VanHorssen,William John 1883-1979 & Effie Vande Brake Family
VANHORSSEN, VANDEBRAKE, KRAAI, SOMSEN
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Date: 11/10/2024 at 05:36:54
Van Horrssen, William John 1883-1979 & Effie Vande Brake Family
This story was taken from pages 528-529 of the Maurice Centennial Book (1891-1991). The story was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. Some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg.
William John Van Horssen was born southeast of Maurice, on September 21, 1883, to Gerrit Van Horssen and Hattie Sompsen Van Horssen. He was the oldest of seven children. He had two brothers: Arthur and Hubert, and four sisters: Anna, Elizabeth, Minnie and Nell. His parents were farmers in the Maurice area.
Effie Vander Brake Van Horssen was born north of Maurice, on August 8, 1885, to Hannes Vande Brake and Margaret (Kraai) Vande Brake. She was the fifth of eleven children. She had seven brothers: George, John, Ed, Fred, Bill, Dewey and Jacob and three sisters: Jennie, Birdie and Naomi. Her parents were farmers in the Maurice area.
William and Effie were married in October, 1905. William was a day laborer for two years. Gerrit Milford was born April 18, 1906. They farmed east of Maurice. They were members of the First Reformed Church in Maurice. Elizabeth Harriet was born October 19, 1911. They then moved to the Gerrit Van Horssen farm in 1916. Margaret Elaine was born March 2, 1920.
In May, 1922, William took Effie to Rochester, Minnesota, for goiter surgery and complications. They returned home in July, 1922.
In October, 1933, Effie had gall bladder surgery. She was ready to go home and suffered a heart attack and died. She is buried in Sherman Township Cemetery near Maurice, Iowa.
William remarried Martha De Vries Boeyink on May 21, 1936. They retired in Orange City, in 1941. They were members of the American Reformed Church. They moved to the Pioneer Home in Orange City, in 1964.
Martha passed away August 6, 1965, and is buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center, Iowa.
William passed away December 21, 1979, and is buried in the Sherman Township Cemetery near Maurice, Iowa.
(end of the family story in the Maurice book.)RESEARCH Notes: Gathered from local obituary archives and from ancestry.com public family trees submitted by other than this submitter.
William John Van Horssen was born 21 Sep 1883 Sherman Tsp Sioux County Iowa died 22 Dec 1979 Orange City IA His parents were Gerrit Van Horrsen 1858-1935 and Grada Hendrika Somsen 1864- 1948. See his parents BIOS on this web page. William married 28 Sep 1905 Sioux County IA to Effie Vande Brake 1885-1933. When she died he married Martha Johanna De Vries 1890-1065.
Wife #1. Effie Vande Brake born 9 Aug 1885 Orange City IA died 12 Oct 1933 Orange City IA. She was the daughter of Johannes Van de Brake 1854-1933 and Margaret Kraai 1880-1915.
CHILDREN of William and Effie
1. Gerrit Milfred Van Horssen born 18 Apr 1906 Maurice IA died 18 Aug 1990 Orange City IA. He married Helen Lucile Neifert at Attica IA. They had four children - Evelyn and her husband, Alfred De Vries, of Maurice; Don and his wife, Elvera, of Maurice; Jerry and his wife, Norma, of Algona; and Bill and his wife, Sandy, of Orange City See Gerrit’s obit on this web page.2. Elizabeth Van Horssen born 19 Oct 1910 Maurice IA died 21 Dec 1986 Orange City IA. She married Arie Van Marel Feb 16, 1932 at Maurice. No children listed. See her obit on this web page.
3. Margaret Elaine Van Horssen born 2 Mar 1920 Maurice IA died 4 Sep 2012 of Orange City. IA. She married Anthony Cleveringa 1 May 1941 at Maurice IA. They had a daughter and husband, Mary Ann (Cleveringa) and Paul Winchell, of Orange City. See her obit on this web page.
