Leona Ruth Uitermarkt Ver Meer was born October 5, 1920, to Gerrit and Elizabeth Verros Uitermarket near Otley, Iowa. She was the youngest of seven children. She went to her heavenly home on Friday, October 19, 2012, at the Pella Regional Health Center - Long Term Care at the age of ninety-two.

Leona received her early education at the Clay Township Rural Schools. She was united in marriage with Clarence Ver Meer on August 27, 1948, and the home of her parents near Harvey, Iowa. The couple first lived on Clarence's family farm and later moved to town.

She was a faithful member of the First Christian Reformed church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, travelling, cooking, and driving around the countryside with Clarence.

Those left to cherish her memory are: her sister, Julia Kamerick of Pella and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband, Clarence, in 1998; and her siblings: Matthew Uitermarkt, Dorothy Van Essen, Harriet De Penning, Floyd Uitermarkt, and Gertrude Van Den Heuvel.

FUNERAL SERVICES

11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Garden Chapel Funeral Home
Pella, Iowa

VISITATION

9:30 A.M. until the time of service
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Garden Chapel Funeral Home
Pella, Iowa

MEMORIALS

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INTERMENT

Oakwood Cemetery
Pella, Iowa