Maria C. Nyenhuis
April 26, 2009
Maria
C. Nyenhuis, 83, of 1915 E Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw, Indiana
, died on 4/26/2009 at 10:49 pm at Kosciusko Community Hospital,
Warsaw, Indiana. She was born on August 15, 1925 in Gelderland
Province, Netherlands.
She was born to Bart and Mary
(Mullink) Zents in the Netherlands, where she grew up on a farm
in Gelderland Province. On April 22, 1952, she was married to
Henry Nyenhuis who preceded her in death on September 20, 1998.
In 1957, Maria, her husband and their first three of six children
immigrated to the United States, with their first home being
in Mishawaka, Indiana. In 1959 the family moved to Warsaw, Indiana.
Maria worked as a Homemaker and also worked along with her family
on their farm near Atwood, Indiana. In later years, the family
ran a grocery store in Atwood.
Maria was an active member of the
Sacred Heart Church in Warsaw, where she performed volunteer
work in the school and church office. She found friendship in
Bible Study, Young at Heart, and Rosary Altar Society. She enjoyed
spending time with her children, grandchildren and other family
members. She was a Big Ten Basketball Fan. She took pride in
the flowers that she grew in her yard. She was an excellent cook
and always made sure that her guests felt welcome.
Maria is survived by six children,
John Nyenhuis (Becky) of West Lafayette, IN, Frances Majcher
(Mark) of Rockledge, FL, Ivonne Zimmer (Mark) of Indianapolis,
IN, Lucy Brown (Jerry) of Noblesville, IN, Mary Ann Dozer (David)
of Corvallis, OR, and Elsie Thoma (Michael) of Lafayette, IN.
Maria hes been blessed with eight grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Jan Zents and
Theo Zents in the Netherlands, and three sisters, Ans Zents and
Ada Wormskamp in the Netherlands, and Wilma Veldman in South
Bend, IN. Preceding her in death were brothers Bertus and Jos
Zents and sister Riek Nijenhuis.
Services will be held at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw on Thursday April 30, 2009 at 10:00
AM. Calling hours will be 5:00 to 7:30 PM Rosary at 7:30 on Wednesday
April 29, 2009. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery - Warsaw,
IN.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel
- Warsaw is in charge of arrangements. Memorial Contribution:
In lieu of flowers are to the
Sacred
Heart Church Faith in the Future Building Fund
125
N Harrison Street
Warsaw,
Indiana 46580 (10-18-2010)
