Dolores Schipper, age 79 of Sioux Center, IA, passed away Thursday evening December 8, 2022, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center, Iowa.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30AM on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center, Iowa with Pastor Rich Bosman officiating. Interment will follow the service at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center. Live-stream link for the service Dolores Schipper Service
The visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Dolores was born to John and Hilda Bosman, January 19, 1943, in Sumas, Washington. She grew up in the Lynden area and graduated from Lynden Christian School in 1961. Shortly after high school, she moved to Denver, Colorado where she met her future husband, Leland “Hap” Heusinkveld. They were married in 1967 and had three children: Brian, Bruce and Beth. Throughout their marriage they lived in Sioux Center, Iowa and Denver, Colorado.
Dolores enjoyed cooking, baking, walking and gardening, but what she really enjoyed was being a caretaker of her family and friends. She enjoyed making home cooked meals and chocolate baked goods. She was involved in the Free Grace Reformed Church in Middleburg, Iowa and later in the Ireton Reformed Church. Her husband died in a truck accident in 1985. She later married Walter Schipper in 1991 and moved to Ireton where they enjoyed gardening, fishing and bus trips. Walter passed away in April of 2022.
She is survived by her two sons: Brian Heusinkveld of Orange City, IA, and Bruce (Kim) Heusinkveld of Sioux Center and daughter, Beth (Travis) Tiedemann of Papillion, NE; her grandchildren: Carina Heusinkveld, Hannah Nunn, Brooke Heusinkveld, Alannah Olson, Brandon Tiedemann, Melissa Tiedemann and one great granddaughter, Evelyn Heusinkveld. She is also survived by siblings: John (Arlis) Bosman of Lynden, WA, Rich (Linda) Bosman of Lynden, WA, Sandi Mehl of Birch Bay, WA, Karen (Bob) Vonhof of Redding, Ca, Evelyn (Randy)Kloostra of Byron Center, MI and Lynette (Phil) Walters of Haugan, MT; sister-in-law Ruth (Hank) Roghair of Orange City, IA; brother-in-law, Virg (Donna) Heusinkveld of Chandler, AZ as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her two husbands; her parents; a brother, Edward Bosman and her parents-in-law: Les and Etta Heusinkveld.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
6:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)
MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Starts at 10:30 am (Central time)
MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME
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