Groeneweg, Adriana (Mrs. Pleun), 1845-1907

GROENEWEG, GRONEWEG, NUGTEREN, VANTHOF

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/10/2014 at 00:40:51

Life's Cares Over

The Death Angel visited the home of Pleun Groneweg last week Thursday evening at about ten o'clock. Mrs. Groneweg, who had been in her usual health up until about five hours before, died of apoplexy.

Adriana Nugteren was born in South Holland in the Netherlands sixtyone years ago. It was thirtyeight years ago that she became the beloved wife of Pleun Groneweg. Twelve years ago with her husband and seven children she came to America, settling near Middleburg. Some two years ago, her family moved onto the Herman Wilts' farm five miles south of Rock Valley. Thruout her long life Mrs. Groneweg was a faithful wife and loving mother.

She leaves an aged husband and seven children to mourn her loss, four sons and three daughters, of which one son and two daughters are married and have homes of their own. All were present at the funeral. Services were held from the home at eleven o'clock Saturday and from the Christian Reformed church at two in the afternoon, Rev. H. J. Heynen, pastor, officiating. A large concourse of friends and neighbors followed the remains of the deceased to their last resting place. The Bee joins with friends of the bereaved family in extending to them sincere sympathies in their sad bereavement.

Source: Rock Valley Bee, August 23, 1907.

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Mrs. Peter Groeneweg who resides five miles south of Rock Valley was suddenly stricken with apoplexy Thursday evening August fifteenth. She died in the sixtyfirst year of her age leaving a husband and seven children to mourn her departure. Funeral services took place Saturday afternoon in the Christian Reformed church--of which she was a devout member--under the supervision of her pastor Rev. H. J. Heynen. Her body was consigned to its last resting place in the Rock Valley cemetery.

Source: Alton Democrat, August 14, 1907: Rock Valley news.

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The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Groeneweg,Adrianna N., b. 1 Oct. 1945, d. 15 Aug. 1907, wife of P., Valley View Cem Rock Valley IA.

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GSCGS researcher Wilma J. Vander Berg added the following information:

From the Sioux Center Nieuwsblad, 21 Aug 1907: Translation of the Dutch text - Thursday afternoon Mrs. P. Groeneweg, living about 4 miles west of Carmel, had a stroke at 10 o'clock and at night she was already deceased. We express our condolences to the husband and the children, who so unexpectedly lost their wife and mother in death.

She was Adriana Nugteren, Mrs. Pleun Groeneweg. She was married 14 Oct 1869 at Barendrecht ZH Neth at 24 years of age, born at Oost-enWest Barendrecht. She married Pleun Groeneweg 22 years born at Heinenoord Neth. Her parents were Johannis Nugteren and Niesje van't Hof. Pleun's parents were Wouter Groeneweg and Adriana de Romph.

In the 1900 census of Capel Township Sioux County IA, Pleun Groeneweg was 53 born Dec 1846 Neth, he came in 1894. Wife Jane? b. Oct 1845 Neth, she came in 1895. Children were John b. Aug 1877, Joe born Sep 1888, and Gertje born Sep 1885. May have been more children.