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Langstraat, Mrs. Peter
Mrs. Peter Langstraat of Boyden, mother of Henry P.
Langstraat and aunt of Cornie Langstraat, both of Sheldon, passed away
Friday morning at 6:20 o'clock after an illness with pneumonia. She was
taken sick the Tuesday morning before.
Johanna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
VanderSluis, was born at Pella on October 8, 1862 and died at her home in
Boyden on January 8, 1937 at the age of 74 years and 3 months.
She was married to Peter Langstraat at Pella on
February 25, 1886. They then moved to their homestead near Newkirk, where
they lived for 24 years. They moved to their home in Boyden in 1910.
Four children, twenty-one grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren are left to mourn her death. The children are, Henry
P. Langstraat of Sheldon; (Nellie), Mrs. Gerrit Wegter of Hull; John Blum
of Alton; and (Johanna), Mrs. Wm. VanderWilt of Archer. One sister
preceded her in death, Mrs. Dick DeBruin of Pella. She also leaves to
mourn her death, (Ella), Mrs. Gerrit VanderMaaten of Boyden; (Nellie) Mrs.
Gradus DeJong of Volga, S. D. and Peter VanderSluis of Hamilton, Iowa.
Mrs. Langstraat had been ailing for some time,
but became seriously ill with pneumonia on Tuesday morning, and died
Friday morning at 6:20 o'clock.
Funeral services were held Monday at the home at
one o'clock and at one-thirty o'clock at the First Reformed church, of
which she was a member. Rev. J. W. Brink conducted the services in both
the American and Holland language.
Her favorite hymns were sung at the services,
Mrs. Leonard Rensink sang, "The Gate Ajar For Me", and Stella
and Heman VandenBosch and Ruth VanHoute and Henry DeJong sang, "When
We Get Home". She was buried in the Newkirk cemetery.
In making written comment on her death one of her
children said, "She was a kind and loving mother, always ready to
help with cheerful words and deeds wherever she could. Owing to her death,
due to rheumatism, she was confined to her home, but Mother always
retained a friendly helpful attitude."
She rests, our dear beloved one rests
Her pain and labors o'er
We could not see the boatman
Who bore her from the shore.
We could not see the sunset glow
Nor hear her welcome home
Our earth bound sense is not attuned
To heavenly music it is dumb.
She rests, our dear beloved one rests
With those who've gone before
We may not hear their shouts of joy
To Him who set them free,
But we can bless His Holy name
Now and eternally.
The family thanks neighbors and friends for all
the kindness shown them and the beautiful flowers.
[NOTES: John Blum of Alton and (Johanna) Mrs. Wm.
VanderWilt were raised by Peter and Johanna Langstraat after John and
Johanna's father (Jan Blom, Jr.), then their mother (Aaltje Langstraat
Blom VanderLinden) passed away. John and Johanna's last name should be
Blom, NOT Blum. The name in the paper is typed as it is in the newspaper
clipping. This obituary was found, clipped, in a scrapbook from Tracy
Wilhelmina VanderWilt (Barnes after she married), the daughter of Johanna
(Blom) and William VanderWilt. There was no publication date or what
newspaper this came from.]
Submitted by Stephanie Reinier
[Taken from The Sioux City Journal, January 6, 1984]
Hawarden, Iowa ---- Emil Lindgren, 89, of Hawarden died
Wednesday, January 4, 1984 in a nursing home in Hawarden.
Services will be at 2 pm Saturday in the First
Baptist Church in Hawarden. The Rev. Lee Christopherson will officiate.
Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at
7:30 pm Friday in the Dow Funeral Home.
Mr. Lindgren was born June 8, 1894, in Smaland
Province in Sweden. He came to the United States and to the Kiron area at
the age of 21. He later moved to the Alcester, SD and Hawarden areas at
which time he worked for the railroad. He married Johanna Jensen June 24,
1930, in Alcester. They farmed in the Hawarden area, retiring to town in
1973. She died November 25, 1977.
Mr. Lindgren was a member of the First Baptist
Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James
(Patricia) Dunnam and Mrs. Larry (Peggy) Nilson, both of Hawarden and Mrs.
Bruce (Pauline) Popken of Elma; one son, Paul of Alcester; three brothers,
Severin, Sture and Justa and one sister, Vega Nordt, all in Sweden; 14
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
(Submitted by Robin Gambaiana) mgambaiana@aol.com
[Taken from The Independent, Thursday, December 2, 1977.]
Mrs. Emil Lindgren, 71, of Hawarden died Friday at a Sioux
City hospital after a one-month illness.
Services were at 10:30 am Monday in the First
Baptist Church at Hawarden. The Rev. Arthur J. DeNeui officiated. Burial
was in the Grace Hill Cemetery. A prayer service was held Sunday at 8:00
pm at the Dow Funeral Home in Hawarden.
Mrs. Lindgren, the former Johanna Jensen, was
born Marcy 29, 1906 in Denmark. She came to the United States and Viborg,
SD with her parents in 1910. The family moved to the Hawarden area in
1915. She was married June 24, 1930 at Alcester, SD.
The couple farmed in Union County, SD, just west
of Hawarden until 1973 when they moved to Hawarden.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include the widower; a son, Paul of
Alcester; three daughters, Mrs. James (Patricia) Dunnam and Mrs. Larry
(Peggy) Nilson, both of Hawarden and Mrs. Bruce (Pauline) Popken of Elma;
two brothers, Walter of Alcester and Sophus of Denver, CO; four sisters,
Miss Minnie Jensen, Mrs. Wilbur Cain, Mrs. Olga Knight and Mrs. Katherine
Dowdy, all of Hawarden, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
(Submitted by Robin Gambaiana) mgambaiana@aol.com
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