DeRaad, Albert 1874-1940 & Minnie Van Meveren Family

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Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 5/4/2023 at 10:51:31

DeRaad, Albert 1874-1940 and Minnie Van Meveren Family

This story was taken from pages 376-377 of the Ireton Centennial Book (1882-1982). The story was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. Some research notes were added.

Albert De Raad was born to Arie and Gertrude Rysdam De Raad on Jan. 29, 1874, on a farm located two miles west of Orange City, in Sioux Co., Ia. It was here the Arie De Raad family filed their homestead claim in 1870. They were in the first band of colonists who came from Pella, Ia., the original colony of Holland immigrants formed in America, in 1847.

In 1882 the family left Sioux Co., in Ia., and filed a tree claim near Grandview, S.D. It was here that Albert grew to manhood. After the death of his father, Arie, the young widow and her family returned to Sioux Co., near Alton, Ia. (See the BIOS of Albert’s parents, Arie De Raad and Gertrude Rysdam on this web page.)

Albert was engaged in farming near Alton, Ia. when he met Minnie Van Meveren. She was born on a farm two miles north of Alton, Ia., on May 31, 1878. They were married at the home of the bride’s parents on Aug. 30, 1899.

Albert and Minnie De Raad farmed most of their married life in the Sioux Co. area with the exception of a few years when they farmed near Lakota, N.D. They returned to Iowa in 1915 to farm in the Ireton vicinity, until they retired from farming. They purchased a home in Ireton in 1927. An interesting sidelight about the house purchased in Ireton was that it was built on that site before the town of Ireton was platted in 1882. It was built by the Close Brothers from LeMars, Ia., who were land agents for the area. The downstairs served as the offices for an agent named “Sears” and the family lived upstairs. It was later remodeled and made into a comfortable home. In 1935 they purchased another home in Ireton where they lived the remainder of their lives.

They were the parents of six children, one child dying at birth. Their family includes Bertha (Mrs. Judson McDougall), Leon, Ida (Mrs. Edward Koops), Arthur, and Edna (Mrs. Weston Karr).

Albert De Raad died on December 5, 1940 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Ireton, Ia. Mrs. Albert De Raad died sixteen years after the death of her husband, on the same date, December 5, in the year of 1956. She was also buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

RESEARCH NOTES: By Wilma J. Vande Berg From ancestry.com public members trees submitted by other than this submitter. Obits from local area found on this web page.

Albert ‘Al’ De Raad was born 29 Jan 1874 Orange City IA and died 5 Dec 1940 Ireton IA. His parents were Arie ‘Ira’ De Raad 1829-1891 and Elisabeth Rysdam 1840-1917. Albert was married 30 Aug 1899 in Sioux County Iowa to Pieternella Wilhelmina ‘Minnie’ Van Meveren.

Pieternella ‘Minnie’ Van Meveren was born 31 May 1878 Alton IA and died 5 Dec 1956 Ireton Iowa. Her parents were Aart Van Meveren 1822-1903 and Gysbertje Muilenburg 1831-1898. They were the parents of the following children:

1. BERTHA DE RAAD born May 15, 1900 Maurice Iowa. She married Judson McDougall.
Obituary - From the Sioux City Journal of unknown date (about May 13, 1966. Clipping is marked with a death date of May 12, 1966 which is confirmed by a mention of Mrs. McDougall's death in the May 19, 1966 Akron Register-Tribune):
MRS. JUDSON MCDOUGALL LEMARS, Iowa — Special: Funeral services for Mrs. Judson McDougall, 65, will be at 2 p. m. Saturday at St. John's American Lutheran Church. The Rev. L. L. Belk and the Rev. Robert Floy will officiate. Burial will be in LeMars Memorial Cemetery under direction of the Mauer Funeral Home. Mrs. McDougall died unexpectedly Thursday at a LeMars hospital. The former Bertha DeRaad was born May 15, 1900, at Maurice, Iowa, and had lived in the LeMars area most of her life. She married Judson McDougall in December 1920 at Ireton, Iowa. Survivors include the widower; a daughter, Mrs. Gordon Kilstrom of Akron, Iowa; three sons, Marlin of Winona, Minn., Judson Jr. of Lincoln, Neb., and Donald of Papillion, Neb.; two brothers, Leon of Ireton and Arthur of Denver; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Koops of Denver and Mrs. Weston Karr of LeMars; and nine grandchildren. Poster's note: Based on her siblings' names and the 1910 census, she was the daughter of Minnie and Albert DeRaad. Per brother Leon DeRaad's listing in the 1925 Iowa census and information on Albert & Minnie's family in Ireton, A Proud Heritage 1882-1982, their mother's maiden name was Minnie VanMeveren.

