Marcia Kay De Jong was born August 18, 1947, to Arie M. and Grace (Vander Leest) Van Haaften in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Marcia grew up on the family farm in the Sandridge community about six miles north of Pella, where she attended country school through seventh grade. When Sandridge School closed, she attended Webster Jr. High and Pella Community High School. Following high school, she worked for Equitable of Iowa in Des Moines for three years as a typist.

On February 23, 1968, she was united in marriage to Myron J. De Jong at her parents' home in Pella. To this union four daughters were born: Michele Kay, Myra Lynn, Marla Ann and Marjorie Marie. Myron died March 18, 1994. On December 28, 2012, she was united in marriage to Gary Wouterse at the Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Gary passed away on August 31, 2018.

Throughout the years, Marcia was a farm wife, loving mother, worked for De Jong Greenhouse, Pella Regional Hospital, and was a janitor for Peoria Christian School. Marcia enjoyed travelling and gardening, and loved league bowling with the Original Bowlers.

Marcia grew up in the First Reformed Church in Sully, and has been a member of the Peoria Christian Reformed Church since 1968, where she was a charter member of Mr. & Mrs. Society, a GEMS counselor, and a member of Bible Searchers Women's Bible Study.

Marcia was preceded in death by her husbands: Myron J. De Jong and Gary M. Wouterse, her parents Arie M. and Grace Van Haaften, parents-in-law Henry W. and Jeannetta De Jong; brothers: Marvin E. Van Haaften in infancy, and Norman R. Van Haaften.

Family:

Michele and Harlan De Boer of Pella, Iowa

Harrison and Danielle

Gracia

Dalton and fiancée Lillian

Lincoln

Marleigh

Myra and Carl Green of Alma, Arkansas

Isaac

Katie

Marla and Kevin Van Der Hart of Pella, Iowa

Gabriella

Macy

Marjorie and Brent Pederson of Marion, Iowa

Micah

Keegan

Benjamin "B.J." and Dawn Wouterse of Pella, Iowa

Kirsten Veenstra

Kiara Wouterse

Dallas Wouterse

Heidi and Michael Merrill of Ottumwa, Iowa

Marcia is also survived by her sisters-in-law: Cathy (Gregg) De Young of Cairo, Egypt, and Mary (Richard) Teachout of Pella, and her brother-in-law Junior (Linda) De Jong of Lynnville.

Peoria Christian School
Peoria-Pella IA