Juerena Groenewold Bleeker, 1867-1929

BLEEKER, GROENEWOLD, ROSKENS, BOYENGA, WINTERBOER

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Date: 1/14/2013 at 10:17:14

Juerena (Groenewold) Bleeker
January 27, 1867-February 7, 1929

Mrs. E.E. Bleeker
Fostoria, IA Feb. 12, 1929
Special to The News-Herald

Mrs. E.E. Bleeker, a resident of this community for many years, passed away early Thursday morning, February 7, 1929, at the age of 62 years and 11 days. Mrs. Bleeker suffered much during the past two years, having had four strokes of paralysis. The first stroke came February 10, 1927, and was followed by two other strokes during the year. The final stroke came Tuesday morning, February 5, from which she did not rally.

Funeral services were held last Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the Reformed Church near Fostoria with the Rev. E. Kampman officiating. He took his sermon from the fourteenth chapter of Revelations, the thirteenth verse. The three sons, Ed, Everett and Harry Bleeker and the three sons-in-law, Martin Roskens, Louis Bouenga and Henry Winterboer acted as bearers. Music was furnished by the Misses Hilda Krominga, Alice Johnson, Martha Ringering and Grace and Betty Kuper. Burial was made at the Reformed Church Cemetery.

Juerena Groenewold was born at Larrelt, Germany, January 27, 1867. She was but eleven weeks old when her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eeve Groenewold, came to this country, locating at Peoria, Illinois. In 1872 the family moved to Grundy County, Iowa. She was united in marriage to E.E. Bleeker, June 18, 1885. This union was blessed with nine children, four sons and five daughters. One son died in infancy.

In 1888 the family moved west and located near Everly, February 14 on a farm in section 36 Westport Township, Dickinson County, where they lived until the spring of 1916. In that year Mr. and Mrs. Bleeker retired from farm life and moved to Fostoria which had since been their home.

Mrs. Bleeker is survived by her husband, E.E. Bleeker and eight children, Anna, Mrs. Martin Roskens, Hattie, Mrs. Louie Boyenga, Dena, Mrs, Henry Winterboer, Gertie, Mrs. George Boyenga of Grundy Center, Iowa, Tena, Mrs. Edward Boyenga of Falkner, Iowa, Ed Bleeker, Everett H. Bleeker and Harry Bleeker of this neighborhood, her aged father-in-law, Everett Bleeker of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, and twenty-three grandchildren.

Mrs. Bleeker was a charter member of the First Reformed Church in Waterford Township, with which she united when it was organized in January, 1893. She was also a charter and faithful member of the Ladies Aid Society. Mrs. Bleeker was a kind and faithful wife and mother, also a good neighbor which was proven by the large assemblage of friends in attendance at the funeral services although many of the roads were almost inpassable.

Those attending the funeral from a distance were Everett Bleeker, John and E.H. Bleeker of Steamboat Rock, Mr. and Mrs. P.W. Muhring and Mrs. Abe Thoren of Grundy Center and Gusso Rindeia of Holland, Iowa.

Friends in the community join in extending their sympathy to the relatives in their sorrow.

The News-Herald-Spencer, Iowa
Thursday, February 14, 1929

Interment in First Reformed Church cemetery
 

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