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Mellema, Grace, 1913-1930

MELLEMA, LUINSTRA

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

From the Rock Valley Bee, July 11, 1930, Doon news:

Word has been received of the death of Grace Mellema at the Iowa City Hospital. She was soon to undergo an operation for goiter when she was taken ill with pneumonia and she passed away from her dear ones Friday afternoon, July 4th. Her death is a great loss to this community. Interment was made in the Hull cemetery.

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From the Sioux County Index (Hull), July 11, 1930:

ANNE GRACE MELLEMA BURIED IN HULL MONDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral of Miss Anne Grace Mellema, seventeen year old daughter of Mr. Dick Mellema, formerly of Hull, who died in a hospital at Iowa City last week, was held in Hull last Monday, the services being conducted from the First Reformed church, Rev. Douwstra officiating.

Miss Grace was born on a farm between Hull and Doon, July 1st, 1913, where she lived with her parents until the death of her mother ten years ago. She was a fine young lade and had been making her home, of late, in Doon.

She died in a hospital at Iowa City July 3rd, from a complication of diseases, which brought on pneumonia. She is survived by her father, two sisters, Mrs. Gerrit VandeStouwe of Hull and Miss Alice Mellema of Rock Rapids and two brothers, Peter and Jake of Hull. Sincere sympathy is extended the bereaved family by all the former Hull friends.

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Her death certificate has her as Grace Mellema, high school student, of Doon, Iowa; born July 1, 1913 in Sioux County; parents Dick Mellema and Ann Luinstra, both born in Holland; informant, Dick Mellema of Hospers, Iowa; died at 4:15 p.m. on July 3, 1930, at S. U. I. Hospital in Iowa City, where she had been for 14 days; cause, bronchopneumonia; contributory cause, “Exophthalmic Goetic Hyperthyroidism”; buried in Hope Cemetery, Hull.

She does not appear in the Sioux County Cemetery Index.

The 1920 U.S. census has her as Grace Anne Mellema.


 

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