Source: Gregg Gropel
She is married to John Kannegieter.
They got married on May 31, 1952 at Yuma, Yuma Co., AZ, she was 20 years old.
Child(ren):
Marjorie Lou "Marge" Wynia
Sources: Author: N.N. (family name not given), Mark: Title: "Marjorie Lou Wynia Kannegieter," (Publication location: George, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: Ides of March MMXVII), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177375885/marjorie-lou-kannegieter
"Photo[graph of a woman] added by Mark
Marjorie Lou Wynia Kannegieter Birth 12 Sep 1931 O'Brien County, Iowa, USA Death 13 Apr 2020 (aged 88) Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Burial Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery Lyon County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 177375885
Marjorie Lou (Wynia) Kannegieter was born on September 12, 1931 in O'Brien County, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Tena (Wilkens) Wynia. She grew up in the Ashton area and graduated from the Ashton Public School in 1950.
Marjorie was united in marriage to John Jr. Kannegieter on May 31, 1952 in Yuma, AZ. The couple moved to a farm near George, IA where they farmed for twenty years. To this union eight children were born, Bruce, Pamela, Norine, Denice, James, Debora, Steven and Becky.
Before she was married Marjorie worked as a waitress for two years at the Red Owl lunch counter in Worthington, MN and after farming for a time with her husband, they purchased JR's Café and Bar in 1975 and operated that business for ten years. After they sold the café Marjorie worked in the lunchroom at the school in Little Rock until her retirement at age 62. The most important part of Marjorie's life was family, neighbors and friends.
She enjoyed baking bread and pies as well as reading, crafts and sewing, baby blankets and quilts were her favorites. She was a long-time member of the Zoar Presbyterian church of rural George and active in the Loyal Women's Circle. She enjoyed singing in the church choir.
Marjorie is survived by six children, Pamela (Dale) Nerby of Siren, WI; Norine (Leland) Kruse of George, IA; James (Linda) Kannegieter of Little Rock, IA; Deb (Dan) Kruse of Rock Rapids, IA; Steven (Jackie) Kannegieter of Sibley, IA and Becky (Mike) Bergquist of Bemidji, MN; Twelve grandchildren: Shawn, Stephanie, Jon, Rachel, Kathy, Carrie, Austin, Geoffrey, Joshua, Justina, Jacob and Madison; brother, Howard Wynia; sister, Dorothy Seiben; sister-in-law Marie Pomerenke and many nieces, nephews and other extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Tena Wynia; her husband JR. in 2003; Daughter Denice in 1967; son Bruce in 2018; granddaughter, Magali in 2009; grandson, Christopher in 2012.
Jurrens Funeral Home Little Rock Iowa
Parents
Photo[graph of stone shared with Tena Wynia] Louis D. Wynia 1901 - 1975
Photo[graph of stone shared with Louis D. Wynia] Tena Wilkens Wynia 1897 - 1973
Spouse
Photo[graph of stone shared with Marjorie Kannegieter] John Kannegieter 1932 - 2003 (m. 1952)
Siblings
Photo[graph of stone shared with Leslie Wynia] Paul Luverne Wynia 1940 - 1941
Photo[graph of stone shared with Paul Wynia] Leslie Wynia 1942 - 1942
Children
Photo[graph of a man] Bruce Wayne Kannegieter 1952 -2018
Photo[graph of her stone] Denice Kannegieter 1957 - 1967
Created by: Mark Added: 15 Mar 2017 Find a Grave Memorial 177375885"
Note: The Find-a-Grave entry was made in 2017. She died in 2020.
Their stone lists their children: Bruce, Pamela, Nortde, Denice James, Debora, Steven Rebecca.
Sobriquet Marge learnt from obituary for her son Bruce Kannegieter.
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