Vander Mei, Katie(Mrs. Henry) 1871-1947

VANDERMEI, DEZEE

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Date: 1/10/2014 at 18:23:42

Born: January 4, 1871 Friesland, Netherlands
Died: September 10. 1947 Hawarden, Iowa

Mrs. Henry Vander Mei, age 76, born January 4, 1871 in Friesland, Netherlands, died Sept. 10, 1947 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Allen Vander Feen, Hawarden, Ia, following a stroke suffered two weeks ago.

Katie De Zee was married to Henry Vander Mei in Friesland, in June, 1893. Mr. Vander Mei died in February 1942. There were nine children , one having died in infancy. The other children are Gertie (Mrs. John Dykstra), Maurice, Iowa; Gerrit Vander Mei, Artesia, Calif.; Agnes (Mrs. Ed Van De Hoef,) Hawarden, Iowa; Cornie Vander Mei, Ireton, Iowa; John Vander Mei, Bellflower, Calif.; Rena (Mrs. Allen Vander Feen), Hawarden, Iowa; Dick Vander Mei, Bellflower, Calif.; Susan (Mrs. De Vries) also of California. There are 28 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon Sept. 13, at Central Reformed Church at Sioux Center. Rev. Harsevoort officiated and burial took place at the Sioux Center cemetery.

Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 18, 1947