Kleyn, John 1879-1949

KLEYN, KASTEIN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/14/2014 at 18:11:00

Rock Valley Bee of Sep 1, 1949

Funeral Services For John Kleyn To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Mr. John Kleyn, 71, will be held today (Thursday) at 12:30 in the home and at 2 P. M. at the Netherlands Reformed church, with Hey. John Van-Zweden officiating. Burial will be made at the Valley View cemetery. Mr, Kleyn died on Monday afer a short illness.

Mr John Kleyn was born at Goudswaard, The Netherlands, on March 22, 1879. He spent his early youth in Holland, coming to the USA in 1900. He met Ella Kastein shortly after arriving in this country and married her on Dec 19, 1903

He is survived by his widow and 11 children; Fredreaka (Mrs. Jake Gerritsen) Dena (Mrs. John Wiekamp) and Grace and Marie of Rock Valley; Dick of Sisseton, S. D.; Neal of Orange City; Ben of Lester; Cornealia (Mrs. John Hofland) of Sanborn; Lena (Mrs. Herman Kruid) of Orange City; Jennie (Mrs. Jasper Van Veldhuizen) of Hull and Elizabeth (Mrs. Teunis Fluit) of Alvord. Also surviving- are 16 grandchildren, one brother in Holland, three sisters in Holland and a sister, Cornelia (Mrs. Gerrit Bleeker) of Sioux Center