Trientja (Blankman) KOENEN

BLANKMAN, KOENEN, BOELMAN, DIRKS, KADUCE, BLAU, FROHLING

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:41

April 27, 1850 ---- October 27, 1929

Mrs. Trientja Koenen, nee Blankman was born Apr. 27, 1850 at Boen, Ostfreisland, Germany. In 1891 she came with her parents to America and settled first at Conrad Ia. after a year at this place they moved to Ackiey. Here she was married to Aeiko Koenen, Oct. 1, 1883. The same year they came to the vicinity of Chapin, where they lived until 27 years ago, when they moved to the neighborhood of Meservey where they have lived ever since. Their marriage was blessed with 12 children, six sons and six daughters, one of whom Bendine, Mrs. Tony Boelman, preceded her mother in death on Oct. 13, 1925. Her death came suddenly and unexpected on Sunday, Oct. 27, 1929, while stepping into an auto at her home, south east of Meservey. She became suddenly ill and died within a few minutes. The cause of her death was heart failure.

Those who mourn her death are her husband, six sons, Harm, John, Jake, Joe, Aeiko, and Henry of Meservey, five daughters, Mrs. Henry Dirks, Mrs. William Kaduce, Mrs. Fred Blau, of Meservey, Mrs. Herman Frohling Belmond, Jennie of Meservey, one sister Mrs. Henry Koenen of Latimer, thirty-six grandchildren and many relatives.

Funeral services conducted by Rev. Henry Pankuk were held Wednesday p.m. at Meservey Reformed Church and burial in Meservey Cemetery.