Rens, Albertus 'Bert' 1916-1953

RENS, KOELE

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

Rens, Albertus ‘Bert’ 1916-1953 buried in Hope cemetery Hill IA.

Sioux County Index Nov 5th 1953.

Funeral Services For Bert Rens Held Tuesday
Bert Rens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Rens was born Feb 17, 1916. He attended the country schools, and also Hull Christian Grammar School. He was joined in holy marriage to Madelene Koele on Dec 20, 1935. To this union were born two children a daughter dying in infancy, and a son Timmy Dale, now ll years.
He made confession of his faith in the Christian Reformed Church of Hull on Oct 20, 1935. He died Oct 31 1953 at the age of 37 years.
He is survived by his wife and son, also his parents Mr. and Mrs. Tim Rens, a brother Mr. Ray Rens and a host of relatives and friends.

Being in a nervous condition at the age of 28, he was taken to the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, MN where his disease was diagnosed a “Huntingtons’ Charea” which is a very rare disease in the blood stream affecting the nerves, which was also incurable. With the help of the family he was able to sit in a rocker, although he had to be fed and dressed for two years. The last week he lived he was bedfast. The many years of his sickness he was always kind and never complained. We are all assumed he was asleep in Jesus.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon Nov. 3, 1953 from the home and at the Christian Reformed Church. A Male Quartet composed of Gerald Kroese, Tim Roetman, Louis Van Ginkel and Tom Mulder sang “ All the Way my Savor Leads Me”
The neighbors were pallbearers – mentioned.

Interment was in Hull cemetery with Rev. C. Huissen of Rock Valley officiating. Kraai and Van Etten had charge of arrangements.