Wife #2. Martha Johanna DeVries Boeyink born 25 Apr 1890 Holland, Pipestone MN died 6 Aug 1965 Orange City IA. She was the daughter of John De Vries 1858-1890 and Antje ‘Anna’ Roos DeVries Visser 1859-1908. Martha had been married to Henry H. Boeyink 1884-1927 and they had children: Henry Louis Boeyink 1913-1979, Paul Warren Boeyink 1922-2021.
OBITUARY OF WILLIAM JOHN VAN HORSSEN 1883-1979
WILLIAM VAN HORSSEN
Born: September 21,1883, Maurice, Iowa
Passed Away: December 22,1979, Orange City, Iowa
Age: 96 years, 3 months, 1 day
Funeral Service: December 26,1979,
American Reformed Church, Orange City, Iowa
Interment: Sherman Township Cemetery, Maurice, Iowa
Arrangements: Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, Iowa
William was the son of Gerrit Van Horssen and Hattie Somsen Van Horssen. On September 28, 1905, he married Effie Vande Brake, at Maurice. She passed away October 12, 1933. On May 21, 1936, he married Martha De Vries Boeyink. She passed away August 6,1965.
Bill farmed in the Maurice area until retiring to Orange City in 1942. He became a resident
of the Pioneer Memorial Home early in 1964. Mr. Van Horssen was a member of the American Reformed Church, He served on the consistories of the First Reformed Church of Maurice and the American Church.
Survivors include one son, Garrie M .; two daughters, Mr. Arte (Elizabeth) Van Marel, and
Mrs. Tony (Margaret) Cleveringa, all of Orange City; five grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren,
two great great grandchildren; one step-son, Paul Boeyink of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; four
step-grandchildren, five step-great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. H. K. (Lizzie) De Jong, and Mrs. Henry F. (Nell) De Haan both of Orange City.
In addition to his wives, Mr. Van Horssen was preceded in death by one grandson, Russell
Van Marel; one step-son, Louis Boeyink; two brothers, and two sisters.
Source: Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, Iowa
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Jan 2, 1980 - Sioux Center News
William Van Horssen, 96, of Orange City, died Saturday, December 22, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital. Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the American Ref. Church, Orange City, with the Rev. Dr. Calvin J. Rynbrandt and the Rev. Erwin R. Voogd officiating. Burial was in Sherman Township Cemetery near Morris, Iowa, under the direction of the Van Etten-Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City.
Mr. Van Horssen was born Sept. 21, 1883, at Morris. He married Effie Vande Brake Sept. 28, 1905, at Morris. She died Oct. 12, 1933. He married Martha Boeyink May 21, 1936. She died Aug. 6, 1965. He farmed in the Morris area until 1942 when he retired to Orange City. He was a member of the American Ref. Church and served on the Consistory of the First Reformed of Morris and the American Ref.
Survivors include one son, Garrie M. Van Horssen; two daughters, Mrs. Arie (Elizabeth) Van Marel and Mrs. Tony (Margaret) Cleveringa, all of Orange City; five grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. H. K. (Lizzie) De Jong and Mrs. Henry F. (Nell) De Haan, both of Orange City; one stepson, Paul Boeyink, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; four step-grandchildren and five step great grandchildren.OBITUARY OF EFFIE VAN HORSSEN 1885-1933
Van Horssen, Effie born 1885 died 12 oct 1933 mother 1st wife of Wm. Buried in Sherman Tsp Cemetery Maurice IA.
Death record list Effie Van Horssen born abt 1885, died 12 Oct 1933 Maurice IA. Husband Wm. Van Horssen and parents Hannes Vander Brake and Margaret Kraai
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DeVolksvriend of Oct 19, 1933 In Dutch
Translated:
OVERLEDEN. — VAN HORSSEN To-day the most sentient of our lives struck us, as the Lord of life and death took our beloved wife and mother, Mrs. William Van Horssen, born Effie van de Brake, after a painful illness to take away from us by death. at the age of 48 Years. We look after her sadly, but not like those who have no hope, but we expect a blissful reunion again. We express our heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for all the help and sympathy shown to us in these days of sorrow and mourning, and also for the beautiful flowers as a token of sympathy.. William van Horssen an children. Maurice, Ia., 12 Oct, 1933.Picture of page 528 of the Maurice book.
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