Fannie Verwolf, age 52, went to be with the Lord on April 28, 1958, just two months after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
Mrs. Verwolf was born in Hull, North Dakota on July 22, 1905 to John J. and Fannie (Deters) Haveman. She met William "Bill" Verwolf while attending Grundy College in Iowa, then in September of 1925 accepted a contract to teach in Steen, Minnesota. A love courtship extended seven years, most of it by mail, until Bill and Fannie were married on July 22, 1932 in Hull, North Dakota.
During the depression a friend invited Bill and Fannie to go to Nova Scotia, so they went. They served Presbyterian Churches with great joy and profit for ten years in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Three boys were born to them while there, John, David, and Bill.
From Nova Scotia, the couple went on with their ministerial work at a small Christian Reformed Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a new church in Des Moines, Iowa, and then spent eight years in rural Sumas, Washington before going to Evergreen Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
Just two months after their arrival in Chicago, paralysis began to appear in Fannie's right arm. Eventually this was diagnosed to be a very malignant brain tumor. After surgery and two months in Wesley Memorial Hospital she went to be with the Lord.
Rev. Bill writes: "Fannie was a tower of strength to me. If the Lord was able to use me in His service with some profit, Fannie's love and affection was the motivating power behind me. She steadied my sometimes too compulsive behavior. She was very personable, kind and patient. She was dearly loved by all who knew her; in her family, in her school constituency, and in the churches we served together. She loved to sing and play the piano as a devoted disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ".
Written by Joanne, from the writings of her uncle, and Fannie's beloved husband, Rev. Bill Verwolf
Mrs. Verwolf was born in Hull, North Dakota on July 22, 1905 to John J. and Fannie (Deters) Haveman. She met William "Bill" Verwolf while attending Grundy College in Iowa, then in September of 1925 accepted a contract to teach in Steen, Minnesota. A love courtship extended seven years, most of it by mail, until Bill and Fannie were married on July 22, 1932 in Hull, North Dakota.
During the depression a friend invited Bill and Fannie to go to Nova Scotia, so they went. They served Presbyterian Churches with great joy and profit for ten years in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Three boys were born to them while there, John, David, and Bill.
From Nova Scotia, the couple went on with their ministerial work at a small Christian Reformed Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a new church in Des Moines, Iowa, and then spent eight years in rural Sumas, Washington before going to Evergreen Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
Just two months after their arrival in Chicago, paralysis began to appear in Fannie's right arm. Eventually this was diagnosed to be a very malignant brain tumor. After surgery and two months in Wesley Memorial Hospital she went to be with the Lord.
Rev. Bill writes: "Fannie was a tower of strength to me. If the Lord was able to use me in His service with some profit, Fannie's love and affection was the motivating power behind me. She steadied my sometimes too compulsive behavior. She was very personable, kind and patient. She was dearly loved by all who knew her; in her family, in her school constituency, and in the churches we served together. She loved to sing and play the piano as a devoted disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ".
Written by Joanne, from the writings of her uncle, and Fannie's beloved husband, Rev. Bill Verwolf
Fannie Verwolf, age 52, went to be with the Lord on April 28, 1958, just two months after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
Mrs. Verwolf was born in Hull, North Dakota on July 22, 1905 to John J. and Fannie (Deters) Haveman. She met William "Bill" Verwolf while attending Grundy College in Iowa, then in September of 1925 accepted a contract to teach in Steen, Minnesota. A love courtship extended seven years, most of it by mail, until Bill and Fannie were married on July 22, 1932 in Hull, North Dakota.
During the depression a friend invited Bill and Fannie to go to Nova Scotia, so they went. They served Presbyterian Churches with great joy and profit for ten years in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Three boys were born to them while there, John, David, and Bill.
From Nova Scotia, the couple went on with their ministerial work at a small Christian Reformed Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a new church in Des Moines, Iowa, and then spent eight years in rural Sumas, Washington before going to Evergreen Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
Just two months after their arrival in Chicago, paralysis began to appear in Fannie's right arm. Eventually this was diagnosed to be a very malignant brain tumor. After surgery and two months in Wesley Memorial Hospital she went to be with the Lord.
Rev. Bill writes: "Fannie was a tower of strength to me. If the Lord was able to use me in His service with some profit, Fannie's love and affection was the motivating power behind me. She steadied my sometimes too compulsive behavior. She was very personable, kind and patient. She was dearly loved by all who knew her; in her family, in her school constituency, and in the churches we served together. She loved to sing and play the piano as a devoted disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ".
Written by Joanne, from the writings of her uncle, and Fannie's beloved husband, Rev. Bill Verwolf
Mrs. Verwolf was born in Hull, North Dakota on July 22, 1905 to John J. and Fannie (Deters) Haveman. She met William "Bill" Verwolf while attending Grundy College in Iowa, then in September of 1925 accepted a contract to teach in Steen, Minnesota. A love courtship extended seven years, most of it by mail, until Bill and Fannie were married on July 22, 1932 in Hull, North Dakota.
During the depression a friend invited Bill and Fannie to go to Nova Scotia, so they went. They served Presbyterian Churches with great joy and profit for ten years in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Three boys were born to them while there, John, David, and Bill.
From Nova Scotia, the couple went on with their ministerial work at a small Christian Reformed Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a new church in Des Moines, Iowa, and then spent eight years in rural Sumas, Washington before going to Evergreen Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
Just two months after their arrival in Chicago, paralysis began to appear in Fannie's right arm. Eventually this was diagnosed to be a very malignant brain tumor. After surgery and two months in Wesley Memorial Hospital she went to be with the Lord.
Rev. Bill writes: "Fannie was a tower of strength to me. If the Lord was able to use me in His service with some profit, Fannie's love and affection was the motivating power behind me. She steadied my sometimes too compulsive behavior. She was very personable, kind and patient. She was dearly loved by all who knew her; in her family, in her school constituency, and in the churches we served together. She loved to sing and play the piano as a devoted disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ".
Written by Joanne, from the writings of her uncle, and Fannie's beloved husband, Rev. Bill Verwolf
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