Berdena Bylsma Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Berdena Bylsma of Hull, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 93, on March 11, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ben Griend and Gertrude Vande Griend (Zwagerman); her husband Adolph Bylsma; her granddaughter Kelsey Van Den Berg; her siblings, Nellie (Steve Van Iperen), Peter (Dorothy Vande Griend), Jake (Josephine Vande Griend), Jessie Vande Griend and Bertha Vande Griend; and also, Arie, Mina, Frank Gerritsen, Peter, Jeanette Bylsma, Percy, Alice Bylsma, Lawrence, Julia Bylsma, Irene and Harry Sheng.
She is survived by: her daughters, Judy (Ned Douma), MaryLou (Larry Wielenga), Betty (Larry De Jong) and Amy (Dave Van Den Berg); her grandchildren, Ryan and Barb Douma; her great grandchildren, Isabelle and Ethan; her grandchildren, Chris and Amber Douma; her great grandchildren, Kaden, Emerson and Perry; her grandchildren, Rebecca Jacobs, Vance Dunn, Dawn and Ben Tyler; her great grandchildren, Maddie, William and Gracie; her grandchildren, Rachel and Tom Van Hofwegen; her great grandchildren, Tessa, Cole and Sydney; her grandchildren, Angela and John Glasser; her great grandchildren, Isaac, Eli and Jerica; her grandchildren, Brandon De Jong and Erin Healy; her great grandchildren, Harrison and Pearl; her grandchildren, Jamie and Joseph Borick; her great grandchildren, Luke and Ezra; and her grandchildren, Bruce and Shaunnah Van Den Berg. She is also survived by four daughters, ten grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Berdena was a life-long supporter of Christian education and wished memorials to be directed to the Hull Christian School or Western Christian High School.