Versluys, C. H. (Hank) - 1895-1985

VERSLUYS, VERMULM

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Date: 5/11/2012 at 14:01:00

Doon Press, January 24, 1985

Flandreau - C. H. (Hank) VerSluys, 89, Flandreau, died Sunday in Riverview Manor Nursing Home.

Mr. VerSluys was born Oct. 11, 1895, in Hull, Iowa. He worked for various farmers until serving in the Army during World War I.

He married Jennie Ver Mulm, March 6, 1924, in Rock Valley. In 1936, they moved to a farm near Ruthton, Minn. They later farmed near Lake Benton, Minn., Pipestone and Ward.

In 1954, they moved to a farm in Moody County. They retired in 1962 into Flandreau.

Survivors include his wife; a son, William, Conklin, MI; three daughters: Gertrude Paulsen, Pipestone; Mrs. Louis (Mathilda) Lange, Ortonville, MN; and Mrs. Wilmer (Gennevive) Kiecksee, Redwood Falls, MN; 18 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.

Services were held Thursday in Second Presbyterian Church, Flandreau. Burial in Flandreau Cemetery.