Julia Beelen
Nov 15th 2009
OBITUARY:
Julia Mae Beelen age 89, formerly a longtime resident of Holland, died Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Lexington Healthcare Center in Bloomingdale, IL. She was born in Zeeland on July 14, 1920. She was a lifelong member of the Christian Reformed Church, most recently of Pine Creek Christian Reformed Church.
In 1951 she married Carl Beelen. They raised a family in Holland and she was a homemaker. In the 1970’s and 1980’s she worked as a Nursing Assistant at Haven Park Nursing Center in Zeeland. She enjoyed handicrafts especially knitting. Julia is survived by one daughter, Sandy Beelen of Carol Stream, IL; five brothers, Norman, Delbert, Irvin, John, and Jerry Bos and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl in 1990, son Randall in 1996, and seven siblings Clarena, Jean, Elmer, Lucille, Harold, Lillian, and James.
Memorial services will be 11 am Friday at the Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church, 1 Graves Place, with the Rev. James Scholten officiating. Interment will be in Lakewood Cemetery. A memorial visitation will be 6-8 pm Thursday at the Dykstra Life Story Funeral Homes-Northwood Chapel, 295 Douglas Ave.
Memorials may be made to InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Julia Beelen Memorial Fund, 6400 Schroeder Road, PO Box 7895, Madison, WI 53707-7895