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- Pipestone County Star
Wilma I. Vander Poel, 92, Pipestone, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 at Pipestone County Medical Center.
Wilma Irene Vander Poel was born to William and Irene (Kingsbury) Stevens on Oct. 26, 1911 in Murray County, Minn. She was raised in Murray County and attended school in Edgerton.
She married John Vander Poel on Feb. 14, 1928 at her parents' home in Murray County. Following their marriage they lived on the Kingsbury homestead northwest of Edgerton.
After their retirement, they continued to live on the farm. In 1999, they became residents of the Good Samaritan Village in Pipestone where they shared a room until the death of John on July 7, 1999. Following his death, Wilma continued to reside at the Good Samaritan Village.
On Saturday, Oct. 9 she was transferred to the Pipestone County Medical Center where she remained until her death.
She is survived by her eight children, Jack (Vernice) Vander Poel, Pipestone, Norman (Donna) Vander Poel, Fresno, Calif., Vera Rydell, McAllen, Texas, Ken Vander Poel, Shelly, Lois Vander Poel, Shelly, Lila (Harlan) Manguson, Tracy, Lynn (Allen) Wahlert, Luverne and Lori (Roger) Devericks, Sioux Falls, S.D.; 23 grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Erma Zwart, Edgerton, Pearl Anselm, Downy, Calif. and Ruth (Jack) Hord, Worthington; two brothers, Charles Duane Stevens, Washington and Mifford (Del) Stevens, Astoria, Ore.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John; her son, Mark; one grandson, Donald Rydell and two brothers, Wesley and Merle Stevens.
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