jeanette Van Mersbergen: Jeannette passed away Thursday afternoon at Pleasant Park Estates Nursing Home at the age of 88 years, 7 months and 21 days. Jeanette is survived by two sisters and a brother-in-law: Nellie Rus of Pella and Adeline and Warren Eveland of Oskaloosa; a brother and two sisters-in-law: Herman and Anna Mae Van Mersbergen of Pella and Marjorie Van Mersbergen of Oskaloosa and many nephews and nieces. Jeanette Van Mersbergen, daughter of Herman and Sietska Terpstra Van Mersbergen, was born at her parents' rural Sully home, December 13, 1917. She was a graduate of the Sully Christian School. She loved the Lord and early in life confessed her faith in the Christian Reformed Church. While still a teenager, she moved with her parents to a farm near Oskaloosa. Like most girls at the time, she did domestic work; later she was employed in housekeeping at Mahaska Hospital and also at the Pella Co-op. Eventually she got a job at Rollscreen in Pella; she retired from there after serving over 20 years. She was an active member of the First Christian Reformed Church and its Ladies Bible Hour. Jeanette and her sister, Harriet, lived together most of their lives; first with their father until his death; then continued living together. She learned to drive a car when she was over forty years of age. She and Harriet enjoyed this independence for many years; it allowed them to attend many church and community activities. Jeanette and Harriet also enjoyed traveling; they traveled to all the states in the union including Alaska and Hawaii. A highlight of her life was a trip to the Holy Land in 1973; the song ""I Walked Where Jesus Walked"" became one of her favorites. She enjoyed taking pictures and making photo albums and scrapbooks with her sister. Jeanette was also very fond of music, enjoying the radio, records and tapes. Jeanette and Harriet enjoyed living in the beautiful Shady Lodge Retirement Village in Oskaloosa for over 20 years. Due to health problems, they moved in 2003 to the nursing home. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Harriet Van Mersbergen; two brothers: Lawrence and Marius Van Mersbergen and two sisters-in-law: Anna and Dena Van Mersbergen. PDF Printable Version

Jeanette Van Mersbergen

December 13, 1917 - August 3, 2006