Andrew Mellema, 86, of Rock Valley died Wednesday in a hospital in Rock Valley after a brief illness. Services were held Saturday in the Porter Funeral Home. The Rev. Marvin Heyboer officiated. Burial was in the Hope Cemetery at Hull. Visitation was Friday in the funeral home.
Mr. Mellema, was born Dec. 20, 1896, at Leewarden, The Netherlands. He married Gertrude Vander Vain Feb. 23, 1925, at Hull. They farmed in the Perkins area until 1965 when they moved to the Rock Valley Nursing Home. She died Jan. 18, 1973.
He was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church of Hull. Survivors include two brothers, Charles of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Dirk of Leewarden and one sister, Tryne Bul of Dallas, Texas.
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1940 US Census: Welcome, Sioux, Iowa
Andrew Mellema 43 born abt 1897 Holland
Gertrude Mellema 41 born abt 1899 Kansas
Beatrice Mellema 11 born abt 1929 North Dakota, Niece
Ivan Mellema 7 born abt 1933 North Dakota, nephew
Andrew Mellema, 86, of Rock Valley died Wednesday in a hospital in Rock Valley after a brief illness. Services were held Saturday in the Porter Funeral Home. The Rev. Marvin Heyboer officiated. Burial was in the Hope Cemetery at Hull. Visitation was Friday in the funeral home.
Mr. Mellema, was born Dec. 20, 1896, at Leewarden, The Netherlands. He married Gertrude Vander Vain Feb. 23, 1925, at Hull. They farmed in the Perkins area until 1965 when they moved to the Rock Valley Nursing Home. She died Jan. 18, 1973.
He was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church of Hull. Survivors include two brothers, Charles of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Dirk of Leewarden and one sister, Tryne Bul of Dallas, Texas.
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1940 US Census: Welcome, Sioux, Iowa
Andrew Mellema 43 born abt 1897 Holland
Gertrude Mellema 41 born abt 1899 Kansas
Beatrice Mellema 11 born abt 1929 North Dakota, Niece
Ivan Mellema 7 born abt 1933 North Dakota, nephew
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