Lenderink, Henry A. 1880-1900

LENDRINK, COON

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Date: 5/14/2012 at 11:16:44

Sioux county Herald of Dec 19, 1900 p.5
Death of Henry A, Lenderink.
Henry A. Lenderink, aged 21 years and the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lenderink,-was run down by an electric car in Chicago Sunday evening and received injuries from which he died a few hours later in the hospital where he had been carried. Details of the accident are meager. Henry left the home to his friends, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Oggel in Chicago, about 6 p m., boarded his car and was evidently thinking about something else as he did not get off until a block beyond where he should have stopped and was then struck by a car going in the opposite direction.
Mr. Oggel was probably informed by the police and sent a telegram to his mother here in Orange City asking her to come at once, following the first message by another one Monday morning giving the sad news of his death. Mrs. Lenderink was greatly shocked. Her daughter Mamie, who was much
attached to Henry, was visiting over Sunday at Ireton. She came home Monday only to hear the saddest news possible.
Friends at once sent a cablegram to the father, H. J, Lenderink, who is secretary of the U. S. legation at Santiago, Chile. The remains are expected by train from the east this evening. Services will be held at the home at 1:30 tomorrow and at the American Reformed church at 2 p, m. conducted by Rev. Winter. The Orange City band will attend in full uniform as a body guard of honor.
Young Lenderink left Orange City about three weeks ago for Chicago and took the examination for an electrician in the U. S. Navy. He was found under weight, and easily secured employment in the big Siegel & Cooper store where he had charge of the electric light- decorations. Henry had made a special study of electricity and during his two years at the Ames State College acquired a great proficiency in that branch of engineering.
He was modest, manly, bright and diligent and had every promise of life before him. His untimely death is a personal loss to almost every one in this, his home town, where all liked him for his quiet, manly ways. More can hardly be written. In formal words the Orange City band have expressed the sympathy which each member feels for the stricken family.
WIIEKKAS: Divine Providence has removed from the Orange City Band, by death. Henry A. Lenderink. one of its esteemed and valued members, and
WIIERKAS: we recognize him as keen and irreparable loss; Therefore Be it resolved, . That we extend to the family, in this their darkest hour, our most heartfelt sympathy, and direct that a copy of these resolutions be given to the mother of the deceased, a copy sent to his father, at San Diego, Chili, and that they he spread upon the minutes of this organization.
The Orange City Band Band room. Dec. I8. 1900.
Dec 26, 1900 p. 5
The last sad rites were performed over the remains of Henry A, Lenderink on Thursday afternoon. An audience that completely tilled the large church gathered to pay their respects to a young- man whose death seemed like a personal loss to each one present. As the coffin was borne down the aisle of the church it was completely hidden by -flowers. Six young associates were pallbearers, Geo. H. Van de Steeg, John De Bey, Arie Kuyper, Albert Jongewaard, John Vos, L.-Lohr,: and a male quartette consisting of Prof. Soulen, John Oggel, Will Schultz and Hubert Rhynsburger sang two beautiful selections. Death is always sad and its only consolations are the hope of the future and the memories of the past.
(The father of Henry A born Jul 1880,. was Henry J. Lenderink born 25 Nov 1857 Zutphen, Geld. Neth. died 24 Apr 1944 Emerson NE. His mother was Sarah Ann Coon born Nof 1857 Wisconsin. Their children were – Henry 1880, Mary 1881, Johannd 1884, Paul 1886, Sarah 1888 and Egar 1891.)