ELIZABETH JEANINE BOWLING van SUFFELEN

November 24, 1931-December 1, 2015
Elizabeth Jeanine van Suffelen, nee Bowling, age 84, of O’Fallon, Illinois, formerly of Morgan City, Louisiana, born Nov. 24, 1931, in Columbus, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 2015, at Cedar Ridge Healthcare & Rehab, in Lebanon, Illinois, from complications with pneumonia.
Everyone who knew Elizabeth called her Jeanine. She was an active member of Crossview Independent Assembly of God Church and a Senior Bible study teacher at O’Fallon Assembly of God. She loved the Lord.
Jeanine attended Mississippi State College for Women and Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music. She taught piano for more than 30 years. Jeanine was an amateur Egyptologist and made several trips to Egypt so she could study the culture and visit the ruins.
She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her children, Jeanie Hood of O’Fallon, Illinois, and Hendrick van Suffelen of Carencro, Louisiana; and her grandchildren, Colten Hood, Shaughn, Rick, and CJ.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, Henk van Suffelen, a native of Delft, Holland, in 1985; her parents, Dewey and Irene Bowling; and her brother, Dewey Bowling Jr.
Memorial donations are suggested in lieu of flowers and other gifts to Christ Gospel Church, 1206 Red Cypress Rd., Patterson, LA 70392, to support various mission programs. Condolences may be extended to the family by visiting www.twincityfh.com.
A visitation was held from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Wolfersberger Funeral Home in O’Fallon, Illinois.
Visitation will resume at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at Christ Gospel Church in Patterson, Louisiana, with a funeral service to begin at 2:30 p.m. at the church. Elizabeth will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Cemetery.