Ida Margaret (Doom) was born on November 11, 1915, in Fairview Township to Julius and Marina (Doise) Doom in Fairview Township. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school. On April 17, 1940, she was married to William “Bill†Monnet at Holy Redeemer Catholic School. The couple farmed and raised their family on a farm between Lynd and Ghent. Bill died on June 10, 1959. In July of 1972, Ida married Marcel Louwagie at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. The couple lived on a farm east of Green Valley. Marcel died in 1994. In 2009, Ida moved to Boulder Estates in Marshall. She was a member of St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley and their CCW. She enjoyed quilting, crafts, gardening and picking corn among other activities. Ida was most passionate about spending time with her family.
Ida died on Monday, January 25, 2016, at the Minneota Manor in Minneota. She is survived by her children Elizabeth “Betty†(and Donald) Verkinderen of Marshall, Josephine (and Merlin) Downing of Ivanhoe, Helen Coequyt of Minneota, Mary (and John) Monnet-Blake of Cottonwood, daugher-in-law Ginger (and Richard) Monnet-Pautsch, stepchildren David (and Chris) Louwagie of Cottonwood, the Rev. Fr. Vincent Louwagie of San Antonio, TX, Laurence (and Ardyce) Louwagie of Cottonwood, Marcella (and Joe) Matthys of Marshall, Janet (and Paul) Kirchner of Dundee, Ray (and Cindy) Louwagie of Cottonwood, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her both husbands, son Victor, two sons in infancy, step-daughter Sister Marion Louwagie, son-in-law Leo Coequyt, grandson Billy Joe Monnet, siblings Mary Cauwels, Maurice Doom, Lydia Lycke, Henry Doom, Elizabeth Jacob, Emil Doom, Gerard Doom, Bertha Doom, Joseph Doom and Alois Doom.
