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Bertha J. (Huisinga) Smidt

1/13/1921 - 4/8/2010


Obituary


Bertha J. Smidt, 89, of Woden passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Westview Care Center in Britt.

Funeral services for Bertha Smidt will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Woden Christian Reformed Church, 205 290th Street, Woden, Iowa with Pastor Joel DeBoer, Pastor Glenn Wilson and Judy Junkermier officiating.  Burial will be in Woden Christian Reformed Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Sunday, April 11, 2010 from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt and continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Bertha Johanna Smidt was born January 13, 1921 in rural Woden, Iowa to Jacobus and Annie Greenfield Huisinga. Bertha graduated from Woden High School and married George P. Smidt at the home of Bertha’s parents on August 22, 1940. George and Bertha farmed, until 1983, south of Woden. Upon retirement to Woden, Bertha worked as Librarian for the Woden Public Library.

Bertha was a member of the Woden Christian Reformed Church and Woden Presbyterian Church. George and Bertha served for many years as 4-H leaders and as custodians of the Woden Christian Reformed Church. She enjoyed bird-watching, sewing, creating crafts, especially corsages for many showers and weddings, cooking, playing cards, roller-skating, gardening and, in particular, spending time with her family.

Bertha passed away at the Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa on April 8, 2010 at the age of 89.