Verburg, Henrietta (Mrs. Klaas), 1884-1939

VERBURG, BEEK, BLOEMHEUVEL

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

From the Sioux Center News, May 18, 1939:

Rock Valley: -- Mrs. Klaas Verburg, nee Henrietta Beek was born at Orange City, Jan. 14, 1885, married March 7, 1911 to Klaas Verburg and lived in this vicinity the rest of her life, and died May 11, 1939 at the age of 55 at the hospital at LeMars of complications following an appendicitis operation two weeks ago.

She leaves to mourn her husband, children: Mrs. Wm. Van Wyhe, Marie and Richard at home, William of Hudson, and Henry of Doon. 3 grandchildren; also one brother, John Beek, one half brother Rick Beek, Sunnyside, Wash., and one sister, Mrs. Arie Boscaljon of Doon.

Funeral was held 1:30 at the home and 2:00 p.m. at the First Ref. Church, Rev. John De Jongh of Rock Rapids and Rev. Aberson conducting the services.

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From the Rock Valley Bee, May 19, 1939:

[this is a longer obit than in the Sioux Center News, but the first two paragraphs are badly mangled and partly missing. They include her birth date as January 14, 1884; she died at the Sacred Heart Hospital, which she had entered ten days ago for an appendix operation.]

[Surviving children] are: Mrs. Wm. (Nellie) Van Wijke; William; Henry, Richard and Marie, all of whom reside near here, the latter two still at home. There are also three grandchildren; a half brother, Rik Beek, of Sunnyside, Washington; John Beek of Rock Valley, and Mrs. A. Boscaljon of Doon.

Mrs. Verburg was of unassuming, retiring nature, whose joy was found in making a home for her family and rearing them to be christian men and women. She was a life-long member of the Reformed church, and died with the hope of seeing her Savior.

Funeral services were held Monday, May 16th, at 1:30 in the home and at 2:00 o’clock in the First Reformed church, Rev. H. J. Aberson, assisted by Rev. J. De Jongh, of Rock Rapids, in charge. A quartet [of] Mrs. J. A. Vander Ploeg, Mrs. F. Gunnink, Clarence Mulder and Stanley De Zeeuw, sang “Just As I Am” and “Have Thine Own Way Lord.”

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RESEARCH NOTES

An obituary in the Sioux County Capital, May 18, 1939, adds that one child died in infancy and that two brothers, Reynold and Albert, preceded her in death.

Her death certificate also gives her birth date as Jan. 14, 1884; parents William Beek and Henrietta Bloemhauval, both born in the Netherlands; died in the Sacred Heart Hospital, LeMars at 8:10 a.m. May 11, 1939; causes: influenza & strep throat, onset April 1, appendix, onset 4-24-39, appendectomy, 4-30-39, and septicemia, onset 5-9-39.

The Iowa Births and Christenings Index on Ancestry.com gives her birth date as 14 Jan 1884 and her name as Hendrika Beek.

Her FindaGrave.com page gives her name as Henrietta “Driekje” Beek Verburg and includes a photo of the joint headstone of her and Klaas, with her name as Henrietta.

The Lyon County marriage register for 1910/1911 has groom Klaas Verburg, age 28, resides near Rock Valley, a farmer, born in the Netherlands, parents Hendrik Verburg and Neeltie Ousaren; bride Hendrika Beek, age 28, resident of Doon, Iowa, born in Orange City, parents Willem Beek and Riekje Bloemheuvel; married at Doon March 7, 1911.