Henrietta Vanderburg, 87, Luverne, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne. Services were Friday, July 18, at Luverne Christian Reformed Church. The Rev. Bert Den Herder officiated. Burial was in Luverne Memorial Gardens, rural Luverne.Henrietta DeVries was born to Cornelius and Rena (DeBoer) DeVries on Nov. 27, 1915, in Pipestone County. At the age of four, she moved to Milaca. The family moved back to Pipestone County in 1923. She graduated from Pipestone High School in 1934 and worked at the telephone office. She married Dorris Vanderburg on Jan. 23, 1941, in Pipestone. They moved to Beaver Creek where they operated a gas station until 1948. They continued to live in Beaver Creek where they operated a small farm and maintained a custom service business. Mr. Vanderburg died on June 19, 1972. She worked as a librarian at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School for 12 years after her husband’s death. Mrs. Vanderburg was a charter member of Luverne Christian Reformed Church and was active as a Sunday School teacher, catechism teacher and a Bible study leader. She was a charter member of the Mary-Martha Society and Ladies Christian School Circle. She also had a ladies’ Bible class in her home for many years. She was a member of the Beaver Creek Senior Citizens. She was an avid reader and enjoyed music, handiwork and crafts.Survivors include three sons, Dennis Vanderburg, Oklahoma City, Okla., James Vanderburg, Valley Springs, S.D., and Keith Vanderburg, Westlake, Ohio; two daughters, Camilla Gunderson, Luverne, and Nancy Vanderburg, Shoreview; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.Mrs. Vanderburg was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dorris, four brothers and three sisters.Hospice of Luverne Community Hospital will plant a tree in memory of Henrietta Vanderburg. Engebretson Funeral Home in Luverne was in charge of arrangements.
