Reina Luurts Halsema (her Dutch name) was born on 12 Feb 1844 in Wehe-den Hoorn, Groningen, Netherlands to Luurt Eisses Halsema (1815-1859) and Helena Hendricks Durenkamp (1816-1848). She married Roelof Harmannus Smit (Rudolf Smid) on 27 May 1864 in Kloosterburen, Groningen, Netherlands. She and Rudolf lived in Maarhuizen, Winsum, Groningen, Netherlands where they had thirteen children, five of whom died in infancy. They and their eight surviving children immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on 15 May 1882. Their youngest child died soon after, but two more children were born after they settled in Plymouth County, Iowa. [Information compiled from birth, marriage, death, and immigration records from the Netherlands and the USA.]
The following obituary appeared in the Le Mars, Iowa newspaper, Oct 1909:
"The death of Mrs. Rudolf Smid, an old resident of LeMars and Plymouth County resulted on Wednesday [6 Oct 1909] after an illness of five years.
Mrs. Smid had been confined to her home on North Washington Street for a number of years with an incurable malady, cancer of the stomach. For the past year her life hung on the side of the grave by only a balance of a hair.
Mrs. Smid was a most beautiful Christian woman and mother and her absence among the family circle will make an aching void in their hearts.
She bore her suffering with remarkable fortitude displaying more than exemplary patience and resignation and her relatives have the consolation that with soul and body racked with pain she never uttered words of complaint, but accepted their ministrations for relief with an unfailing courtesy and an abiding faith in the wisdom of a Greater Being and a fuller life beyond the veil. Mrs. Smid was essentially a homemaker. The mother of a large family, many of her children died when young, disease and death taking her dear ones, their loss entailed heart pangs of which only a parent can be cognizant. She devoted her time and energy for her husband and children and worked early and late in days of storm and sunshine for their upbringing and betterment. She was an ideal helpmate, a devoted mother, kind neighbor and Christian woman, and the home is sorely bereft by her passing away.
Mrs. Smid was a native of Holland where she was born in 1844, her maiden name being Regina Hals[e]ma. She was united in marriage to Rudolf Smid in Den Hoorn Holland in 1864. They came to LeMars twenty-seven year ago [1882] and settled on a farm in Plymouth county, [and] seven years ago [1902] they came to live in town. Mr. and Mrs. Smid had fifteen children born to them. Six died in infancy and one daughter Lucy, died at the age of nineteen. With the father, eight children mourn the loss of a devoted mother.
They are Mrs. Robert Ackerman of Slayton, Minn.; Mrs. Herman Kolker, who lives east of town; Herman and Frank who farm in this county; Mrs. Bert Groves of this city; Louis, Martha, employed with the LeMars Sentinal Office [and John] who live at home.
The funeral was held at the St. Joseph's church on Friday morning at ten o'clock and interment was made in the St. Joseph's cemetery."
The following obituary appeared in the Le Mars, Iowa newspaper, Oct 1909:
"The death of Mrs. Rudolf Smid, an old resident of LeMars and Plymouth County resulted on Wednesday [6 Oct 1909] after an illness of five years.
Mrs. Smid had been confined to her home on North Washington Street for a number of years with an incurable malady, cancer of the stomach. For the past year her life hung on the side of the grave by only a balance of a hair.
Mrs. Smid was a most beautiful Christian woman and mother and her absence among the family circle will make an aching void in their hearts.
She bore her suffering with remarkable fortitude displaying more than exemplary patience and resignation and her relatives have the consolation that with soul and body racked with pain she never uttered words of complaint, but accepted their ministrations for relief with an unfailing courtesy and an abiding faith in the wisdom of a Greater Being and a fuller life beyond the veil. Mrs. Smid was essentially a homemaker. The mother of a large family, many of her children died when young, disease and death taking her dear ones, their loss entailed heart pangs of which only a parent can be cognizant. She devoted her time and energy for her husband and children and worked early and late in days of storm and sunshine for their upbringing and betterment. She was an ideal helpmate, a devoted mother, kind neighbor and Christian woman, and the home is sorely bereft by her passing away.
Mrs. Smid was a native of Holland where she was born in 1844, her maiden name being Regina Hals[e]ma. She was united in marriage to Rudolf Smid in Den Hoorn Holland in 1864. They came to LeMars twenty-seven year ago [1882] and settled on a farm in Plymouth county, [and] seven years ago [1902] they came to live in town. Mr. and Mrs. Smid had fifteen children born to them. Six died in infancy and one daughter Lucy, died at the age of nineteen. With the father, eight children mourn the loss of a devoted mother.
They are Mrs. Robert Ackerman of Slayton, Minn.; Mrs. Herman Kolker, who lives east of town; Herman and Frank who farm in this county; Mrs. Bert Groves of this city; Louis, Martha, employed with the LeMars Sentinal Office [and John] who live at home.
The funeral was held at the St. Joseph's church on Friday morning at ten o'clock and interment was made in the St. Joseph's cemetery."
