TenCate, Mr. John H. - 1898-1967

TENCATE, TINKLENBERG

Posted By: Linda Vander Linden-Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/13/2013 at 11:13:55

Obit. from Funeral Card, October 19, 1967

Mr. John Ten Cate was born on December 26, 1898, at Leota, MN to Herman & Saralena Ten Cate.

On May 26, 1921, he was united in marriage to Martha Tinklenberg at Orange City, Iowa.

He was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church of Edgerton, MN.

Mr. Ten Cate retired from the farm in 1955 but was helping on the farm at the time of his sudden death. He lived his entire life in the Edgerton Area.

He is survived by his wife, Martha, and two daughters, Betty (Mrs. Jake Kruisselbrink) of Edgerton, and Jean (Mrs. Leon Hepler) of Battle Creek, Mich. Four sisters, Lena (Mrs. Frank Lorenzen) of Pipestone; Jo (Mrs. Alton Dano) of Vero Beach, FL; and Betty (Mrs. Floyd Kooiman) of Minneapolis. One brother, Peter Ten Cate of Edgerton; and one step-brother, Simon Gruys of Edgerton.

He was preceded in death by one son, Robert Ten Cate, his parents, Mr. & Mrs. H. Ten Cate, one step-brother and one step-sister.

Services: First Christian Reformed Church, Edgerton, MN. Clergyman: Rev. Peter Brouwer. Interment: Hillside Cemetery, Edgerton, MN