October 18, 1924 – May 23, 2020

Jeanette Vos, 95, formerly of Luverne, Minn., died peacefully on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minn.

A public visitation was held Wednesday, May 27, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A public graveside service followed at 2:00 p.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Luverne.

Jeanette Vos was born on October 18, 1924, to Henry and Hattie (Westra) Vander Streek on a farm in Lyon County, Iowa, south of Steen, Minn. As a child, her family lived near Steen, Lynden, Wash., and Ocheyedan, Iowa. One of her favorite memories from childhood was when she and her family took a trip to the Netherlands in 1935 to see her grandmother. They traveled by boat and were gone for six weeks. Jeanette attended school through the seventh grade. When she was 17 years old, her mother died as a result of cancer and Jeanette became the “mother” to her younger siblings.

On January 17, 1950, Jeanette was united in marriage to Dick Vos at the Reformed Church of Steen. Following their marriage, the couple farmed near Kenneth, Hardwick, and Luverne, Minn. Jeanette was a homemaker and lovingly cared for their family. In 1973, she and Dick purchased a house in town and moved into Luverne. Jeanette kept busy with cleaning houses, wallpapering, and painting for others. In 1997, the couple moved to the Centennial Apartments. Dick became a resident of the Minnesota Veterans Home in 2003, where he died on January 7, 2007.

Jeanette became a resident of the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton on December 28, 2006, until Saturday, May 23, 2020, when she died and went to join her family in Heaven at the age of 95 years, seven months and five days.

Jeanette was a faithful member of the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. She volunteered for the Luverne Senior Center and played in the kitchen band. She enjoyed crocheting, word search puzzles, playing board games with friends, bowling, and traveling. She also enjoyed playing piano and accordion. Jeanette taught her family how to be content in all situations and to always count their blessings!

Jeanette will be lovingly remembered by her four children, Ken (Phyllis) Vos of Luverne, Darlene (Dale) Dreessen of Luverne, Donna (Verlyn) Smidt of Sibley, Iowa, and Eunice (Keith) Valenziano of Vero Beach, Fla.; five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Alberta De Kam of Lynden, Wash.; sister-in-law, Alice Krosschell of Edgerton; and other family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; two sisters, Gertrude Baker and Hattie Brands; and her brother, Henry Vander Streek.