Phoebe “Louise” Rule Woehl was born on June 24, 1937 in Toledo, OH and went to be with Jesus in Holland, MI on May 2, 2026. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend. She had an insatiable love for learning, and at any given moment could be found studying either the Periodic table, Hahnemann’s Homeopathic Repertory, human physiology, various languages or cookbooks and just about everything in between. She loved her people deeply and unconditionally. She was profoundly loyal and we will treasure so many special memories of her.
Louise was the oldest of three daughters born to Ralph and Phoebe Rule. She leaves behind her husband, Daniel; daughters Heidi (Jeff Harlow) and Jennie; grandchildren: Erika (Ryan and their sons, David, Dietrich, Daniel and Jeremiah); Stewart (Hannah and their daughters, Eliana, Sophia, Greta and Lucy); Abigail (Mitch); Caleb (Hanna); Blake, Jonathan, AmySue and AnnaJoyce; her youngest sister, Jean (Frank Allan); and many special nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her sister in law, Sue Saint Vincent, her parents and in-laws, her nephew Greg Saint Vincent, and her sister Elaine (Dave Macnab).
Louise graduated with her diploma RN from Flower Hospital School of Nursing in Toledo, OH. Following this, she went on to study microbiology at The University of Pittsburgh, graduating with her bachelor’s degree. Her husband, Dan, was very proud of her, and was usually the one to share that she was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society.
She held a variety of jobs, which included working as a nurse in a small ICU, as a school nurse, home health nurse and in her final job she quietly ministered to people one on one with her homeopathic practice. She would have been the first to say, however, that her most important jobs were that of wife, mom and grandma. She taught multiple grandchildren how to sew and knit, passed along her love of gardening and also shared her love for cooking healthy meals from scratch.
Sixty-three years ago she married Dan in Toledo, OH, moved to California and became a happy transplant to “God’s country” on the Central Coast of CA. There, she and Dan loved raising their family in the country, surfing the Pacific, or traveling throughout our beautiful Nation.
More than anything, she was a devoted follower of Jesus, and one of the special ministries she and Dan shared was ministering to prisoners and their spouses in the California prison system in San Luis Obispo, CA. She also had a heart for the persecuted church, and anyone who was hurting, and in her own special way did what she could to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a broken world.
We are so grateful for the loving care she received at Royal Park Atrium, followed by Cortland of Holland Memory Care. Additionally, we cannot say enough about the kindness shown to Louise and family by Faith Hospice who loved her well to the end. We also want to thank the physicians at Lakewood Family Medicine, particularly Drs Beth Peter and Kurt Lindberg, for their kindness to our family.
“How precious is your lovingkindness, Oh God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.” Psalm 36:7.
Visitation is planned for 09:45 AM on Tuesday, May 26 at 14th Street Christian Reformed Church in Holland, followed immediately by a service to remember Louise, which will be at 11 AM. Light lunch to follow. A private burial will take place prior to the visitation.
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