Vennema, Ane abt 1813 -1901

VENNEMA, SCHALEKAMP

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:33

Vennema, Ane Mr. 88 of Orange City in
6/20/1901 De Volksvriend

DeVolksvriend of Jun 20, 1901

Obituary
Stated the Ame Vennema died at 88 yrs at Orange City 18 June 1901

In an article on same page..In Dutch
Translated:
The old Mr. Vennema, father of Mrs. D. Schalekamp, retired on Tuesday morning. He came here last fall to spend his last days with his daughter. Everything was prepared for that. However, he had been ailing for a few days. At the end of the previous week his illness increased. We sent a message to the children for the sake of it. Three sons, two from Michigan and one from Chicago, arrived here Monday, and were allowed to meet the old father and talk to him. The corpse has been embalmed and will be transported today Wednesday evening, accompanied by the children here, to Holland MI to be lowered into the family grave. G. H. Hospers.

Mr. Vennema was part of the Oudsettlers' colony in Michigan. Here on the spot he had only a few acquaintances. He was a quiet one in the land: he exercised a childlike faith in faith, and at the entrance into the dark valley everything was light. The family have our condolences.