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. Between 1954 and 1968, John and Louise served Christian Reformed Churches in Ireton and Orange City, Iowa, and Jenison, Mich. While in Orange City, Louise developed a selection-ordering, cataloging, and processing system for the newly founded Unity Christian High School. With John's move to the faculty of Dordt College (now University) in Sioux Center, Iowa, in 1968, Louise began a 24-year career in the Dordt library, which has since been named in John and Louise's honor.

Louise and John traveled to six continents in connection with John's work. After retirement they continued to enjoy traveling for pleasure and volunteering, including Vermeer Mill, the information windmill at Central Park, Tulip Time wagons and food stands, Work of Our Hands, and Rotary. Louise's church involvement included Sunday school and catechism teaching and leading GEMS and Bible studies.

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.

Memorial donations may be made to Crossroads of Pella, or the John and Louise Hulst Scholarship funds at Dordt University and Calvin Theological Seminary.

Crossroads of Pella

John and Louise Hulst Scholarship funds at Dordt University and Calvin Theological Seminary