Anna Mae Kooy

93 year old, Anna Mae Kooy of DeMotte was called home to be with the Lord on May 16, 2011.

On November 26, 1917 in DeMotte, Indiana, Anna Mae was born to the late Anthony and Anna (nee: Frieling) Moolenaar. Anna Mae graduated in 1936 from the DeMotte High School.  On July 18, 1942, in DeMotte she married Wilmer Kooy. Anna Mae was a homemaker and the co-owner of Kooy Blueberries for over 50 years. Anna Mae enjoyed gardening, reading, and playing the piano.

Anna Mae is survived by daughters: Joyce (George) Gourko and Nancy  (Wayne “Calvin”) Bovenkerk, 3 grandchildren: Pamela (Rick) Owen, Bradley Bovenkerk, and April (David) Gonzales, and 5 great-grandchildren and a sister, Ruth Bonnema.

Anna Mae was preceded in death by her husband Wilmer and parents Anthony and Anna Moolenaar, two brothers: Fred and Bud.

Friends are invited to visit with the family on Friday, May 20, 2011, from 10:00 until 11:30 am at the Community Bible Church of DeMotte. Services will follow at 11:30 am, on Friday, May 20, 2011, with Pastor Rodney Tolleson officiating, interment at the Holland Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Community Bible Church or the Child Evangelism Fellowship.

Boersma Funeral Home of Wheatfield is in charge of arrangements. You may view this obit and send condolences on line at www.boersmafuneralhome.com