William Mulder, 85, Ellsworth, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Park View Manor in Ellsworth.
Services were Saturday, Oct. 19, at Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. The Rev. Robert Raedeke officiated. Burial was in Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth.
William Lewis "Bill" Mulder was born to William B. and Ida (Moet) Mulder on Jan. 19, 1917, near Sibley, Iowa. He grew up in Osceola County, near Little Rock, Iowa, before moving to Grand Prairie Township near Ellsworth where he completed his education.
He married Catherine Klooster on Oct. 21, 1941, at Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. Following their marriage, the couple farmed northeast of Ellsworth before moving to a farm in rural Magnolia in 1958. They retired from farming in 1979 and moved to Ellsworth. Mrs. Mulder died on Dec. 14, 1995. He moved to Park View Manor in Ellsworth in 1997.
Survivors include one son, Leroy (Carol) Mulder, Ellsworth; seven grandchildren, Don, Doug, Dan, Randy, Pam, Missy and Tony; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Anna May Hector, Ellsworth.
Mr. Mulder was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Catherine, and one son, Dallas.
Roste Funeral Home, Rock Rapids, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.