Kamerman, Henry 1893 and Johanna Riphagen Family

KAMERMAN, RIPHAGEN, KERKHOF, MEIJERMAN, MYERMAN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 8/24/2021 at 04:23:02

Kamerman, Henry 1893 and Johanna Riphagen Family

This story was taken from the Sioux Center Centennial book of 1991 page 390 and submitted to the book by Art Kamerman. It was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuwen and some notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg, both of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society.

Henry (Henrik) Kamerman was born May 28, 1893, on a farm three miles south of Sioux Center, to Aart and Berdena (Kerkhof) Kamerman, both having immigrated from the Netherlands.

Henry went to school two miles south and one mile west of Sioux Center, where he received his schooling, graduating from eighth grade.

Henry had one brother,. Bert and two sisters, Margie and Ida. Henry was the oldest. Henry lost his father when he was seven years old. His mother managed to raise the family of four by receiving help from the neighbors, such as bringing in fire wood for the winter, and things of that nature, plus the cash rent from eighty acres. When Henry became seventeen years old, he started farming 1¼ miles south of Sioux Center, with his mother and the help of his 15 year old brother and an uncle who would come over occasionally to see that all was going well. Henry bought a new n foot Deering grain binder which he used for 30 years. He used it every year and never had a total crop failure.

February 18, 1915, Henry married Johanna Riphagen who was living on a farm near Sibley, Iowa with her parents. They met at a square dance where Henry was playing accordion. Johanna was at the party with a girl friend she was visiting. When Henry would go to visit Johanna during their courtship years he would go to Alton and take the Chicago Northwestern train to Sibley. Johanna was born August 20, 1895, in the town of Deventer, in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

Her parents were William and Lena (Myerman) Riphagen. She came to America when she was twelve years old. When Johanna was a young teenager, her mother would take her several miles into the town of Sibley with horse and buggy for piano lessons and before her marriage she played the organ in her church. Her family lived in the Sibley area.

Henry and Johanna had four children, Russell of Ceres, California, Art of Sioux Center, Lena (Mrs. Gerben De Vries) of Sioux Center, and Bernetta (Mrs. Earl De Jong) of Hospers, Iowa.

Many people will remember Henry because he had several hives of honey bees. For many years his honey could be bought at local stores and at his house. In 1945 Henry and Johanna discontinued farming and moved to Sioux Center, but he continued working with his honey bees.

Henry and Johanna were members of the First Reformed Church of Sioux Center. All four of their children were baptized there. Henry was a deacon and also an elder for several years and taught Sunday school for 22 years.

Henry died in October of 1956 at the age of 62.Johanna died in August of 1983 at the age of 87.

Submitted to the book by Art Kamerman

NOTES added by Wilma J. Vande Berg

OBITUARY for Henry Kamerman 1893-1956
From the Sioux Center News of Oct 25, 1956
Final Rites Held Here Tuesday For Henry Kamerman
Funeral services were held from the family home on South Main Street and from the First Reformed church here Tuesday afternoon at 1 P.m. and 1:30 p.m. respectively for Henry Kamerman, 63, life long resident of Sioux Center vicinity and well known Sioux County bee keeper who died at his home here Friday evening following a lengthy illness.
Final rites were conducted by Rev. Harry Brower and burial was made in the Sioux Center Community cemetery under the direction of the Co-operative Funeral service.
Mr. Kamerman was born May 28, 1893 near Sioux Center. He was married to Johanna Riphagen at Sibley, IA and the couple had resided in this vicinity over since.
Survivors besides his wife include two sons, Russell of Ceres, CA, and Arthur of Sioux Center; Two daughters, Lena (Mrs. Gerben De Vries) of Sioux Center and Bernetta Mrs. Earl De Jong of Newkirk; 11 grandchildren; one sister, Ida (Mrs. Chris Draayer0 of Ireton; and brother, Bert, of Sioux Center.
His parents, (Art and Berendina Kamerman) one sister and one grandchild preceded him in death. Pallbearers were Paul Vander Ziel, Joe Vanden Brink, Arthur J. Calsbeek, John Voordeman, Carl Mulder and Edward Roghair.

OBITUARY of Johanna Riphagen Kamerman 1895-1983
Born: August 20, 1895 Overijssel, Netherlands
Died: August 8, 1983 Sioux Center, Iowa
Johanna Kamerman, 87, of Sioux Center, died Monday, Aug. 8 in a nursing home in Sioux Center. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the First Reformed Church. The Rev. John Ornee officiated. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery under direction of the Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center.
Mrs. Kamerman, the former Johanna Riphagen, was born Aug. 20, 1895 in The Netherlands. She came to the United States with her parents at the age of 12. She married Henry Kamerman Feb. 18, 1915 at Sibley. They made their home in the Sioux Center area. He died in 1956 and she had lived in the nursing home for the last 11 years.
She was a member of the First Reformed Church.
Survivors include two sons, Russell of Ceres, Calif., and Art of Orange City; two daughters, Mrs. Gerben (Lena) DeVries of Sioux Center and Mrs. Earl (Bernetta) DeJong of Hospers; one brother, William of Hull; 13 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Source: Sioux County Capital 8/18/1983

From a family source on ancestry.com Johanna Riphagen was born 20 Aug 1895 at Deventer, Netherlands died 8 Aug 1983 Orange City, the daughter of Wicher Riphagen 1871-1958 and Lena Meijerman 1875-1952.

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