VanderWilt, Pvt. Henry - Abt. 1912-1944

VANDERWILT, BUURMAN

Posted By: Linda Vander Linden-Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/12/2014 at 12:19:53

Sioux Center News, November 2, 1944

Pvt. Herman Vander Wilt, 32, son of Mr. & Mrs. Gt. Vander Wilt of Orange City, died at the General hospital at Topeka, Kansas at one o'clock Monday afternoon, Oct. 30.

Pvt. Vander Wilt entered the service on Nov. 3, 1943 and was home on furlough in April last spring. Shortly after his furlough on June 7 he left the states for overseas service and was sent to New Caledonia. While enroute for foreign service he became ill with a mental illness and entered the hospital there on July 1. About a month ago he was returned to the states and spent about two weeks in a hospital in California and was then sent to the hospital at Topeka, Kansas. His wife spent a few days with him there, returning home last week and on Sunday afternoon the family received a telegram that complications had set in causing him to pass away Monday afternoon.

Left to mourn his departure are his wife, the former Matilda Buurman and two small children, Glenda Mae age four years, and Harold John, age six months. Also his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Vander Wilt of Orange City and three sisters, Mrs. Arie Bomgaars of Boyden; Mrs. Henry Rouwenhorst of Orange City; Mrs. Gerrit B. Koerselman of Hull and two brothers, Frank Vander Wilt of Middleburg and Capt. Dick Vander Wilt formerly of Hull and at present in the service stationed at Washington.

Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock at the home and at 1:30 at the First Ref. Church at Orange City with Rev. Henry Colenbrander officiating. Burial will take place at the Orange City cemetery.

Previous to his entrance into the service he was employed at the Northwestern State Bank at Orange City.