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JOHN M. VANDE KIEFT
John M. Vande Kieft, son of John Van de Kieft and Jantje Fluit, was born at Lunteren, Gelderland, the Netherlands, on January 2, 1870. At the age of 17 years he came to America and for the remainder of his life made his home in the Pella vicinity He was united in marriage with Maggie Vanden Berg at Pella in 1900.
To this union were born nine children, five of whom survive, namely: Gerrit J. Vande Kieft of Otley, Ia., Janet, Mrs. Mathew Tuinstra of Sully, Ia., Raymond H. Vande Kieft of Harvey, Ia., Eva, Mrs. Henry Van Maanen of Otley, Ia., and Marion G. Vande Kieft of Otley, Ia. Surviving beside his five children are 26 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife and three daughters, Eva, Margaret and Johanna, and one son John.
He was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church.
Death came during the afternoon of April 12, 1956, at the Collins Memorial Hospital at Knoxville, having reached the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 10 days.
Funeral services were conducted on Monday, April 16, 1956, at 1:00 p.m. from the Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home and 1:30 from the Second Christian Reformed Church with the Rev. Harold Hollander in charge. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery at Pella.
[Pella Chronicle, The (Pella, IA) 19 Apr 1956, p.6c3-5]
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JOHN M. VANDE KIEFT
John M. Vande Kieft, son of John Van de Kieft and Jantje Fluit, was born at Lunteren, Gelderland, the Netherlands, on January 2, 1870. At the age of 17 years he came to America and for the remainder of his life made his home in the Pella vicinity He was united in marriage with Maggie Vanden Berg at Pella in 1900.
To this union were born nine children, five of whom survive, namely: Gerrit J. Vande Kieft of Otley, Ia., Janet, Mrs. Mathew Tuinstra of Sully, Ia., Raymond H. Vande Kieft of Harvey, Ia., Eva, Mrs. Henry Van Maanen of Otley, Ia., and Marion G. Vande Kieft of Otley, Ia. Surviving beside his five children are 26 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife and three daughters, Eva, Margaret and Johanna, and one son John.
He was a member of the Second Christian Reformed Church.
Death came during the afternoon of April 12, 1956, at the Collins Memorial Hospital at Knoxville, having reached the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 10 days.
Funeral services were conducted on Monday, April 16, 1956, at 1:00 p.m. from the Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home and 1:30 from the Second Christian Reformed Church with the Rev. Harold Hollander in charge. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery at Pella.
[Pella Chronicle, The (Pella, IA) 19 Apr 1956, p.6c3-5]
Family Members
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John J. Vande Kieft
1901–1952
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Gerrit J Vande Kieft
1902–1956
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Jeanette Van De Kieft Tuinstra
1904–1986
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Johanna Vande Kieft Grootveld
1905–1936
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Everdena Vande Kieft
1909–1912
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Raymond Henry Van DeKieft
1912–1982
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Margaret Vande Kieft
1914–1918
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Everdena Van De Kieft Van Maanen
1916–2008
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Marion G. Van De Kieft
1918–1995
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