A funeral service for Verla J. Elgersma was held Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, at the Sanborn Christian Reformed Church in Sanborn. Pastor Phil Westra officiated.
Pallbearers were Eric Elgersma, Brett Elgersma, Alex Elgersma, Matthew Marks, Andy Prins, Cyle Carlson and Justin Achterhof. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements.
Verla Jean Elgersma was born Feb. 17, 1935 in Ocheyedan, the daughter of Tunis and Agnes (Zevenbergen) Bras. She spent her early years in Ocheyedan until October 1941 when the family relocated to California, arriving...