Visser, Hendrik 1841-1904

VISSER, BLANKSMA

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/26/2012 at 04:20:50

Death of Hendrik Visser.
On Saturday afternoon at 15 minutes to six Hendrik Visser departed from this life, at his home in this city. Deceased was well known to every one in the town and surrounding country, and had lived in this town since 1883. He was born in the Netherlands, May 12th, 1841, and leaves two sons, the Visser Bros., furniture dealers in this town, one daughter, Mrs. Moret of Boyden, Iowa, and a widow to mourn his loss. While in the Netherlands he was for a long time a grenadier of the King's Life Guards, and after an honorable discharge from that service he worked in Amsterdam until he emigrated to this country. He was a man of sterling honesty, and lived a quiet Christian life, that made him respected by all. The funeral services were held from the First Reformed church on Monday at 2 p. m. and were well attended. The cause of his death was heart failure and lung trouble. The surviving family has the heartfelt sympathy of this entire community in their great loss.
Sioux County Herald, Wednesday, March 9, 1904 Orange City, Iowa.
(Found what is believed to be the marriage record of Hendrik Visser. Married Harlingen, Friesland 14 Sep 1865 he was 24 born Harlingen, he married Stijntje Blanksma age 22 born Harlingen, Hendrik was the son of Douwe Foppes Visser and Saapje Louws Buuren.)