Swets, Nellie "Neeltje" (Mrs. Teunis) 1860-1947

SWETS, RAVENSTEIN

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-volunteer
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

Source: Sioux County Capital (12-4-1947)

Born: November 23, 1860
Died: November 27, 1947

AGED LADY DIES

Mrs. Teunis Swets died Thursday morning in Grossmann Hospital after an illness of four weeks. She was 86.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the First Christian Reformed Church, with Reverend R. Bronkema officiating. Burial was in the local cemetery.

Mrs. Neeltje Ravenstein was born in The Netherlands on November 23, 1861, and came to this country when she was 11 years old.

In 1885 she was married to Teunis Swets, and they became the parents of six children.

Her husband preceded her in death in 1942, a son, John, died in 1940 and a daughter, Delia (Mrs. Ben Wiersema), passed away just this year.

Surviving are the following children: Peter and Walter, both of Sheldon, Cornelius and Effie (Mrs. John G. Van Oort), both of Orange City. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. H. Vande Zwaag and Mrs. Jake Van Oort.