Minnie Mulder, 107, of Corsica, SD passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Good
Samaritan Society - Corsica. Funeral Services are 10:30 A.M. Friday, September
20, 2019 at the New Holland Christian Reformed Church. A Committal Service will
follow at the New Holland Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from
9:30 - 10:30 A.M. prior to services on Friday.
Minnie (Keuning) Mulder was born on December 28, 1911 to Simon and Helen (Van
Zee) Keuning on the family farm near New Holland, SD. She attended New Holland
Christian School and was united in marriage to Edward Mulder on July 28, 1933 at
her parent's home. Minnie provided childcare and was a housekeeper for several
families. She was a busy homemaker, offering room and board to various Christian
School teachers; as well as writing the New Holland News column weekly for 75
years in The Corsica Globe and for 50 years in the Platte Enterprise.
Minnie was a member of the New Holland Christian Reformed Church, active in the
Ladies Aid, Hosanna Club, Bible Study and served as a Sunday School Teacher. She
enjoyed reading, crocheting, quilting, baking and playing games - especially
Scrabble.
Her positive attitude and faith that God is in complete control of her life has
seen her through many times. Even the numbers of years of her life are in
God's hands. "It was all planned before the foundations of the world.
That's really all I can say," Minnie said. "It was all by God's
grace." She will be fondly remembered as a woman of faith, a positive example
to many, and loved by all.
Grateful for having shared in Minnie's life: two children: Sharon (Dalwyn)
Vanden Hoek of Rapid City, SD and Kenneth (Beth) Mulder of Grand Rapids, MI; a
daughter-in-law, Joan Mulder of Platte, SD; 12 grandchildren; several great
grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; along with nieces and nephews.
Minnie was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Mulder (1974); a daughter,
Helen DeVries (1998); a son, Arnold Mulder (2015); her parents, Simon and Helen
Keuning; two sisters: Jennie (Harry) Munneke and Rena (Pete) Boer;
parents-in-law, Albert and Elizabeth Mulder; in-laws: Gertrude (Abe) Beukelman,
Lena (Adrian) Reitveld, Elmer (Alberta) Mulder and Ann (Earl) Wood.
Memorials in Minnie's honor may be directed to: Dakota Christian School, 37614
SD Hwy 44, Corsica, SD 57328.