Marie Lillian was born on Aug. 6, 1925, in Dickinson, N.D., the daughter of Henry and Alice (Prideaux) Aberson. She was raised in North Dakota, but often visited relatives in Northwest Iowa. For a short time, she worked in Le Mars at Pills Department Store and the J. C. Penny Store.
On Sept. 3, 1946, she married Gerald John Keizer in Alton. They made their home in Alton, where she was a homemaker. Gerald passed away on July 10, 2009, in Remsen, Iowa. In August of this year, Mrs. Keizer became a resident of Char-Mac Assisted Living in Lawton, Iowa. She was a member of the Alton Reformed Church and the Eastern Star, and she was a 4-H leader for many years. She enjoyed reading and playing cards, and she was known as a good cook. Marie would do anything for her family and was especially interested in her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include her son and his wife, Henry Lee and Ruth (Reicks) Keizer of Lexington, Ky.; a daughter and her husband, Peggy Ann and John Hammer of Moville, Iowa; a daughter-in-law, Pam Denzer, of Minnetonka, Minn.; seven grandchildren, Benjamin Keizer and his wife Jennifer, David Keizer, Katie Keizer, Alaina Keizer, Brandon Keizer and his wife April, Alyssa Hammer, and Jada Hammer; a stepgrandson, Cassey Hoeschen; five great-grandchildren; and a sister and her husband, Ann and Rex Cook of Dickinson. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Thomas James Keizer; and a sister, Jean Bratten. Memorials will be directed to the American Cancer Society.
-Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Iowa
06 Nov 2011, Sun
Marie Lillian was born on Aug. 6, 1925, in Dickinson, N.D., the daughter of Henry and Alice (Prideaux) Aberson. She was raised in North Dakota, but often visited relatives in Northwest Iowa. For a short time, she worked in Le Mars at Pills Department Store and the J. C. Penny Store.
On Sept. 3, 1946, she married Gerald John Keizer in Alton. They made their home in Alton, where she was a homemaker. Gerald passed away on July 10, 2009, in Remsen, Iowa. In August of this year, Mrs. Keizer became a resident of Char-Mac Assisted Living in Lawton, Iowa. She was a member of the Alton Reformed Church and the Eastern Star, and she was a 4-H leader for many years. She enjoyed reading and playing cards, and she was known as a good cook. Marie would do anything for her family and was especially interested in her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include her son and his wife, Henry Lee and Ruth (Reicks) Keizer of Lexington, Ky.; a daughter and her husband, Peggy Ann and John Hammer of Moville, Iowa; a daughter-in-law, Pam Denzer, of Minnetonka, Minn.; seven grandchildren, Benjamin Keizer and his wife Jennifer, David Keizer, Katie Keizer, Alaina Keizer, Brandon Keizer and his wife April, Alyssa Hammer, and Jada Hammer; a stepgrandson, Cassey Hoeschen; five great-grandchildren; and a sister and her husband, Ann and Rex Cook of Dickinson. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Thomas James Keizer; and a sister, Jean Bratten. Memorials will be directed to the American Cancer Society.
-Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Iowa
06 Nov 2011, Sun
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