Lubbers, Bert 1887-1961

LUBBERS, HEEMSTRA, DOEKSEN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 6/8/2013 at 11:17:08

Two obits

Bert Lubbers Rites At County Seat.
Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon for Bert Lubbers, 74, of Orange City who passed away Wednesday evening at the local hospital after his admittance there for pleurisy and pneumonia about a month ago. A heart ailment developed last week which caused his sudden demise.

Born at Orange City, Mr. Lubbers was the son of Roelof Lubbers and Jane Heemstra Lubbers, and lived on a farm his entire life until retirement 10 town a few years ago.

Surviving are his widow, Lena Doeksen Lubbers; 5 daughters: Genevieve of Des Moines; Kathryn of Denver, Colo.; Ruth (Mrs. Lester Foreman of Brookings, S.D.); Anna Marie (Mrs. Edward Weltge of Needville, Texas); Eilene (Mrs. Victor Rensink of Newkirk); three sons: Willard of Paullina; Roy of Indiana; and Gilbert of Burlington, Vermont. There are 10 grandchildren. One brother, John Lubbers, and one sister, Mrs. Bastian Vander Aarde of Orange City, survive.

Preceding in death were two brothers, Henry Lubbers, Rev. Fred Lubbers and one sister, Mrs. Otto Mouw many years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Lubbers would have been married 50 years had he lived until April 6. Funeral services were held in the Trinity Reformed church with Rev. Norwood Reck officiating. Burial was in the local cemetery.

Alton Democrat, Thursday, March 23, 1961 Alton, Iowa.

BERT LUBBERS.
Funeral services were held for Bert Lubbers, 74, of Orange City, March 18, who passed away Wednesday evening at the Orange City hospital after illness a month ago with Rev. Norwood Reck officiating at the Trinity Reformed church. Burial was in the local cemetery under the direction of the Van Etten Funeral Service.

Born at Orange City, Mr. Lubbers was the son of Roelof Lubbers and Jane Heemstra, and lived on a farm his entire life until retirement to town a few years ago.

Surviving are his widow Lena Doeksen Lubbers, five daughters, Genevieve of Des Moines, Kathryn of Denver, Colo., Ruth (Mrs Lester Foreman) of Brookings, S. D., Anna Marie (Mrs. Edward Weltge) of Needville, Texas, Eilene (Mrs Victor Rensink) of Newkirk; three sons, Willard of Paullina, Roy of Indiana and Gilbert of Burlington, Vermont. There are ten grandchildren, one brother, John and one sister, Mrs. Bastian Vander Aarde of Orange City. Preceding him in death are two brothers, Henry, Rev. Fred and one sister, Mrs. Otto Mouw.

Sioux Center News, Thursday, March 23, 1961.