Gerrit Veldboom 1897-1932

VELDBOOM, VANMAANEN

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Date: 4/8/2013 at 10:49:46

Sioux Center News Oct 13, 1932
Friday evening the town of Sioux Center was exceedingly shocked and grieved to hear of the untimely and accidental death of Gerrit Veldboom Jr., ‘Pick’ as he was familiarly know. On Thursday morning he had left his home telling Mrs. Veldboom that he was going hunting and would return later on in the forenoon. Mrs. Veldboom became alarmed when he did not return and made inquires concerning him but friends assured her the Pick was well able to take care of himself and that he probably had gone to Sioux City for supplies or that he was in some manner detained. He did not return that night and Mrs. Veldboom’s anxiety increased with the sleepless hours of the night. Friends kept on assuring her that Mr. Veldboom would return be at about 5 o’clock p.m. it had been decided to send out searching partis when word reached the home that Mr. Veldbooms’s body had been discovered lying near a fence in a slough about two miles southwest of Sioux Center.

Evidently he had attempted to crawl through a wire fence and in doing so the shot gun which he carried was discharged accidently. The shot struck just below the heart and death was instantaneous as was evidenced by the cigar which he had been smoking still lying on his chest. A coroner’s inquest was held which declared that Mr. Veldboom had met his death accidently.

Mr. Veldboom was born at Rock Valley, Iowa, 36 years ago. When he was 21 he joined the Canadian army and served as a volunteer with the Canadian force during the WWar. He had a natural inclination for mechanics and at the age of 25 entered the garage business at Sioux Center. Some two years later his father Gerrit Veldboom Sr. purchased the interest of Herman Juffer who was a partner of Gerrit Veldboom, Jr. and father and son were associated in the business until the death of the father in February of this year. Since that time the business has been conducted by Mr. Veldboom, Jr. Mr. Veldboom was one of active business men of Sioux Center. He was a kindly man. He was ever ready to lend a helping hand and perhaps no man in Sioux Center Had more friends that he was a volunteer fireman and a member of the American Legion.

The funeral was under the auspice of the local American Legion Post. A delegation of the American Legion Post of Rock Valley was also present at the funeral.

Surviving Mr. Veldboom are his widow, son George, his mother a brother and sister. He was the ninth of eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Veldboom, Sr. to be taken in death. The heartfelt sympathy of the community is with the sorrowing family.

The funeral services were held Tuesday at which the Rev’s J. Colanbrander of Orange City and L. Brunsting officiated. In his sermon Rev. Colenbrander recalled the fact that in the six years of his ministry he conducted seven funeral services for members of the Veldboom family.

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His father was, Gerrit John Veldboom born 1858 WI died 1 Feb 1932 Rock Valley, wife was Jacoba Van Maanen 1866-1923, married 1888. Children were Alice 1892-1922, Albert 1894-1919, Gerrit 1897-1932, Dora 1899-1930, Coba 1902, JOhn 1905, Gertrude 1907 and Marie 1910