Visser, Thomas, 1914-1965

VISSER, DESTIGTER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/5/2012 at 21:19:26

Funeral Saturday For Thomas Visser Of Sioux Center

Funeral services were held at the First Christian Reformed church here at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 13, for Thomas Visser, 50, lifelong resident of Sioux Center Community, who died at the Orange City Community hospital Thursday, November 11, following a long illness.

Services were conducted by the Rev. Richard DeRidder and burial was made in the Sioux Center Community cemetery under the direction of Vander Ploeg's Funeral home. Pallbearers were John Davelaar, Jr., Arend Wassink, Gerald Kaisbeek, Tim DeStigter, Gilbert DeStigter and Leonard Zwiep.

Mr. Visser was born November 30, 1914, in Sioux Center.

He is survived by two brothers, Lane of Sioux Center and Peter of Pocahantas, and a sister, Katheryn (Mrs. Wallace Schaap) of Sheldon.

He was preceded in death by his father on July 20, 1926, by his mother on January 27, 1960, by a brother, John, who died February 10, 1964, and by a brother, Peter, who died in infancy.

Mr. Visser was a life-long member of First Christian Reformed church.

Source: Sioux Center News, November 15, 1965.

It appears that his father was John Visser (1863-1926) and that his mother was either Adrianna DeStigter Visser (obituary of Mrs. John Visser, 1874-1960, Sioux Center News, Feb. 4, 1960) or Anna Roos De Vries Visser (obituary of John Visser, Alton Democrat, July 30, 1926).