Gertrude Higgs Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gertrude Higgs (Des Moines, Iowa), who passed away at the age of 94, on February 23, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Van Ginkel and Marguerite Galloway Van Ginkel; her husband Hal (Hal); her siblings, Marguerite Boss and Charles Van Ginkel; her daughter Marcie Burow; and her grandson-in-law Chris Sandmeier.
She is survived by: her sister Kathryn Dawley; her daughter Kathie Sankey (Mike); her son-in-law Kim Burow; her daughter Julie Triplett (Charlie); her grandchildren, Courtney Sandmeier, Allison Burow (Bill Frost), Brandon Higgs-Burow (Leigh), Alec Sankey (Cassandra), Adam Sankey (Emily), Madeline and Gretchen Triplett; and her great grandchildren, Grace, Jackson Sandmeier, Andrew Burow, Link Higgs-Burow, Eva, Audrey Sankey and Charlize Sankey. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Plymouth Church Organ Fund.
