Mrs. J. Meppelink
Died Last Week

Mrs. John Meppelink passed
away at the Home For The Aged
last Thursday afternoon at 3:45
o'clock at the age of 81 years, 7
months and 14 days, following a
long period of illness.

Funeral services were conducted
from the Home Monday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock and at the Second
Christian Reformed church at 2:00
o'clock, Rev. Martin Monsma, pastor,
officiating. Internment was in
the Black Oak cemetery.

Mrs. Meppelink was born in the
Netherlands and came to this country
with her parents at the age of
12 years. Her husband died more
than 40 years ago leaving her
with seven children. The oldest 17
and the youngest a little more
than two years old. The children
survive her as follows. Bert of
Sully, Mrs. A.T. Van Zee of Oskaloosa,
Garrit of Sully, Herman
of Leighten, John of Killduff
Henry of Taintor and Mrs. John
Vander Hart of Peoria and a foster
daughter, Mrs. M.L. Van Houweling
of Pella.

She also leaves 23 grandchildren,
three great grandchildren,
two brothers, Evert Van Engen of
Santa Ana, Calif. and John Van
Engen of Alamosa, Calif. and two
half sisters, Mrs. William Slusher
and Mrs. J. Stoddam, both of
Adams, Nebr.

Out of town people attending
the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
William Slusher, Mrs. John Staddam,
John Heetlage, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Heetlage, all of Adams Nebr.

Mrs. Meppelink attended school
both in Holland and here. She was
one of the pupils of John H.
Stubenrauch and Mr. Forsyth in the
old brick school which lot is now
site of new post-office building.
W.W. Cook was one of her
classmates.

Mrs. Meppelink was a woman of
strong Christian faith and character,
a great believer in the Bible
and ever lived a faithful Christian
life. She had a pleasing personality
and was a n interesting conversationalist.
To her children and grandchildren she has
bequeathed the heritage of an honorable
name and clean character.

(From THE PELLA CHRONICLE, PELLA, IOWA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937 page 5)