2. LEON LOUIS DE RAAD born 14 Jun 1903 and died 1 Jan 1985 Ireton Iowa His wife was Frieda Wilhelmina Ramhorst 1905-2002. Obituary from Hawarden Independent of Jan 10, 1985
Leon De Raad, 81, of Ireton died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1985, in a hospital in Orange City. Services were at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ireton. The Rev. Paul Sieveking officiated. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton under direction of Dow Funeral Home in Ireton. Pallbearers were Gerrit Juffer, Jeffrey Juffer, Scott Dominick, Howard Van Oort, Everett Hulshof and Edwin TenNapel. Mr. De Raad was born June 14, 1903, in Maurice. He moved with his family to North Dakota at the age of two and moved to a farm near Ireton in 1915. He married Freda Ramhorst March 29, 1928, in rural Ireton. They farmed southeast of Ireton until 1949 when they moved into town. He was a feed salesman for several years. Mr. De Raad was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he served as an elder and held numerous offices. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Phillip (Joyce) Abbott of Eagle Grove, Mrs. Donald (Delia Jean) Juffer of Wagner, SD, and Mrs. Eugene (Audrey) Dominick of Grand Island, NE; one brother, Arthur of Newport Beach, Ca; two sisters, Mrs. Edward (Ida) Koops of Denver, CO, and Mrs. Weston (Edna) Karr of Le Mars; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

3. IDA GERTRUDE DE RAAD BORN 22 OCT 1905 Lakota ND died 20 Jul 1986 Lakewood Jefferson CO. She was married to Edward John Koops 1911. They were the parents of listed three children Ronald Koops 1935-2022 and two others labeled private.

4. ARTHUR WILLIAM DE RAAD born 2 Aug 1907 Lakota ND died 9 Mar 1998 CA. Buried Le Mars IA. There were two Arthur De Raad born about the same time in ND which is rather confusing.
Find a Grave lists Arthur William De Raad as born 2 Aug 1907 Lakota ND died 2 Mar 1998 Long Beach CA. His wife was Ella Viola Nielson De Raad 1916-1960. Two children listed as ‘private’.

