Jennie Hookom Obituary Jennie Ruis Hookom passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Northern Lakes Sr Living in Baxter, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 11:00 am at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service. Jennie was born on October 7, 1922 in Holland Township, Kandiyohi Co., MN to William and Belle (Roelofs) Hoogeveen. She was the second of 11 children. Jennie grew up in Prinsburg and received her schooling there. On May 27, 1942 she married George Ruis. To this union 3 children were born. George was killed in action on Cebu Island in the Philippines on April 14, 1945. Jennie was a hard worker. She hung wall paper and painted for many people. She also set hair for several ladies on Saturdays. Jennie always had a large garden and did a lot of canning each fall. On April 5, 1957, Jennie married Donald Hookom. To this union 3 children were born. Jennie and Don lived in Kansas, Willmar and Winona before moving to Brainerd in 1968. Jennie was a homemaker and also worked in the cafeteria at Franklin Jr High School in Brainerd, MN. She was an excellent cook and baker. She was an avid reader and loved to play cards. She enjoyed bus trips and especially enjoyed time with her family. Jennie is survived by her children Gary (Marlys) Ruis, Gerald (Harriet) Ruis, Barbara (David) Engwall, Mark (Carol) Hookom, Judy (Jeff) Hulsether, Jill (Mark) McKnight, 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers, Alvin and Willis (Lyla) Hoogoveen and her sisters, Betty Bohlsen, Annetta Muldoon, Mildred DeKruyf, Edith (John) TeBrake, Luella (Gradus) VanDerBeek, and Dorothy Krause and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, George & Donald, a grandson Cameron Hulsether and 2 sisters, Harriet DeKruyf and Celia McGennis.