Hermia Kolkman Horsting
Published August 26, 2007
Hermia Kolkman Horsting (born Dec. 11, 1914) died on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, in Medford, N.J. She was 92 years old.
She was born Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands and came to the United States as a newlywed in 1940 with her husband, Carel Willem Horsting, who died in 1999.
The couple are survived by three children, Eric Willem (Sharon Shaver), Paul Jan (Deborah), and Maryka (Sam) Horsting Bhattacharyya; and four grandchildren, Marina (Steven Hasslinger), Aaron and Katherine Horsting and Roby Bhattacharyya.
Horsting earned her master of science degree in pharmacy at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
She was an avid reader and created beautiful pieces that expressed her love of sewing, knitting and handicrafts. She was cremated at her request. A memorial service will be held soon.