Swier,( Mrs. Peter) 1878-1957

SWIER

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/23/2016 at 17:19:55

Services For Mrs. Peter Swier Held Saturday, June 1

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 1, at the First Christian Reformed church for Mrs. Peter Swier. Rev. C. Huissen officiated. The burial was at the Valley View cemetery. Coop funeral service was in charge. Mrs. Swier, 78, years of age, passed away at her home in Rock Valley Wednesday, May 29 following a lingering illness. She was born in Holland on Jan. 27, 1878. On Dec. 6, 1900 she was married to Mr. Swier and to this union 17 children were born of which three died in infancy.
Preceding her in death; were her parents, one brother and one sister.

Survivors are the widower, and 14 children, seven sons, Walter, Nick. John, Bill, Neil of Colton, S. D., Peter Jr., of Edgerton. arid Gerrit of Rock Valley. Seven daughters, Mrs. L. Vander Lugt, (Alice), Mrs. Peter Prince, (Jessie), Mrs. E. J. Fisher, (Ann),all of Chicago, Mrs. Jake Vander Kolk, (Bertha), Rock Rapids, Mrs. Cornie Van Duyn, (Wilmina, Colton, S. D.. Mrs. Gerrit Schut, (Gertrude), Rock Valley and Mrs. Ben Mulder, (Kathryn), Hull. Seventy five grandchildren, 68 great grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters who live in The Netherlands. Mrs. Swier spent most of her married life on the farm. The past 15 years she lived in Rock Valley. She was a life time member of the Christian Reformed church.

Source: Rock Valley Bee 6/6/1957