Wilmina Schuiteman

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Wilmina Schuiteman, age 94, of Sioux Center, Iowa passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Crown Point Estates Care Center in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Visitation will be held Friday, July 25th from 5-7 PM, with family present at the Centerpoint Church (formerly First Reformed Church) of Sioux Center.

Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 26th at the Centerpoint Church (formerly First Reformed Church) of Sioux Center, with Rev. Roger Voskuil and Rev. Stephen Breen officiating.

Interment will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center.

In lieu of flowers and gifts the Schuiteman family prefer memorial donations be given to Sioux County Youth Fair.

Wilmina Schuiteman was born October 6, 1930, to John and Helen (Kooiker) Kroese in Hull, Iowa, and was raised on a farm near Hull. She attended elementary school in Hull and graduated from Western Christian High School. Wilmina was musically talented and talked often about singing with her sisters in her younger years.

Following graduation, Wilmina worked for a contractor in Hull. On December 16, 1949, Wilmina was united in marriage to Melvin Schuiteman of Sioux Center, Iowa, where they made their home on the Schuiteman family farm two miles east of Sioux Center. Melvin and Wilmina were great working companions. Besides their livelihood of farming, they worked for a time as caterers for special meals and events. They also provided 40 years of cleaning services for several businesses in Sioux Center. Melvin and Wilmina were blessed to celebrate 68 precious years together on the family farm until Melvin’s death in September of 2018. Wilmina continued to live on the farm until she moved to Crown Pointe Care Center in July of 2023.

Wilmina not only farmed with Melvin, but was an excellent cook and gifted seamstress. She enjoyed sewing, embroidery and crocheting, making all of her daughters’ bridesmaid dresses along with beautiful doilies and afghans. Wilmina taught her daughters these skills and many other skills through their years of 4-H participation. She enjoyed working outside and took pleasure in keeping the farm looking neat. She spent hours working in her flower and vegetable gardens, canning her vegetable produce and harvesting apples each year.

Wilmina was a faithful member of First Reformed Church, now Centerpoint Church, in Sioux Center. Being a member of the Lydia Womens’ Circle was important to her in providing her Bible study and friendship. Together, Melvin and Wilmina took great joy in their 6 children, 22 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and all their spouses. Wilmina enjoyed the Sunday afternoon family gatherings at the farm and graciously hosted her family for dinner every-other week. She supported her family by attending many of their events and activities.

Wilmina’s children and their families are left to cherish her life.

Helen and Rod Beukelman of Sioux Center

    Daniel and Jennifer (Manson) Beukelman and their children: Kaiden and Jada

    Lee and Danielle (Hixson) Beukelman and their children: Japheth and Samantha

William (Bill) and Irene (Byker) Schuiteman of Sioux Center

    Erica and Brandon Kamerman and their children: Blake and Baily (Ten Haken) and their son Colter; Lane and Kinley

    Jackson and Marcie (Huff) Schuiteman and their children: Grace, Emma, Charlie and Mia

Donna and Greg Koerselman of Hospers

    Lynne and Kyle Jahn and their children: Braden, Ella, Annika and Casen

    David and Christine (Den Hartog) Koerselman and their children: Kaleb, Dalton and Dillon

    Jacob and Gretchen (Juber) Koerselman and their daughter Betsy

Laura and Arlin Byker of Sioux Center

    Keith and Brooke (Sandbulte) Byker and their children: Vada, Reed and Stetson

    Brice and Alesha (Provost) Byker and their children: Finley, Griffin, Barrett and Lottie

    Quinn Byker and fiancée Alexandra Beckmann

Carol and Harlan Rozeboom of Sioux Center

    Ross and Haley (Sitzmann) Rozeboom and their son Ryker

    Erin Rozeboom

Jane and Marlyn Post of Sioux Center

    Marcus and Erika (Douma) Post and their children, Watson and Landon

    Shayla and Noah Zomermaand

    Keanna Post

    Danica Post

Those left to cherish her memory include two sisters, Julianne (John) Kats and Joyce (Harold) De Vries and many nephews and nieces.

Those welcoming Grandma to Heaven include: Kendra Le (twin daughter) of Bill and Irene Schuiteman. Lance Davis (stillborn son), Larae Nicole (stillborn daughter) and Ray Cordell (stillborn son), children of Laura and Arlin Byker. Paige Renae (stillborn daughter) and Carmen Lynn (infant daughter), children of Carol and Harlan Rozeboom. Great-grandson Sutton Lee Byker (stillborn son) of Brice and Alesha Byker.

Those also preceding her in death include her parents, John and Helen Kroese; her parents-in-law, William and Dena Schuiteman; sister and brother-in-law, Hilda and Joe Mouw; sister and brother-in-law, Clara and Alfred Hoogland; brothers-in-law, John Kats and Harold De Vries; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Arthur W. and Alice Schuiteman; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ann and Gerrit Meyer; nephew, John Mouw; niece, Thea Mouw; nephew, Wayne Schuiteman.