Bomgaars, Minnie (Mrs. Henry) 1881-1905

BOMGAARS, GROTENHUIS

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Date: 12/17/2016 at 13:59:39

Alton Democrat of May 13, 1905

Mrs. Henry Bomgaars who has been sick for about six weeks with liver trouble died Thursday of last
week at her home a mile north of Newkirk and was buried Saturday. Deceased was aged twenty four and had been married but about two months. She was formerly Miss Minnie Grotenhuis and leaves a
mother—Mrs. Dena Grotenhuis of Newkirk and seven brothers and sisters to mourn her. The latter are Ed of Hospers, Will of Boyden, Gerrit and Henry and John at Newkirk and Mesdames Kleinwolterink of Sheldon and DeVries of Newkirk. In the absence of her pastor Rev. Heemstra who was attending synod in Chicago Rev. Douwstra of Middleburg conducted the funeral. The bereaved husband and mother and brothers and sisters have the sympathy ……cut off rest

Alton Democrat of Mary 6, 1906
As we g o to press we learn that Mrs. Minnie Bomgaars—wife of Henry Bomgaars of Newkirk passed
away Thursday night after a brief illness of typhoid fever. She was but twenty four years of age and had been married but eight weeks

Note: She is listed in the Sioux County cemetery Index as Miena Bomgards born 23 Apr 1881 died 4 May 1905 Newkirk Cemetery Newkirk IA, source WPA Cem. Index.)