Bomgaars, Minnie, Mrs. Henry, died 1905 age 24

BOMGAARS, GROTENHUIS, TEGROTENHUIS

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/9/2010 at 07:31:03

Mrs. Henry Bomgaars who has been sick for about six weeks with liver trouble died Thursday of last week [May 4] at her home a mile north of Newkirk and was buried Saturday. Deceased was aged twenty four and had been married but about two months. She was formerly Miss Minnie Grotenhuis and leaves a mother--Mrs. Dena Grotenhuis of Newkirk and seven brothers and sisters to mourn her. The latter are Ed of Hosper, Will of Boyden, Gerrit and Henry and John at Newkirk and Mesdames Kleinwolterink of Sheldon and DeVries of Newkirk. In the absence of her pastor Rev. Heemstra who was attending synod in Chicago Rev. Douwstra of Middleburg conducted the funeral.

Source: Alton Democrat, May 13, 1905.

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Mrs. Henry Bomgaars, of Newkirk, died on last Thursday [May 4], from a long illness with typhoid fever. The funeral was held on Saturday from the Reformed church at Newkirk, and was largely attended. This is an especially sad death to those who knew Mr. and Mrs. Bomgaars, as they had been married but a short time.

Source: Sioux County Herald, May 10, 1905.

News notes in The Herald and the Democrat in April report her suffering from kidney and liver and/or heart trouble.

A news note on their marriage in the Democrat, March 4, 1905 says that they were married Thursday [March 2] and that she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Te Grootenhuis. They planned to settle on the farm belonging to her mother.