Verda Baridon
July 23, 2013
Verda Baridon, 83, passed away July 23, 2013, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital.
She was born in Nankin, Ohio, on January 5, 1930, daughter of Mary Ziegler and Theron Landon. She accepted the Lord Jesus as her Savior and was baptized in the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio. She graduated from Swedish Covenant Nursing School, Chicago, IL. Verda married David Baridon on August 20, 1953, at her parents’ home in Ashland. She worked as a nurse at Mayo Clinic and Blank Children’s Hospital until she became a full-time mother and later, grandmother.
Verda is survived by her husband, David of Ankeny; sons, David Mark of Louisville, KY, and Bruce (Marilyn) of Cedar Falls, IA; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Anna, Laura, and Steven, and her sister, Opal Raymer of Charlotte, NC.
Funeral services will be held at Ankeny Baptist Church, 2842 SW 3rd Street, on Saturday, July 27, at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be 10 a.m., Monday, July 29, at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, 1 NE 60th Avenue in Des Moines.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Faith Baptist Bible College and Seminary, Ankeny, IA, in loving memory of Verda.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Nita Garrett Hoffman
07/28/2013
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Nancy (Clayton) Phillips
07/27/2013
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Verda - I have many wonderful memories of Verda and Dave -- knowing she is happy in Jesus arms gives us peace and knowing we will see her again some day is such a comfort also.
Daniel Coe & Steve Baker
07/27/2013
Dear Mark,
We are saddened to hear of the loss of you mother. We can only imagine the sorrow that you and your family must be feeling at this time. You and the family are in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you and keep you in the warmth of his peace and grace.
David Wheeler
07/26/2013
Rev Mark you and your entire family are in my prayers at this time. God Bless.
Harold & Sue Ginther
07/26/2013
We are praying for the whole family, Verda is already in a better place!
"To depart and be with Christ which is far better." Phillipians 1:23
Susan Scott
07/26/2013
Dear Mark,
I am so very sorry for your loss. Your Mother was a beautiful lady and I know she will be greatly missed. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Much love,
Susan
Becky (Gammell) Prost
07/26/2013
Many wonderful memories of Verda come to mind - I think of her as a young mother, always so kind to me, and now With Christ, at Home enjoying all the fulfilment of the promises of Scripture!
Ron & Donna Brand
07/26/2013
Surrounding you all with our prayers at this time. "Absent from the body, and present with the Lord."
We have wonderful memories of all of you and looking forward to being reunited again .. "Even so, COME Lord Jesus."
Nick Wilkerson
07/26/2013
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Based on her son, Mark, she must have been a special woman.
Dann & Michele Green
07/26/2013
Our deepest sympathies at this time of loss of your mother & grandmother. We are praying for you and the family as you draw together to comfort one another and give praise God for her life and now her eternity with God.