VanHorssen, William 1883-1979

VANHORSSEN, SOMSEN, BOEYINK, VANDEBRAKE

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WILLIAM VAN HORSSEN
Born: September 21,1883, Maurice, Iowa
Passed Away: December 22,1979, Orange City, Iowa
Age: 96 years, 3 months, 1 day
Funeral Service: December 26,1979,
American Reformed Church, Orange City, Iowa
Interment: Sherman Township Cemetery, Maurice, Iowa
Arrangements: Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, Iowa
William was the son of Gerrit Van Horssen and Hattie Somsen Van Horssen. On September 28, 1905, he married Effie Vande Brake, at Maurice. She passed away October 12, 1933. On May 21, 1936, he married Martha De Vries Boeyink. She passed away August 6,1965.
Bill farmed in the Maurice area until retiring to Orange City in 1942. He became a resident
of the Pioneer Memorial Home early in 1964. Mr. Van Horssen was a member of the American Reformed Church, He served on the consistories of the First Reformed Church of Maurice and the American Church.
Survivors include one son, Garrie M .; two daughters, Mr. Arte (Elizabeth) Van Marel, and
Mrs. Tony (Margaret) Cleveringa, all of Orange City; five grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren,
two great great grandchildren; one step-son, Paul Boeyink of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; four
step-grandchildren, five step-great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. H. K. (Lizzie) De Jong,and Mrs. Henry F. (Nell) De Haan both of Orange City.
In addition to his wives, Mr. Van Horssen was preceded in death by one grandson, Russell
Van Marel; one step-son, Louis Boeyink; two brothers, and two sisters.　
Source: Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, Iowa
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Jan 2, 1980 - Sioux Center News

William Van Horssen, 96, of Orange City, died Saturday, December 22, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital. Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the American Ref. Church, Orange City, with the Rev. Dr. Calvin J. Rynbrandt and the Rev. Erwin R. Voogd officiating. Burial was in Sherman Township Cemetery near Morris, Iowa, under the direction of the Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City.

Mr. Van Horssen was born Sept. 21, 1883, at Morris. He married Effie Vande Brake Sept. 28, 1905, at Morris. She died Oct. 12, 1933. He married Martha Boeyink May 21, 1936. She died Aug. 6, 1965. He farmed in the Morris area until 1942 when he retired to Orange City. He was a member of the American Ref. Church and served on the Consistory of the First Reformed of Morris and the American Ref.

Survivors include one son, Garrie M. Van Horssen; two daughters, Mrs. Arie (Elizabeth) Van Marel and Mrs. Tony (Margaret) Cleveringa, all of Orange City; five grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. H. K. (Lizzie) De Jong and Mrs. Henry F. (Nell) De Haan, both of Orange City; one stepson, Paul Boeyink, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; four step-grandchildren and five step great grandchildren.