Catherine Wilma Vander Goot
Catherine Wilma Vander Goot, 89, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 at her home in Wantage. Mrs. Vander Goot, daughter of the late August and Agnes (Van Houten) Zuidema was born in Passaic May 7, 1929. She grew up in Lodi and graduated from Lodi High School, and has been a resident of Wantage Twp. for the past 61 years.
In her early years, Mrs. Vander Goot was a teller at Wood-Ridge Bank and later she worked for many years at Tri-State True Value in Wantage. Mrs. Vander Goot also worked on the family dairy farm in Wantage, “Linquenda Farms.”
Mrs. Vander Goot was an active member of Sussex Christian Reformed Church and a member of the Ora Et Labora Society.
Mrs. Vander Goot was predeceased by her sister, Marion Clark in 2017 and is survived by her husband, John Vander Goot, children; Cathy Mulder & her husband Tom of Hudsonville, MI, Joan Hoekstra & her husband Michael of Hudsonville, MI, Karen Zuidema & her husband Lee of Caledonia, MI, Wilma Utter & her husband Monty of Byron Center, MI and John Peter Vander Goot & his wife Deb of Sussex; 18 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday October 9, 2018 at 11;00AM at Sussex Christian Reformed Church 49 Unionville Ave. Sussex. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:30AM until the time of service at 11 a.m. Interment will be private at Beemerville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sussex Christian School Attn: Inclusion Program 51 Unionville Ave. Sussex, NJ 07461. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ferguson Funeral Home 27 Third St. Sussex. For directions and online condolences, please see www.fergusonfuneralhomesnj.com.