DeJong, Jantje 'Jane' (Mrs. Gerrit) 1844-1928

DEJONG, VANPEURSEM, BOS

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg (email)
Date: 8/10/2016 at 05:42:40

Alton Democrat September 21, 1928

Mrs. G. De Jong ( Jantje ‘Jane’ Van Peursem) passed away Tuesday, September llth after, a long illness mostly due to old age. September 30th would have been her 84 birthday. She was born in the Netherlands in 1844 , came to America as a young girl with her father, brothers and sisters.

For some years the family lived at Pella. In the year 1868 she was married to Gerrit De Jong. In 1872 Mr. and Mrs. De Jong came to Sioux County with the first settlers and for many years they lived on a farm southwest of Orange City. Ten children were horn to the union, of whom seven are living. One died in infancy. The oldest son, Conrad De Jong died at the age of 36 years on November 8, 1904. Mrs. R. De Cook Jeanetta on March 21, 1919.

Surviving are Peter, John and George, Mrs. J. Aalberts of Orange City, Mrs. L. L. Jones of Le Mas, Mrs. (Rev.) G. H.- Douwstra of Hull, Mrs. Herman Luymes of Orange City with whom the mother made her home since the death of Mr. De Jong in 1919. Brothers and sisters surviving are Mrs. H. Husselman of Pella, Geo. Van Peursem of Maurice now in Community Hospital Le Mars, Mrs. Bert Van Roekel, M. Van Peursem, both of Orange City and Wm. Van Peursem of Pella. She is also survived by 30 grandchildren. One Rev. Garrett E. De Jong is in Arabia, two are at Central College, namely Howard Douwstra and Cornelius De Jong, and Mrs. Lee Kiel of Chicago.

These four could not attend the funeral, which was held Friday afternoon at Trinity church. The pastor, Rev. Van Zomeren, and Mrs. De Jong's son in law, Rev. G. H Douwstra, conducted the services Mrs. De Jong was a loving devoted Christian mother and grandmother a wonderful housewife and a wise and inspiring advisor to her children

(According to a report on line her parents were Pieter Van Peursem and Janneke Bos.)