Margery C. Nieveen

Margery Carolyn (Nelson) Nieveen, 85 years 0f age, of Adams passed away at the Gold Crest Retirement Center in Adams Saturday morning, December 1, 2012. She was born on August 25, 1927 at Adams to Frank and Lora (Barmore) Nelson. She was the middle child with an older brother Jack and younger sister Helen. Margery attended Adams Public Schools and graduated from Adams High School in 1944. She was a rural school teacher and attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and Kansas State University at Manhattan, KS. Margery and LaVern Nieveen were married on November 26, 1948 and they lived on the Nieveen farm north of Adams for many years before moving into a smaller retirement home built across the road. She was a baptized member of the Adams Methodist Church and later transferred her membership to the Pella Reformed Church. Margery was a member of the Pella Reformed Church, R. Adams, charter member of the Pella Evening Circle, and was active in the Pella's Women's Ministry until health problems slowed her down. She was an avid reader, and enjoyed sewing and working with crafts. Margery especially enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events as well as their many school and 4-H activities.

Survivors include her husband LaVern; children Jay Nieveen and wife Teri of Adams, Beverly Doeschot and husband Kevin of Firth, and Mark Nieveen and wife Elizabeth of Adams; grandchildren Timothy and Jerod Nieveen, Kelli Doeschot, and Matthew and Brian Nieveen. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Lora (Barmore) Nelson; 2 infant sons; brother Jack Nelson; and sister Helen Behm.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Pella Reformed Church, R. Adams, located at the intersection of Hwy. 43 and Pella Road, with Reverend Marcus Roskamp officiating. Interment will be in the Pella Cemetery. The body will lie in state Tuesday from 1-9:00 and from 9-noon Wednesday at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Adams with the family greeting friends from 5:30-7:30 Tuesday, and at the church one hour preceding the service on Wednesday. A family prayer service will be held at 1:45 A.M. Wednesday at the church. A memorial has been established to the Pella Reformed Church supported missions with Jerry Holden in charge. Sign Margery's guest book at www.ghchapel.com. These services have been entrusted to the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Adams.