Lucile M. De Penning, 76, of Sully passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Heritage Manor in Newton. Funeral ser-vices were held Friday, Sept. 4, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for Hope Ministries.
Lucile Mae (Van Der Zyl) De Penning was born at home in Sully on Mar. 21, 1939, to Ralph and Francis (Harthoorn) Van Der Zyl.
Lucile lived her entire life in Sully and was a graduate of Sully High School. She and Howard De Penning grew up together in Sully and were married on Apr. 17, 1959, at Sully First Reformed Church. To this union, they were blessed with three sons.
Lucile was a member of Sully First Reformed Church and participated in many activities there, including Women's Guild, youth choir director, beginners and primary Sunday school superintendent, and sang in the adult choir. She was an accomplished seamstress, who sewed many bridesmaid's dresses for weddings. Her sons remember getting many compliments on the shirts she sewed for them, too. From time to time, Lucile would take a break from work to play piano and sing. She enjoyed cooking for her family and for many other groups and would even butcher her own chickens.
Most of her career, Lucile worked as a bookkeeper in the Jasper County Savings Bank and also worked in other banks.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband Howard; her sons: Scott (Candice) De Penning of Pella, Eric (Lynnette) De Penning of Newton, and Kyle De Penning of Urbandale; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren: Katelyn De Penning and Sarah Gonzalez, Liz and Nick Brown, Dylan and Faith De Penning and their children Diesel and Mia, Ashley De Penning, Zach De Penning, Laura De Penning, and Halle De Penning. She is also survived by her siblings and in-laws: Roger and Beverly Van Der Zyl of East Dubuque, IL, Carroll and Nancy De Penning of Newton, Larry De Penning of Ottumwa, Darlene Van Der Zyl of Sully, Ileen and Wayne Zegers of Grinnell, and Mildred and Larry Whetstine of Wellman.
Lucile was preceded in death by her parents; brother Clarence; and parents-in-law, Herman and Lucille De Penning.
Lucile was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.
