Edna Marie Westendorf Tjebkes, 97, of Ankeny, formerly of Allison, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny, Iowa.
She was born on November 29, 1920, in Allison, Iowa, to Henry Benjamin and Margaret Johanna (Aukes) Westendorf. Edna attended schools in Allison, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Thomas Alvin Tjebkes on May 24, 1941, in Dumont, Iowa. Edna worked as a nurse aid and helped with activities at the Allison Health Care Center from 1971 until her retirement in 2010. She was a member of Unity Presbyterian Church in Clarksville and the Unity Presbyterian Women. Edna enjoyed knitting, reading, baking bread and cinnamon rolls, playing bingo and crafts at the care center.
Edna is survived by her son Kevin (Susan) Tjebkes of Waverly, daughter Mary (Gregg) Leverich of Ankeny, daughter Lori (Mike) Wheeler of St. Cloud, Florida, eleven grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and one on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Tom in 1986, daughter Miriam Dorfman in 2007, son Larry Tjebkes in 2012, brother Marvin Westendorf and sister Ruth Korte.[more]