Reinders, Fred 1874-1959

REINDERS, DOLPHIN, ALONS

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

Reinders, Fred 1874-1959

Alton Democrat of Jan 15, 1959 page 1.
Fred Reinders, Well Known Hospers Man Dies at Hawarden.
Fred Reinders, the well known Hospers artist and sculptor, died Saturday at Hawarden where he had been a patient for six weeks.
Mr. Reinders, 84 painted the background for the Hospers band shell and modeled the life size statue for a World War I soldier, the unique memorial in the Main Street square at Hospers.
Born in the Netherlands Dec. 18 1874, Mr. Reinders came to this country as a youth and resided at Platte, SD before going to Hospers 60 years ago. He married Jantje Dolphin of Platte Nov 14, 1893 and the couple observed their 65th anniversary last November.
Survivors include the widow and a son Fred Jr. of Washington D. C. two grandsons and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services ere held Tuesday at the Van Etten Funeral Home in Orange City, with burial in East Lawn cemetery at Sheldon.

www.wiewaswie.nl Birth record in the Netherlands lists
Freerk Reinder born 18 Dec 1874 at Noordlaren, gem. Haren, parents Pieter Reinders age 28, and Willemina Alons. Born at Noordlaren, Harem Groningen