Jane was the biological daughter of Lubbert Lubberts, who died 17 June 1872 in Pieterzijl, Gemeente Grijpskerk, Provinice of Groningen, the Netherlands. She was likely informally rather than legally adopted by Nicholas Schurer a/k/a Schuring.

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Sister Eva and brother Nicholas. Parents Nicholas (1835-?) and Catherine (1845-?). They are in Polk Twp, Marion, IA in 1885 census.

birth and death information comes from obit, rather than stone.

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MRS. P. VANDER KOLK ANSWERS DEATH'S CALL

One of our Prominent and Influential Women Dies At Home Here

All Pella is mourning this week the departure to the better world of one of its best and most highly respected women, Mrs. P. Vander Kolk whose death occurred at her home, 713 University street on Wednesday evening of the past week at 8 30 o'clock, following an extended illness. Her age was 64 years and 15 days.

Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the home and 2 00 o'clock from the Third Reformed church, of which she was long an active and influential member Her pastor, Rev G Menning, officiated and interment was in Oakwood The large attendance and beautiful floral tribute attested the high esteem in which she was held

Born in The Netherlands

Mrs. Vander Kolk, who before her marriage in June 1891, to Pete Vander Kolk, was Jane Schuring, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Nickolas Schuring, was born in The Netherlands on Feb. 2, 1873. At the age of eight years she came with her parents to this country and they located on a farm near Pella. All her life was spent in this vicinity.

Besides her husband and a son, Leo Vander Kolk of Pella, the deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. P. Van Hemert, Home for the Aged, Pella, and a brother, Nick Schuring, also of Pella. Two children, a son, Louis, died at the age of 18 years and a daughter, Cora, wife of Walter De Wit, died soon after the birth of a child, at the age of 23 years. She also leaves a grandson, Lugene De Wit, Oskaloosa.

Active in the Church

Mrs. Vander Kolk was a woman of sterling Christian character and exerted an influence for good on all those who came within the circle of her acquaintance. She was for years active in the societies and departments of the Third Reformed church and for eight years was head of the Cradle Roll department.

In the latter capacity she rendered an unusual service. Always alert to what was going on in that department, she kept in touch with all the births in the church and did everything possible to enroll them in that department.

A Good Samaritan

Mrs. Vander Kolk had much of the good Samaritan spirit. For instance, when a baby was born she invited the parents to enroll the child as a member of the Cradle Roll department For each baby she knitted a pair of woolen hose. This she did even if she was not successful in enrolling the child In that time she knitted 155 pair of hose for the babies.

Mrs. Vander Kolk's hobbies were children and flowers, and she dearly loved everything that was the gift of God to the world.

Her illness was long and severe, however she suffered in patience, being perfectly resigned to the will of God and was ready when she received the call, "It is enough. Come up higher."

[The Pella Chronicle (Pella, IA) 25 Feb 1937, p.10]