SWEERIN, Emma 1906-1926

SWEERIN, DEVOOGD

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 3/29/2015 at 22:11:57

Mrs. Ed Sweerin Dead

Mrs. Ed Sweerin died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jake DeVoogd Friday forenoon. She had been in poor health for three months. She got an attack of influenza and this hastened the end.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon. The services were in charge of the local pastor, Rev. Winslow.

The deceased's maiden name was Emma DeVoogd. She was born in Grundy Center in March, 1906. She was married to Ed Sweerin in July, 1924. She made her home continually in Grundy Center. She is survived by her mother, six brothers and five sisters.

The following out of town relatives and friends were in attendance at the funeral:
Mr. and Mrs. S. Whimple, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Harry Perry and baby, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. C. Stoltenberg, Gladbrook; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith, Eldora; Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeVoogd, Green Mountain; Mrs. Henry DeVries, Elkton, Minn.; Mrs. C. L. Soil, Cedar Falls; Mr. and Mrs. James Ritchey, Reinbeck; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sweerin, Reinbeck; Mrs. Carsten Groth, Reinbeck; Mrs. Fred Beckman, Reinbeck; Mrs. H. Titzner and daughter, Reinbeck; Miss Mary Sweerin, Cedar Falls; Henry Schreber, Allison; Pete Hemme, Aplington; Mr. and Mrs. B. Westerman, Wellsburg; Hemme Hemmen, Allison; Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Schreber, Aplington; Mr. and Mrs. Harm Skipper, Holland; Jake Byer and daughter, Gladbrook; Mrs. Charles Gindrich, Gladbrook; Mr. and Mrs. Cobus Hemmen, Wellsburg; Mrs. Harm Skipper, Wellsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Meinders, Cedar Falls; Mrs. D. Wiese, Waterloo; H. J. DeVoogd, Brandon.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 22 April 1926, pg 7