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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
2
Local item with numerous visits among families in Pella and surrounding towns records communities’ wartime spirit. Mentions Hattie Gezel, Jeannette Gezel, John Varnkamp, S N Van Vliet, Captain Payne, Warner Van Spanckeren, and Marlon Boat among many residents visiting relatives and departing for service or work.
Leendert Monster died at his daughter’s home March 2 1918 aged 90 years 6 months survived by one son and three daughters funeral services were held March 4 at the home and First Christian Reformed church with interment at First Reformed cemetery Droppers Mrs John Droppers died February 28 1918 funeral services held at her brother’s home and Second Reformed church she was born in Holland March 28 1843 came to America in 1854 married in Pella and long home there relatives from out of town attended the funeral J Droppers A Hoogenakker Eelings Marinus Whelings near Taintor died March 3 1918 aged 78 years survived by wife and two children death due to blood poisoning from a gunshot wound the injury was as understood the cause
Mr Belings, a farmer, rigged a trap gun to fire when a granary door opened. He forgot about it and was shot in the leg when he opened the door ten days before dying. His body was taken to Pella for services at the First Reformed church and buried at Oakwood cemetery.
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