Cory Synhorst SerVaas (June 21, 1924 – March 6, 2020) was an American editor, inventor, and doctor.
SerVaas was born on June 21, 1924, outside of Pella, Iowa, to John Dirk and Gertrude Roorda Synhorst.
Had she graduated high school at an older age, SerVaas would have gone into a teaching career soon after.
[2] She met Beurt SerVaas after attending church on a Sunday, when the minister introduced them to each other.
[2] SerVaas edited the Lionel train magazine and her husband helped her patent the Cory Jane Clamp-on Apron, which she invented when she was a seamstress.
[5] She traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, in January 1985 to share her thoughts on high-lysine corn having the ability to help end hunger in Africa, to end famine, and stop protein deficiency.