DeBoer. Albert 1881-1946

DEBOER, KLEINHESSELINK

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg (email)
Date: 7/10/2016 at 18:56:40

Sioux Center News January 10, 1946

Albert De Boer Dies At Orange City
Albert De Boer, prominent retired farmer of the Alton—Orange City vicinity, died following a cerebral hemorrhage at his home in Orange City at ten o'clock Saturday, Dec. 29. Taken with, a severe headache at eight in the morning he lapsed into a coma from which. he did not regain consciousness.

Albert De Boer was born south of Alton March 3rd,1881, one o£ the twin sons of the pioneer settlers,. Mr. and Mrs. Douwe C De Boer, who . were parents of seventeen children. Albert
and his twin Cornelius were among the older children, and he.is the fifth of the sisters and brothers pass on. He was married Feb. 27, 1908 to Henrietta Kleinhesselink. They resided on a farm south of Orange City until three years ago, when thy moved to Orange City.

Surviving are his wife and1 brothers and sisters as follows: Ella (Mrs. Jake Kleinhesselink) Orange City; Minnie (Mrs. H«nry Scbolten) Boyden; Rosina (Mrs. Jas. Van Gorp) Hull; Douwe D. De Boer, Alton;. Bertha Mrs. Jake Zwagerman) Hospers; Mathilda (Mrs. Neal Moss) Hull; August De .Boer) Alton; Tena (Mrs. Otto. Rowenhorst) Sheldon; Elvina'(Mrs. Kmiminga) Salem, Oregon; Edward De Boer, Hospers.

Preceding him in death were Charles De Boer, Hull; Louisa (Mrs. John Smit) Hull; Gossen De Boer, Hull; Nellie (Mrs. Wm. Vander Haart Steen, Minn. —(Alton Democrat)