Deacon DE RAAD Eldert

1921 - 2010  (89 years)

• Name	DE RAAD Eldert
  Prefix	Deacon
  Birth	2 Mar 1921	Parkersburg, Butler, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	45E5F9045D5F3147BE7B1066ABA3AA62645D
  Death	28 Mar 2010	Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	(OBIT: Eldert DeRaad, 89, of Clarks Grove, died on Sunday, March 28, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea. Born on March 3, 1921, in Parkersburg, Iowa, he was the son of John and Nettie (Boelmann) DeRaad. He attended school in Hollandale. Following his schooling, Eldert served in the U.S. Army from 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1946. Eldert married Avis Marie Larson on Jan. 10, 1944. He worked for John Ravenhorst Tile Co., Minnesota Highway Department and had also owned DeRaad Service Station with his brother, Nanko. Eldert retired from the Rural Electric Association in 1983. He enjoyed gardening and doing yard work as well as spending time with his family. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Clarks Grove, where he served as a church deacon and taught Sunday school. He also served on the township board. He is survived by his wife, Avis of Clarks Grove; children: Karen Nielsen of Clarks Grove, Dale and Cindy DeRaad of Waseca, Max and Sharon DeRaad of Wyoming, Lori and Terry Fuller of Waseca, Keith and Cyndy DeRaad of Bloomington and Mary Ortiz of Albert Lea; daughter-in-law, Kathleen DeRaad of Rochester; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Dena Citurs of Albert Lea and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Dennis; son-in-law, Paul Nielsen; granddaughters: Melissa and Sara DeRaad; sisters: Etta Arends, Ella Arends and Minni Molle; and brothers: Earl, Jack, Nanko and Jerry. Memorial services will be held on Friday at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Clarks Grove with the Rev. Jamie Cameron officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Clarks Grove Cemetery.)
  Burial	Aft 28 Mar 2010	Clarks Grove, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	Address: Clarks Grove Baptist Cemetery
  		Eldert & Avis (Larson) De Raad gravestone Deac. Eldert DeRaad
  Person ID	I81344	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	DE RAAD John,   b. 30 Jul 1878, Midwolda, Groningen, Holland d. 11 Mar 1962, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	BOELMAN Etta,   b. 15 Apr 1882, Netherlands d. 25 May 1947, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1900	Holland   [2]
  Family ID	F31850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LARSON Avis Marie,   b. 22 Jul 1920, Clarks Grove, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States d. 22 Feb 2012, Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota, United States (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1944	Clarks Grove, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  	(married at First Baptist Church.)
  Children	1. DE RAAD Dennis   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F31844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Deacon Eldert De Raad
  		Eldert & Avis Marie (Larson) DeRaad
  		Eldert DeRaad military photo
  		Veteran & Patriot of World War II

  
  

• Sources

  [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #50505055 by Lori Fuller 31 Mar 2010. [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #9204691 by Lori Fuller 30 Jul 2004. [S1006] Correspondence-Internet-Lori (De Raad) Fuller, 1 Apr 2010 10:20 pm.