Cora Wilterdink Obituary, Lead Pastor at Mayfield United Methodist Church Has Passed Away

Cora Wilterdink Obituary, Death On March 4, 2009, Helen H. Wilterdink, 92, of Cedar Grove passed away at the Gables on the Pond in Random Lake, where she had spent the year before. On March 19, 1916, Helen Harrisonthe daughter of the late Arthur and Cora (VanEss) Harrisonwas born in the Town of Lyndon. She

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Cora Wilterdink Obituary, Death – On March 4, 2009, Helen H. Wilterdink, 92, of Cedar Grove passed away at the Gables on the Pond in Random Lake, where she had spent the year before. On March 19, 1916, Helen Harrison—the daughter of the late Arthur and Cora (VanEss) Harrison—was born in the Town of Lyndon. She went to Waldo High School in 1934, Sheboygan County Normal School in 1936, and the Roosevelt School in the Town of Lyndon.

She wed the late Arthur Wilterdink on March 16, 1941, in the Town of Lyndon. He passed away ahead of her on January 6, 1997. She worked as a teacher for many years at the Hillcrest School in the Town of Lima and the Banner School in the Town of Lyndon. Helen was a member of the Waldo Trinity United Methodist Church. She enjoyed reading, gardening, watching the Green Bay Packers, and attending church and school events for her grandchildren.

Helen left behind three sons, James (Karen) Wilterdink of Hingham, Duane (Mary) Wilterdink of Centennial, Colorado, and Donald (Lynn) Wilterdink of Sheboygan Falls; 19 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, George Harrison of Oostburg, and Arlyle Harrison of Oostburg. She also left behind one daughter, Judith (Edward) DePagter of Oostburg.

She was predeceased by her husband, Art, two brothers, Lawrence and Robert Harrison, a daughter, Elizabeth Wilterdink, a grandchild, Aaron Wilterdink, and a daughter. On Saturday, March 7, 2009, the funeral service at Trinity United Methodist Church in Waldo will be officiated by the Rev. Jeremy Deaner. After noon, there will be a burial in the Town of Lima’s Hingham Cemetery.

Friends may pay their last respects on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Wenig Funeral Home in Oostburg, and on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. until the conclusion of the service at the church. Online condolences can be made at www.wenigfuneralhome.com. A memorial fund has been established in her honour. The staff of the Wenig Funeral Home in Oostburg (920-564-2771) is providing services to the Wilterdink family.

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