Skip to main content

Hermina Mulder

Hermina Mulder, 94, Ellsworth, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005, at the Hospice Cottage in Luverne. Services were Friday, Nov. 4, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Maurice E. Hagen officiated. Burial was in Luverne Memorial Gardens, rural Luverne.Hermina Meester was born to Dan and Agnes (Buss) Meester on Aug. 29, 1911, in Lyon County near Rock Rapids, Iowa. She married Henry Mulder on Nov. 28, 1933, at Worthington. They lived their entire married life on several different farms in the Minnesota and South Dakota areas. They farmed near Adrian until 1941 when they moved to Garretson, S.D., where they farmed the next 16 years. In 1978 they moved near Steen where they lived the past 20 years. In 1998 shortly after her husband died, she moved to Centennial Apartments in Luverne until she moved to Parkview Manor in Ellsworth. Two weeks ago she was admitted to Sioux Valley Hospice in Luverne. Mrs. Mulder enjoyed farm life, working side by side with her husband. She also enjoyed milking cows, growing beautiful violets, crocheting and knitting and having her family over for special occasions and Sunday dinners. Survivors include three sons, Ron (Betty) Mulder, Duane (Joyce) Mulder, all of Luverne, and Ervis Mulder, Canton, S.D.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Harold Meester, Huxley, Iowa. Mrs. Mulder was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Henry, and three sisters. Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.

You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.