TeStroete, Gerrit 1872-1912

TESTROETE, NIEWENHUIS, TESTROETTE, KREUNE

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/26/2012 at 17:01:29

On Wednesday word was receive from the hospital at Sioux City that Gerrit Te Stroete was very low and not expected to live many more hours. His wife and children were it his bedside and D. Muyskens, Albert Niewenhuis, John Niewenhuis and Fred De Vries were also at Sioux City Wednesday to see the sick man. Later Mr. Te Stroete passed away on Wednesday afternoon. His body was brought to Hospers on the Wednesday night train. The funeral services will be, held on Saturday afternoon.
Gerrit Te Stroete passed away at St. Joseph's hospital at Sioux City after suffering patiently for several weeks with the dread disease tuberculosis. He was taken to the hospital about two weeks ago in the hope that something could be done for him there but the operation gave only temporary relief and he passed away Wednesday. Deceased was born at Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, on May 18th, 1872, and he was therefore not quite forty years old when he died. On December 23d, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Niewenhuis of Hospers. The ceremony was performed in Hospers. This union was blessed with four children, who with their mother mourn the untimely death of a loving
father and a devoted husband. The surviving children are: Susie, Ruth, Henry and Arnold. Deceased is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. A. Niewenhuis. of Hospers and Mrs. Rouwderink [*Rouwerdink?] of Sheboygan, Wis. One half sister and three half brothers also survive who are: Mrs. A. Roetman of Hospers, H. M. Kreun of Cedar Grove, Wis., John Kreun of Gary, Minn., and L. Kreun of Leota, Minn. The funeral services will be hold from the Reformed church here this Saturday at 2 o'clock P. M.
SOURCE: THE ALTON DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, Febr. 10, 1912.
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Source: Alton Democrat issue of 10 Feb 1912

Shocking News

Just as we were going to press we received a telegram from the St. Paul Dispatch which reads: "Man believed to be W. De Bruin, was found dead at Union Depot here this morning. Name found on card in his picket. Suit he wore bore name of Bekman Tailor, Alton Iowa." The indications are that the unfortunate man in this case is W. De Bruin of Hospers. We called up the St. Paul Dispatch and were informed that motor cycle catalogs were found in one of the coat pockets, which gave the name of W. De Bruin, Agent, Hospers Iowa. We notified John De Bruin at Hospers who immediately started investigations and he and C.P. De Jong left for St. Paul this Friday noon. Wm. De Bruin left Hospers for Alton Thursday and he evidently took the midnight train for St. Paul.
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