Feenstra, Pieter and wife 1840-1901

FEENSTRA, VEENSTRA, POSTMA, SMIT, HERREMA

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 3/20/2013 at 19:31:08

Sioux County Herald Feb 13, 1901

About two weeks ago Mr. Peter Veenstra was taken sick with lung fever, and a few days later his wife was taken down with the same disease.
In both instances the disease soon took a dangerous stage, and but slight hopes were entertained for the recovery of either of its victims. Veenstra died last Thursday morning, and his wife lived until Monday morning of this week, when she passed away.

The funeral of Mr. Veenstra was held from the Christian Reformed church last Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Smithers of Sioux Center, while the funeral of Mrs. Veenstra occurred yesterday afternoon from the same church. Both were Christian people, about sixty years of age, and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved relatives.

(Pieter Feenstra/Veenstra was first married to Grietje Postma who before 1895 and then he married Mrs. Siebrigge Smit Herrema March of 1895, who evidently died shortly after Pieter.
Pieter and Grietje had the following children Joukje1868-1950, Dirk 1869, Dieuwke 1871 and Sjoerdje. Mrs. Herrema has at least one son Martin. )