Polo - Siebolt I. Janssen, 74, 501 Colden St., here, died late Friday in KSB Hospital where he had been a patient for one week. He was a retired farmer.
Mr. Janssen was born in Germany on Oct. 4, 1890, the son of John and Elise Peters Janssen. He was married to Elsa Stern on Feb. 10, 1916, near Morrison.
He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
Mr. Janssen was preceded in death by a son, four brothers, and four sisters.
He is survived by his widow; two sons, Harold and Elwin, both of Polo; two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Katheryn) Helms, Freeport, and Mrs. Harold (Alta) Mertz, Baileyville; two sisters, Mrs Carl Maring, Fairhaven, and Mrs. Earl Miller, Morrison, and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m., in the Brown-Seidel Funeral Home, with Rev. Allan Juenger, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling.
A memorial fund for St. Mark's Lutheran Church has been established.
Dixon Evening Telegraph
Dixon, Illinois
Sat, May 15, 1965, page 4
Polo - Siebolt I. Janssen, 74, 501 Colden St., here, died late Friday in KSB Hospital where he had been a patient for one week. He was a retired farmer.
Mr. Janssen was born in Germany on Oct. 4, 1890, the son of John and Elise Peters Janssen. He was married to Elsa Stern on Feb. 10, 1916, near Morrison.
He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
Mr. Janssen was preceded in death by a son, four brothers, and four sisters.
He is survived by his widow; two sons, Harold and Elwin, both of Polo; two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Katheryn) Helms, Freeport, and Mrs. Harold (Alta) Mertz, Baileyville; two sisters, Mrs Carl Maring, Fairhaven, and Mrs. Earl Miller, Morrison, and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m., in the Brown-Seidel Funeral Home, with Rev. Allan Juenger, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling.
A memorial fund for St. Mark's Lutheran Church has been established.
Dixon Evening Telegraph
Dixon, Illinois
Sat, May 15, 1965, page 4
Family Members
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Henry Lubben Janssen
1876–1952
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Anna Marie Janssen Mennenga
1878–1959
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George Janssen
1880–1953
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Hannah Janssen Wicherts Lutz
1882–1949
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Mattie Janssen Behrens
1885–1949
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Edward B Janssen
1887–1962
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Enno T. Janssen
1890–1948
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Elizabeth W Janssen
1893–1962
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Emma Janssen Maring
1895–1990
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Marie Louise Janssen Miller
1897–1987
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Amelia Katherine Janssen Stralow
1907–1987
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