Vreeman, Gerrit Jan 1831-1909

VREEMAN, KOERSELMAN, KOSTERS, KOSTER

Posted By: Wilma J. VandeBerg - volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:37

OBITUARY of Gerrit Jan Vreeman born May 1831-died 20 Jan 1909 father of Gerrit W. (J.) Vreeman 1874-1954
Alton Democrat of Saturday Jan 30, 1909
Gerrit Jan Vreeman died at the home of his daughter Mrs, Wissiuk one and a half miles north of Middleburg on Wednesday January twentieth 1909 from the infirmities of old age he being seventy seven years and eight months old. Deceased was born in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands and came to the United States in 1893. For a number of years after coming to this country he lived south of Alton. Rev. Heynen of the Christian Reformed church at Hull performed the funeral services at the Middleburg church on Saturday January twenty third. Deceased was a brother-in-law of Mrs. G Koerselman of Middleburg vicinity and Mrs. Henry Beltman senior of Alton. He was the father of seven children. Those living are a son still in the Netherlands, Mrs. Wissink of Middleburg, Mrs. Bosman of Boyden, Mrs. De Jong of Hull, Gerrit Vreeman of Ireton and William of Middleburg,