Muilenburg, Florence (Mrs. George), 1891-1940

MUILENBURG, YPMA, NIEUWENHOF

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/28/2022 at 22:10:09

From the Sioux County Capital, September 12, 1940:

OBITUARY – MRS. GEORGE MUILENBURG

Relatives received word here of the death of Mrs. George Muilenburg, about 49, of La Jolla, Calif. who died Friday morning, Sept. 6. She had been ill for several weeks with a blood disease.

Mrs. Muilenburg, nee Florence Ypma born and raised here is survived by her husband, a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Muilenburg of Orange City, and 3 children, Mrs. J. Phillips, Anita and Adlia [i.e., Adlai] all of La Jolla. The funeral was Saturday.

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RESEARCH NOTES

The California Death Index has Florence Muilenburg, born 1 Oct 1891 in Iowa, died 6 Sep 1940 in San Diego County, father’s surname Ypma, mother’s maiden name Nieuwenhof.

The Sioux County marriage register for 1916/1917 has groom George A. Muilenburg, age 26, resident of Orange City, a farmer, born in Orange City, parents A. W. Muilenburg and Anna Dykstra; bride Juliana Florentina Catherina Ypma, age 25, resident of Orange City, born in Orange City, parents Job Ypma and Gertie Nieuwenhof; married in Orange City August 30, 1916.

In the 1920 census they and daughter Ruth (2-4/12) were farming in Holland Township, Sioux County. By 1925 they had two more children, son Adlai J. and daughter Gertrude A. By 1930 they were farming in Dewey County, South Dakota, with children Ruth (12), Adlai Joel (10) and Anita (7). They moved back to the Sioux Center area in 1935 (Alton Democrat, May 31, 1935), and the following year moved to La Jolla (Alton Democrat, April 10, 1936). In the 1940 census they were living in San Diego, California with Adlai (now identified as a daughter, age 20), and Anetta (17); George is a church sexton and Florence is a nurse in a private home. They also appear in the 1940 La Jolla city directory.