Van Vleit, William 1834 - 1911

VAN VLEIT

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 8/29/2023 at 16:19:31

Source: Decorah Republican June 22, 1911 P6 C5

Word came by letter to Albert Van Vleit Tuesday stating that his father, living in Stevensville Mont., had passed away. Mr. Van Vleit has been a great sufferer during his lingering illness. His death was due to asthma. Their Burr Oak friends extend sincere sympathy to the family in their sad bereavement.

Source: Decorah Republican June 29, 1911 P6 C3

Death of W. R. Van Vliet.

Mention was made in our Hesper correspondence last week of the death of W. R. Van Vliet at Stevensville, Mont. on Wednesday, the 14th inst. Mr. Van Vliet will be recalled as a former resident of Hesper township. The Stevensville Tribue of the 16th inst. gives the following obituary.

William Robeson Van Vliet died at his home south of Stevensville Wednesday morning at the hour of 3:30 o’clock after an illness of many months’ duration, most of the time of which he was confined to his room. For years past Mr. Van Vliet had been bothered with asthma and of late other complications set in, which hastened his death.

Mr. Van Vliet was a native of Odelltown, St. Johns county, Quebec, born there November 5, 1834, and at the time of his death was in his 70th year.

His youth was spent in Canada in the province of Quebec, where he was married. In the fall of 1876 the Van Vliet family moved to Hesper, Iowa, where they resided until about eight of nine years ago when they came to Stevensville, and since that date they have made this vicinity their home.

Besides being survived by his wife Mr. Van Vliet leaves five children Edward Van Vliet, Alexander Van Vliet and Miss Ida Van Vliet who reside here and Albert, who is in Winneshiek county, Iowa, and Fred Van Vliet, who is in Spokane. All the children, with the exception of the son in Iowa, were present at the funeral.

The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from the Methodist Episcopal church Rev. C. E. Cunningham, assisted by Revs. Judson, Smith and Ridley, officiating. The pall bearers were George May, Charles May, John Phillips, J. W. Morse, John Shannon and J. B. Townsend.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows this was William who was born Nov. 5, 1834 and died June 14, 1911. He is buried in the Maplewood Cemetery in Stevensville, MT.