Poortinga Cora Verwers – 1906-1937

POORTINGA, VAN GHENT, VERWERS

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:28

Cordova – Cora Verwers Poortinga died at her home southwest of Otley at 6:00 p.m. Monday August 4, 1937. She was born near Peoria on August 16, 1906. Her age when death came was 30 years, 11 months and 18 days. On Dec. 24, 1927 she was united in marriage to Frank R. Poortinga. To this union one child was born, Ralph. She leaves to mourn her death her husband and son, her mother and father and six brothers and two sisters; one sister being Mrs. Pete Van Ghent at Cordova and one brother at Fifield.
The funeral services were held at the home at 1:00 p.m., conducted by Rev. Rozeboom, and in Monroe at the Baptist church at 2:00 o’clock, Rev. Albert Vander Ploeg assisting. The body was buried in Monroe cemetery. The young ladies’ quartet of the Monroe church sang two songs, “Life’s Railway to Heaven” and “We Are Going Down the Valley.” Will Waardhuizen, Clarence Bricker, Dick Kuiper, Joe Vanden Berg, Gerrit Hoksbergen and Gerrit De Jong were pallbearers.
(Further down in same Cordova section)
Mrs. Poortinga had been sick a great share of her life and the last few months she was confined to her bed. She confessed faith in her saviour before He took away her life on Earth. Rev. Vander Ploeg took as his text the 18th verse of the 14th chapter of John: “I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.” Two thoughts from Rozenboom’s sermon were “Covet assurance of pardon and peace, if we have faith” and “Our time is appointed.”
Source: Pella (IA) Chronicle; August 12, 1937, page 3