DeGroot, Pier, 1871-1929

DEGROOT, TURPSTRA, TERPSTRA

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

From the Sioux County Index (Hull), November 1, 1929:

Suffers a Severe Stroke, Passed Away on Saturday

Mr. Pier DeGroot of Orange City suffered a severe paralytic stroke last Friday and was removed at once to the local hospital for treatment. His age was against him and on Saturday morning he passed into the great beyond.

He was a brother of J. P. DeGroot of Hull and had spent much of his time lately in the DeGroot home here and enjoyed a wide circle of friends.

The funeral was held from Hull Tuesday in the American Reformed church at Orange City and the remains were laid to rest in the Orange City cemetery. The Index joins the friends of the surviving relatives in extending sincere sympathy.

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RESEARCH NOTES

The Sioux County Cemetery Index has De Groot, Pier, b. 11 Apr 1871, d. 26 Oct 1929/28?, West Lawn Cem Orange City IA.

His death certificate has Pier de Groot, single, born 4-15-1871 in Holland; parents Peter J. de Groot and Artje Turpstra (informant was his brother, P. J. de Groot); occupation, retired laborer; died in the Hull hospital at 8:15 a.m., October 26, 1929; cause(s), apoplexy, hypertension, pernicious anemia, renal insufficiency; buried in Orange City October 29.

FiindaGrave.com has him born 6 April 1871 in Sint Annaparochie, Het Bildt Municipality, Firesland, Netherlands. It notes that the cemetery stone says 11 April 1871, and cites birth certificate # A109 Het Bildt for the date of 6 April 1871.

The birth index on wiewaswie.nl has Pier de Groot, born 06-04-1871, parents Pieter de Groot and Antje Terpstra, record no. 109, record place Het Bildt.