Reina Luurts Halsema (her Dutch name) was born on 12 Feb 1844 in Wehe-den Hoorn, Groningen, Netherlands to Luurt Eisses Halsema (1815-1859) and Helena Hendricks Durenkamp (1816-1848). She married Roelof Harmannus Smit (Rudolf Smid) on 27 May 1864 in Kloosterburen, Groningen, Netherlands. She and Rudolf lived in Maarhuizen, Winsum, Groningen, Netherlands where they had thirteen children, five of whom died in infancy. They and their eight surviving children immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on 15 May 1882. Their youngest child died soon after, but two more children were born after they settled in Plymouth County, Iowa. [Information compiled from birth, marriage, death, and immigration records from the Netherlands and the USA.]
The following obituary appeared in the Le Mars, Iowa newspaper, Oct 1909:
"The death of Mrs. Rudolf Smid, an old resident of LeMars and Plymouth County resulted on Wednesday [6 Oct 1909] after an illness of five years.
Mrs. Smid had been confined to her home on North Washington Street for a number of years with an incurable malady, cancer of the stomach. For the past year her life hung on the side of the grave by only a balance of a hair.
Mrs. Smid was a most beautiful Christian woman and mother and her absence among the family circle will make an aching void in their hearts.
She bore her suffering with remarkable fortitude displaying more than exemplary patience and resignation and her relatives have the consolation that with soul and body racked with pain she never uttered words of complaint, but accepted their ministrations for relief with an unfailing courtesy and an abiding faith in the wisdom of a Greater Being and a fuller life beyond the veil. Mrs. Smid was essentially a homemaker. The mother of a large family, many of her children died when young, disease and death taking her dear ones, their loss entailed heart pangs of which only a parent can be cognizant. She devoted her time and energy for her husband and children and worked early and late in days of storm and sunshine for their upbringing and betterment. She was an ideal helpmate, a devoted mother, kind neighbor and Christian woman, and the home is sorely bereft by her passing away.
Mrs. Smid was a native of Holland where she was born in 1844, her maiden name being Regina Hals[e]ma. She was united in marriage to Rudolf Smid in Den Hoorn Holland in 1864. They came to LeMars twenty-seven year ago [1882] and settled on a farm in Plymouth county, [and] seven years ago [1902] they came to live in town. Mr. and Mrs. Smid had fifteen children born to them. Six died in infancy and one daughter Lucy, died at the age of nineteen. With the father, eight children mourn the loss of a devoted mother.
They are Mrs. Robert Ackerman of Slayton, Minn.; Mrs. Herman Kolker, who lives east of town; Herman and Frank who farm in this county; Mrs. Bert Groves of this city; Louis, Martha, employed with the LeMars Sentinal Office [and John] who live at home.
The funeral was held at the St. Joseph's church on Friday morning at ten o'clock and interment was made in the St. Joseph's cemetery."
The following obituary appeared in the Le Mars, Iowa newspaper, Oct 1909:
"The death of Mrs. Rudolf Smid, an old resident of LeMars and Plymouth County resulted on Wednesday [6 Oct 1909] after an illness of five years.
Mrs. Smid had been confined to her home on North Washington Street for a number of years with an incurable malady, cancer of the stomach. For the past year her life hung on the side of the grave by only a balance of a hair.
Mrs. Smid was a most beautiful Christian woman and mother and her absence among the family circle will make an aching void in their hearts.
She bore her suffering with remarkable fortitude displaying more than exemplary patience and resignation and her relatives have the consolation that with soul and body racked with pain she never uttered words of complaint, but accepted their ministrations for relief with an unfailing courtesy and an abiding faith in the wisdom of a Greater Being and a fuller life beyond the veil. Mrs. Smid was essentially a homemaker. The mother of a large family, many of her children died when young, disease and death taking her dear ones, their loss entailed heart pangs of which only a parent can be cognizant. She devoted her time and energy for her husband and children and worked early and late in days of storm and sunshine for their upbringing and betterment. She was an ideal helpmate, a devoted mother, kind neighbor and Christian woman, and the home is sorely bereft by her passing away.
Mrs. Smid was a native of Holland where she was born in 1844, her maiden name being Regina Hals[e]ma. She was united in marriage to Rudolf Smid in Den Hoorn Holland in 1864. They came to LeMars twenty-seven year ago [1882] and settled on a farm in Plymouth county, [and] seven years ago [1902] they came to live in town. Mr. and Mrs. Smid had fifteen children born to them. Six died in infancy and one daughter Lucy, died at the age of nineteen. With the father, eight children mourn the loss of a devoted mother.
They are Mrs. Robert Ackerman of Slayton, Minn.; Mrs. Herman Kolker, who lives east of town; Herman and Frank who farm in this county; Mrs. Bert Groves of this city; Louis, Martha, employed with the LeMars Sentinal Office [and John] who live at home.
The funeral was held at the St. Joseph's church on Friday morning at ten o'clock and interment was made in the St. Joseph's cemetery."
Gravesite Details
The cemetery plot for Regina Smid is listed in the St Joseph Catholic Church office as B166-2. The grave markers at this location are not readable, so positive identification of her gravesite is not possible.
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