VanStryland, Geertje (Gertie) (Mrs. Lambertus), 1851/52-1925

VANSTRYLAND, VANRENSELAAR

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:33

From the Alton Democrat, September 4, 1925, Boyden news:

Mrs. Van Stryland, mother of Mrs. John Van Roekel, died at her home in Orange City Sunday morning [August 30], following a stroke of paralysis last week. She seemed to rally Saturday and hopes were entertained for recovery, but the end came Sunday morning. The funeral was held Tuesday.

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From De Volksvriend, September 3, 1925:

Zondagmorgen om 8 uur is de wed. L. Van Stryland, geb. Geertje Van Renselaar, overleden in den ouderdom van 73 jaren en 5 maanden. Zij heeft ongeveer een week bedlegerig geweest vanwege eene ingewandsaandoening, en het einde kwam onverwachts.

De overledene werd geboren in Nederland; en huwde, nog daar zijnde, met wijlen Lambertus Van Stryland, die haar den 4n Juni, 1922, is voorgegaan. Dit huwelijk werd gezegend met 3 kinderen: Mrs. John Van Roekel nabij Boyden, Henry en Willem tehuis. 36 jaren geleden kwam het gezin naar Amerika en vestigde zich te Boyden; later verhuisden zij naar Orange City en woonden eenigen tijd op de G. Beyer farm, n.o. van de stad, totdat zij hunne gekochte farm, thans door hen bewoond, betrokken. Benevens hare kinderen laat zij een zes-tal kleinkinderen na, en een broer in Nederland. Onze sympathie met de kinderen die en betrekkelijk korten tijd hunne ouders moesten missen.

Dinsdag n.m. had de begrafenisdienst plaats en de 1e Ger. kerk onder leiding van Ds. J. D. Dykstra, wegens de afwezigheid van Ds Colenbrander. De zwager, Mr. Wm. Van Stryland van Bemis, S.D., arriveerde Maandag ter begrafenis. – Ds. Dykstra sprak bij de grafenis een ernstige en waarschuwende, maar tevens een zeer troostrijke rede uit over 2 Tim. 4, ‘t laatste gedeelte van vs. 6, en de verzen 7 en 8.

Translation:

Sunday morning at 8 o'clock the widow of L. van Stryland, nee Geertje Van Renselaar, died at the age of 73 years and 5 months. She had been bedridden for about a week because of an intestinal disorder, and the end came unexpectedly

The deceased was born in the Netherlands; and there married the late Lambertus Van Stryland, who preceded her on the 4th of June 1922. This marriage was blessed with 3 children: Mrs. John Van Roekel near Boyden, Henry and Willem at home. 36 years ago, the family came to America and settled at Boyden; later they moved to Orange City and lived for some time at the G. Beyer farm, [north of?] the city until they purchased the farm that they now occupy. In addition to her children, she leaves a number of grandchildren, and a brother in the Netherlands. Our sympathy is with the children who had to lose their parents within a relatively short time.

Tuesday night the funeral service took place in the 1st Reformed church led by Rev. J. D. Dykstra, due to the absence of Rev. Colenbrander. The brother in law, Mr. Wm. Van Stryland from Bemis, S.D., arrived on Monday for the funeral. – Rev. Dykstra spoke a serious and cautionary, but also a very comforting speech based on 2 Tim. 4, the last part of verse 6, and verses 7 and 8.

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The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Van Stryland, Mother, b. 1851, d. 1925, Mrs. L., West Lawn Cem Orange City IA.

Her death certificate has Gertie Van Stryland; marital status and husband’s name not given; born April 2, 1852 in the Netherlands; father Mr. Van Rucklow[?], mothers name not known; informant Hy[Henry?] Van Stryland; died in Holland Township [where Orange City is located] August 30, 1925, 8:30 a.m.; cause, “gangrene senile”; contributory cause artero sclerosis, duration 6 years; buried in Orange City Cemetery.

FindaGrave.com has Geertje Van Renselaar Van Stryland, born April 2, 1851, Putten Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands; died Aug. 31, 1925, Orange City; spouse Lambertus Van Stryland (1847-1922); buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City.