DeRoos, Oepke 1853-1934

DEROOS, VANDERSTOEP

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Date: 3/26/2012 at 18:49:43

Sioux County Index Hull of Nov 30, 1934
O. De Roos, Aged Resident Of Hull, Died Last Friday
Mr. 0. De Roos, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of this community, passed away at the Hull Hospital, last Friday afternoon from the infirmities of old age. He –was nearly eighty two years old.

The funeral vas held, from the first Reformed church, Monday, with Rev. Douwstra and Rev. Jager officiating, and interment -was made in the family lot to Hope Cemetery. The pall bearers -were the consistory of the First Reformed church, Messrs. F. Guunink, John Zoet, L. R. Kooiker, J. W. Vermeer, Bert Ver Steeg and D J. Wesselirik. Mr. De Roos had been an Elder in the church and its Sundday School Superintendent for many years.
Obituary
Oepk De Roos was horn in Friesland, The Netherlands, on January 14 1853. He came to this country as a young man in 1871. and was married to Miss Tryntje Vander Stoep at Orange City in 1879.

To this union eleven children were born. one dying in infancy. Mrs. De Roos passed away May 17, 1926. The surviving children are: Fannie. Mrs. Isaac Claerbout of Cedar Grore, Wisconsin; Johanna, Mrs. Case Ver Hoef, of Sheldon. Iowa; Mrs. Peter Dethmers of Grand Rapids, Michigan: Mary. Mrs. K. Vande Vegte of Rock Valley, Iowa; John of Rock Rapids Andrew of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Josie, Mrs. Bert Vander Schaaf; Frank and Mina, Mrs. H. W. Huibregtse all of Hull, and Harrieta, mrs. Dick Vogel of Bigelow MN. There are also forty grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Three sisters, Mrs. T. Feekes, Mrs. Jouke Mulder and Mrs. Y. R. Mulder all of Sioux Center, also survive