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Gertrude “Geertje/Gertie” <I>Schryvers</I> Plooster

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Gertrude “Geertje/Gertie” Schryvers Plooster

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Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Death
4 Apr 1909 (aged 42)
Harrison, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
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Mrs. Gertie (Schryvers) Plooster, wife of James Plooster of Iowa Township [Douglas County, South Dakota], died last Sunday evening; April 4, 1909, at 8 o'clock, at the age of 43 years. The cause of her death being pleurisy. She has not been in good health for a number of weeks but was seriously sick for only two weeks. She came to this country with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobis Schryvers, from Pella, Iowa, among the first settlers in 1882 , and soon after coming here was married to James Plooster. Mr. and Mrs. Plooster were the first couple to join hands in the bonds of matrimony at Harrison and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Stegman. She leaves a husband and nine children, the youngest of which is four years old, besides a number of brothers and other relatives to mourn her departure. The funeral services were held at the First Reformed church at Harrison at 10 o'clock on Wednesday, April 7th, and interment was made in Harrison cemetery.
Mrs. Gertie (Schryvers) Plooster, wife of James Plooster of Iowa Township [Douglas County, South Dakota], died last Sunday evening; April 4, 1909, at 8 o'clock, at the age of 43 years. The cause of her death being pleurisy. She has not been in good health for a number of weeks but was seriously sick for only two weeks. She came to this country with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobis Schryvers, from Pella, Iowa, among the first settlers in 1882 , and soon after coming here was married to James Plooster. Mr. and Mrs. Plooster were the first couple to join hands in the bonds of matrimony at Harrison and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Stegman. She leaves a husband and nine children, the youngest of which is four years old, besides a number of brothers and other relatives to mourn her departure. The funeral services were held at the First Reformed church at Harrison at 10 o'clock on Wednesday, April 7th, and interment was made in Harrison cemetery.

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  • Maintained by: Deb
  • Originally Created by: J. Smith
  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93906091/gertrude-plooster: accessed ), memorial page for Gertrude “Geertje/Gertie” Schryvers Plooster (1 May 1866–4 Apr 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93906091, citing Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Deb (contributor 46945440).