Folkart Huisman

NABER, HEYER, GRAY

Posted By: Wanda J. Huisman (email)
Date: 3/9/2005 at 16:32:16

Folkart Huisman obituary from the newspaper in possession of Sam and Harmka Huisman. Spelling is as it was in the newspaper obituary.

1934
Mr Folkart Huisman for more than forty years a resident of Kamrar, Iowa and vicinity and one of the widely known and most high esteemed men of that community died Thursday morning of last week at 8:30 O'clock at his home. He had been in ill health for several years. He had suffered several light strokes, his death being due to hardening of the arteries and apoplexy. At the time of his passing he was 76 years, 4 months, and 19 days of age. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 1:30 O'clock at the German Presbyterian Church, A. L. Tleenor in charge. The pastor Rev. Mr. Sinning officiated and internment was in the German Presbyterian cemetery. At the service songs were sung by a mixed quartet and those serving as pall bearers were Ben Michaelson, John Middents, Ben Cordes, Ben VanLangen, O. L. Gilbert, Klass Rigter.

Folkart Huisman son of Klaas and Janna Huisman was born at Riepe, Germany Sept. 26, 1857 and died at Kamrar, Iowa Feb. 15, 1934. He came to America in 1866, sixty eight years ago, coming with his parents to Grundy County, Iowa. In the year 1893 he moved to Hamilton County locating on his farm east of Kamrar. Where he lived until in the year 1918 when he moved to town in Kamrar.

He was married to Gretje Naber in Grundy County in the year 1883. To this union ten children were born. One of whom died in infancy. His wife and nine children survive him. The children are George of Kamrar; Mrs H. gray of Titonka; Mrs G. Naber of Lake Lillian, Minn; Mrs Conrad Heyer of Jewel; Mint of Kambijolis, Minn; Mrs Arnold Gray of Titonka; Willie of Kamrar; Sam of Hillsdale, Wisc; Klaas of Kamrar. He is survived by 53 grandchildren and one great grand child.