Rodell Ann Riemersma
May 5, 1941 - May 3, 2021
Rodell Ann Hyink Triphan Riemersma, 79, of Oshkosh, WI, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2021. She was born in Sheboygan, WI to Chester Henry Hyink and Agnes Johanna Ten Pas. She grew up with her five sisters in Cedar Grove, WI where she also graduated high school in 1959. She was united in holy matrimony to Theodore Triphan on December 16, 1961, in Cedar Grove, WI. Together, they adopted two wonderful children. She was again united in holy matrimony to Andrew Riemersma on November 3, 1990, in Fond du Lac, WI. With this union, she gained three wonderful stepchildren. Rodell worked as a bookkeeper for Curtis Law Office in Oshkosh until she retired. She was a long-time member of Grace Church in Fond du Lac, WI. In her free time she loved sending greeting cards that made everyone feel "special," doing puzzles, cheering on her Green Bay Packers as a shareholder, calling her friends and family, and being a wonderful mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and friend to many. There was nothing she wouldn’t do for someone. She is survived by her sisters Pearl “Charlene” Dana and LaFayne Judson, her children Christopher (Paula) Triphan and Jennifer Triphan (Scott Brehmer), her stepsons Leonard (Mary) Riemersma, Richard (Renee) Riemersma and Ronald (Laura) Riemersma, her grandchildren Lauren, Olivia, Tricia (Phil), Mitchell, Brice (Allison), Anna, and Hope, great grandchildren Ryan and Gunnar, her sister-in-law and brother-in-law Jean (Dirk)Vander Steen, sister-in-law Eloise Riemersma, and many special nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ted Triphan, her second husband, Andrew Riemersma, her parents Chester and Agnes Hyink, her sisters and brothers-in-law, Iris and Donald Rauwerdink, Frances and Earl Meinen, and Delores and Eugen Kappers, her brothers-in-law Irving Judson and Gordon Dana, and other Riemersma brothers- and sister-in-law. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 11 am at Grace EV. Free Church at 163 E. 18th Street. Fond du Lac, WI. Rev. Barry Vegter will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 10, 2021 at the Fiss & Bills Funeral home at 865 S. Westhaven Drive from 4 to 7 pm. And also at the church on Tuesday from 10 am until the time of service.
Rodell Ann Hyink Triphan Riemersma, 79, of Oshkosh, WI, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2021. She was born in Sheboygan, WI to Chester Henry Hyink and Agnes Johanna Ten Pas. She grew up with her five sisters in Cedar Grove, WI where she also... View Obituary & Service Information