Engbers, George

NIBBELINK, HEYNEN, KOOISTRA

Posted By: Al Hibbard (email)
Date: 11/22/2014 at 19:51:53

GEORGE ENGBERS

George Engbers was born July 14, 1883 near Pella, Iowa and died after a lingering illness at his home in Orange City, October 20. Funeral services were held Saturday in the Second Christian Reformed church with Rev. Van Engelenhoven of Sheldon, a cousin, officiating. Burial was in the local cemetery.

Mr. Engbers was married to Grace Vander Linden, November 29, 1905 and they were the parents of four children Albert of LeMars, Christine, Mrs. Gerrit Nibbelink of Orange City, Freda, Mrs. James Heynen of Hull, and Leona, Mrs. Elmer Kooistra of Hawarden. Besides his wife and children he is survived by three brothers. Rut and Gerrit of Pella and Ben of Kalamazoo, Mich., and one sister, Rieka, Mrs. William Nibbelink of Pella. There are also nine grandchildren. One brother preceded him in death in 1929.

Mr. Engbers lived near Pella until 1928 when the family moved to Orange City. He was an active member of the Christian Reformed church all his life and a devoted husband and father.

Attending from a distance were Mr and Mrs. Ben Engbers of Kalamazoo, Mich., Mr and Mrs G. W. Nibbelink, Henrietta and William, Mr and Mrs Wilbert Schut, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Engbers, Rut Engbers, Mr and Mrs. L. D Vander Linden and Delwin, Mr and Mrs. Luke Roorda, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Roorda and Stanley, Mrs. Will Grandia, Mr. and Mrs. Arie Engbers, all of Pella; Rut, Rhina and Minnie Engbers of Otley, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Deal, E. Frank Fox, Dave Peck, and Dale Larkin, all of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Clem Hahn and Oscar

[The Pella Chronicle (Pella, IA) 4 Nov 1948, p.5]