Roos, Lois Joyce (Miss), 1924-1941

ROOS, HYINK

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/22/2022 at 13:41:24

Birth: March 24, 1924
Death: June 19, 1941

From the Sioux Center News, June 26, 1941:

Hospers Girl Dies Of Burns

Lois Joyce Roos, 17 year old daughter of Ed Roos of near Newkirk, died Thursday afternoon, June 19, in the Doornink hospital in Orange City of burns suffered 24 hours before. She was said to have poured kerosene on a fire in the kitchen stove at the farm home of Ed. Vander Wilt, also near Newkirk, where she was employed.

Miss Roos was beginning to prepare the evening meal while members of the Vander Wilt family were doing the chores. She was the only one in the house at the time. The stove exploded, causing her clothing to catch fire. She ran from the house and was met by Mr. Vander Wilt who pulled her clothing from her body and wrapped her in a blanket to extinguish the flames. She was brought to the Doornink hospital, suffering from third degree burns on the front of her body, her arms and hands.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 1:00 o'clock in the home and 1:45 in the Hospers Presbyterian Church, Reverend Budd officiated. Interment took place in the Newkirk cemetery. Lois Joyce is survived by her parents, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters.

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From the Alton Democrat, June 27. 1941, Hospers news:

Lois Joyce Roos

The people of this community were deeply shocked to learn of the death of Lois Joyce, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roos of near Hospers, at an Orange City hospital on Thursday afternoon, as a result of severe burns received Wednesday evening at the Ed Vander Wilt home where she had been employed. In preparation of the evening meal she had attempted to light the cook-stove in the wash house with cobs and kerosene, which was in an open gallon container. In some way the kerosene ignited and Joyce tried to throw the container out of the door but the wind blew the flames over her, burning her body from the neck to the knees. Ed Vander Wilt and John Blom were in the yard and quickly put out the flames and took her to an Orange City hospital.

Lois Joyce was born on March 24th, 1924, at the farm home of her parents. She graduated from the rural schools in 1937 and later attended high school for a year in Hospers. She attended the Presbyterian church here and was a charming, well-liked young lady to all who knew her.

Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon at the Presbyterian church with Rev. R. B. Budd officiating. Interment was made at the Newkirk cemetery.

Leaving to mourn her early departure from this life are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roos, two sisters, Ethel and Betty, three brothers, Donald, Leroy and Eddie Dean, all at home. One sister preceded her in death. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roos of Ashton, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hyink of Sheldon, and many uncles and aunts and cousins, besides a host of friends, are also left to mourn.

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Her death certificate (informant Arthur Mouw) has Lois Joyce Roos; resident of rural Sioux County 4 miles north and 2-3/4 mile east of Alton; born March 24, 1924, near Alton; parents Edward Roos, born in Alton, and Esther Hyink, born in Hospers; occupation, helper in home; died in the Doornink Hospital, Orange City, where she had been for 1 day, at 4:00 p.m. June 19, 1941; cause, exterior third degree burns due to kerosene explosion; buried in the Newkirk Cemetery. Her FindaGrave.com page includes a photo of her headstone with full birth and death dates, and gives her parents’ full names as Edward Joseph Roos (1904-1998) and Esther Entonette Hyink Roos (1905-1994).