Margaret Folkerts

Margaret Wilhelmine Folkerts, 91, of Allison, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa. She was born April 6, 1925, in rural Dumont, Iowa, to William and Harmine (Planteur) Kampman. Margaret attended the Dumont Consolidated School and Ripley No. 5. She was united in marriage to Folkert Folkerts on November 17, 1948, at Bethel Reformed Church north of Aplington, Iowa. To this union, three children were born: Steven, Darrel, and Diane. She lived on a farm six miles southwest of Allison all her married life. Margaret was a homemaker all her life. She also taught Sunday School and Catechism, sang in the church choir, and was active in the women's guild. She was a member of the morning Bible Study group and had a card ministry. She loved to watch birds, bake cookies, and tend her flower garden. She was a member of Trinity Reformed Church in Allison, Iowa. Margaret is survived by her son Steven (Rose) Folkerts of Forest City, Iowa, son Darrel (Noreen) Folkerts of Allison, Iowa, daughter Diane (Paul) Terpstra of Janesville, Wisconsin, sister Annie (Donald) Allspach of Parkersburg, Iowa, brother Claas Kampman of Parkersburg, Iowa, eight grandchildren: Jeremy (Danielle) Folkerts of Naperville, Illinois, Dana (Tonya) Folkerts of Des Moines, Iowa, Jodi (Sam) Shaffer of Waverly, Iowa, Darci (Ken) Scalf of Des Moines, Iowa, Neal (Lindsey) Terpstra of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Darren Terpstra of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Melanie Terpstra of Indonesia, and Lance Terpstra of Janesville, Wisconsin, seven great grandchildren: Tobias, Abigail, and Nathaniel Folkerts; Drew, Coen, Beckett, and Arden Folkerts, brother-in-law Arnold Schaap of Ackley, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Folkert in 2002, her parents William and Harmine Kampman, six sisters: Alma Meester, Johanna Boelman, Wilhelmine Jungling, Mary Schipper, Clara Krusey, and Alberta Schaap, brother Chris W. Kampman, and one grandson Daniel Folkerts. Memorials may be directed to the family. The Folkerts family will send memorials to various charities Margaret supported at a later date.

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Margaret Folkerts

April 6, 1925 - December 24, 2016