Warntjes, John 1867-1948

WARNTJES, DEZEEUW

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-volunteer
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

Source: Sioux County Index (5-27-1948)

Born: February 8, 1867
Died: May 18, 1948

Obituary of John Warntjes Who Died Tuesday, May 18

John H. Warntjes, a former longtime resident and blacksmith at Sioux Center died Tuesday, May 18, very unexpectedly at the age of 81 years, 3 months and 10 days. He had been sick only about ten days.

He was born at Ostfriesland, Germany, February 8, 1867 and grew to manhood in that country.

After having served in the German Army for three years, which was compulsory, he soon departed for the United States and arrived at Orange City, Iowa. There he worked for a few years for different farmers. Later he entered the blacksmith trade at Hull and Sioux Center.

He married Martha De Zeeuw on January 16, 1902, at Sioux Center. In 1920, having sold his shop to Jake Verrips, the family moved to a farm one mile south of Perkins where they resided until 1927. Then they moved to the home place which was purchased in 1925. There he resided until 1940 when his son Walter took over the farm and moved to Boyden where he continued to live until his death.

He is survived by his wife and six children: John of Hull; Henry of Sheldon; Richard of Sioux Center; Walter of Boyden; Dorothy (Mrs. Orie Fylstra) of Boyden: and Henrietta (Mrs. John Westra) of Hull. There are also 18 grandchildren surviving, as well as two sisters, Mrs. John Schuurman of Hawarden, and one in California. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and three brothers.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, May 22nd, at one o'clock at the home and at one-thirty o'clock at the Reformed Church in Boyden, the Reverend Chester Postma officiating, assisted by the Reverend H. Guikema of Hudsonville, Michigan, an intimate friend of the deceased. The pall bearers were the four sons and two sons-in-law.