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Obituary for Evelyn June Damhoff
EVELYN JUNE DAMHOFF, 96, of Fulton, IL, died Friday, May 6, 2022, peacefully at her home. She is now with her Lord and Savior.
Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Stralow officiating. A visitation will precede the service, beginning at 9:00 AM. Interment will be at Fulton Township Cemetery. Memorials have been established to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and to The Pregnancy Center in Clinton, IA.
Evelyn was born May 12, 1925, in Clinton, IA, to Henry and Katherine (DeWeerdt) Borgman. She was educated in the Fulton grade schools and was a graduate of Fulton High School. She married Raymond Damhoff on February 12, 1948, in Fulton, IL. He died September 12, 2010. Evelyn was first employed by the Clinton Garment Factory and then Excelsior Laundry Service in Clinton, IA. She then farmed with her husband and was secretary for his real estate and auctioneering business. She was a charter member of the former Trinity Reformed Church in Fulton, where she was a member of the Priscilla Circle. Evelyn had a strong Christian faith and her ministry was sending cards to people and making food for those in need. She was an avid baker.
Survivors include one daughter, Carol (Kurt) Stralow of Morrison, IL; two sons, Kenny (Patti) Damhoff and Russ (Deborah) Damhoff both of Fulton; one daughter-in-law, Julie Damhoff; twelve grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; one sister, Donna Dykstra of Fulton; and one sister-in-law, Deanie Damhoff of Morrison.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Larry Damhoff; one granddaughter, Angela VanZuiden; one sister, LaVerta M. Balk.
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Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Stralow officiating. A visitation will precede the service, beginning at 9:00 AM. Interment will be at Fulton Township Cemetery. Memorials have been established to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and to The Pregnancy Center in Clinton, IA.
Evelyn was born May 12, 1925, in Clinton, IA, to Henry and Katherine (DeWeerdt) Borgman. She was educated in the Fulton grade schools and was a graduate of Fulton High School. She married Raymond Damhoff on February 12, 1948, in Fulton, IL. He died September 12, 2010. Evelyn was first employed by the Clinton Garment Factory and then Excelsior Laundry Service in Clinton, IA. She then farmed with her husband and was secretary for his real estate and auctioneering business. She was a charter member of the former Trinity Reformed Church in Fulton, where she was a member of the Priscilla Circle. Evelyn had a strong Christian faith and her ministry was sending cards to people and making food for those in need. She was an avid baker.
Survivors include one daughter, Carol (Kurt) Stralow of Morrison, IL; two sons, Kenny (Patti) Damhoff and Russ (Deborah) Damhoff both of Fulton; one daughter-in-law, Julie Damhoff; twelve grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; one sister, Donna Dykstra of Fulton; and one sister-in-law, Deanie Damhoff of Morrison.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Larry Damhoff; one granddaughter, Angela VanZuiden; one sister, LaVerta M. Balk.
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Visitation
Monday
16
May
9:00 AM
- 10:30 AM
Bosma-Renkes - Fulton Chapel
1500 10th Avenue
Fulton, IL 61252
Service
Monday
16
May
10:30 AM
Bosma-Renkes - Fulton Chapel
1500 10th Avenue
Fulton, IL 61252
Cemetery Details
Location
Fulton Township Cemetery
701 Fowler Rd,
Fulton, IL 61252
Memorial Contribution
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Memphis, TN 38105
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