5. EDNA IONE DE RAAD born 16 Mar 1920 Ireton IA died 8 Jan 2008 LeMars Iowa She married Weston Randall Karr 1920-2004 From the Le Mars Daily Sentinel January 10, 2008 Edna Karr, 87, of Le Mars, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at Park Place Estates in Le Mars. Edna Ione DeRaad was born March 16, 1920, on the family farm near Ireton, the youngest daughter of Albert and Minnie (Van Meveren) DeRaad. She was educated in the Ireton School graduating from high school in 1938. Edna was united in marriage to Weston Randall Karr, a high school classmate, on Aug. 29, 1941, at Denver, Colo. They returned to Iowa in 1942 when Weston entered the United States Army Air Corp. During this time Edna worked in retail sales in Le Mars. When Weston was discharged from the service in December 1945, the couple returned to Colorado in 1946 for a brief period of time. Later in 1946, they returned to Le Mars to make their home. Edna worked for many years in the offices of Floyd Valley Hospital and Medical Associates until her retirement. Edna was a longtime member of the Presbyterian United Church of Christ where she participated in choir and other church activities. She had also volunteered as a Plymouth County Peer Counselor and assisted with Meals on Wheels for several years. She enjoyed music, traveling, and doing genealogy research. After Weston died in August 2004, Edna made her home at Park Place Estates in Le Mars. Survivors include two sons, Kendall and Karen Karr of Craig and Douglas and Linda Karr of Petaluma, Calif.; four grandchildren, Kari Van Dam and her husband Rich, Kory Karr, John Karr, and David and his wife Angie Karr; six great-grandchildren, Emily R., Peter, Tyler, Emily J., Brody, Jaelyn, Allison. Edna was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Minnie (Van Meveren) DeRaad; her husband Weston on Aug. 22, 2004; two sisters, Bertha McDougall and Ida Koops; and two brothers, Leon and Art DeRaad. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian United Church of Christ with Reverend Ray Kruger officiating. Interment will be Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton. Visitation will be the Carlsen Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Friday with the family present to greet friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Visitations will continue Saturday morning at the church from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Immediately following the funeral service family and friends will gather for a time of fellowship prior to the interment service at the cemetery.

OBITUARY OF ALBERT DE RAAD
Hawarden Independent of Dec 12, 1940
Sioux Center News, December 12, 1940.
Death Calls Albert De Raad
Ireton and community are mourning the passing of one of its residents who was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Albert De Raad was called by death at his home in Ireton at 8:30 last Thursday evening, December 5th, after an illness of several months from cancer and diabetis.
Funeral service were held from the home at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon and at 1:30 at the Methodist church with Rev. G. C. Aalberts of the First Reformed church in charge. It was one of the larges funeral Ireton has witnessed. The church was filled to capacity. The floral decoraions and tributes were beautiful. A mixed quartette sang...... lists pall bearers....
Albert De Raad, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira De Raad, was born near Alton January 29, 1874, where he grew up. On August 29, 1899, he was united in marriage with Miss Minnie Van Mavern at Alton. to this union were born five children, two sons and three daughters, Mrs. J. M. McDougall of LeMars; Arthur of Ireton; Mrs. Edwards J. Koops of Denver CO. Arthur of Watertwon SD and Miss Edna at home. Soon after their marriage they moved to Maurice where they farmed. In 1905 they moved to Lakota ND, where they farmed for 10 years, coming back to Sioux County in 1915 when they located on a farm near Ireton. In 1928 they moved to Ireton and he made his home here continuously since that time. Mr. De Raad was a member of the First Reformed church and his life was a real example of the faith he had. He was careful and considerate and was a real husband and father, neighbor and friend.
(Son Arthur was mentioned twice in the obit, one should be Leon.)

OBITUARY OF MINNIE DE RAAD
From the Sioux county Capital of Orange City Dec 20, 1956.
Services held at Ireton Church for Mrs. Minnie DeRaad
Ireton. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Friday December 7, for Mrs. Minnie DeRaad, 78, who died the previous Wednesday following a long sickness.
An Ireton resident for 40 years, Mrs. DeRaad spent the past five years with her children in Lemars and Denver CO. She was born at Alton on May 31, 1878, and grew to young womanhood there. She (Minnie Van Mavern) was united in marriage to Albert De Raad at Alton on August 30, 1899. Mrs. De Raad died in December 1940. The deaths of the couple occurred exactly 16 years apart to the same day.
Survivors include three daughters; Mrs. Weston Karr and Mrs. Judson McDougal of LeMars and Mrs. Ida Koops of Denver CO; two sons, Leon DeRaad of Ireton and A. W. De Raad of LeMars. There are 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Ireton. Rev. Harold Hanko was assisted by the Rev. Gradus C. Aalberts of Winnebago NE. Interment was made in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, beside the remains of her husband in the family plot. all of the children were present for the last rites.

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