Johanna ten Cate was born in the Netherlands August 11, 1852, coming to the United State at the age of 20. She was married to Mr. E.J.G. Bloemendaal at Holland, Michigan on July 23, 1872, and the same year they set out for the west to create their own home in a new country.
They took up a homestead in 1872 three miles north of Alton, and here twelve children were born, one dying in infancy. As an opportunity came they acquired more adn more land and upon the death of Mr. Bloemendaal some years ago each one of the surviving eleven children was the owner of a good Sioux County farm, all of them being located within a few miles of the old homestead.
The children who mourn the loss of their mother are John and Henry of Alton; Joe, Gerrit and Ralph of Orange City; William of Hospers; James of Alton; Mrs. William Scholten of Orange City; Mrs. William Van Surksum and Mrs. John Vander Wilt of Hospers, and Mrs. William Van Steenwyk of Alton.
In addition she is survived by 47 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother also survive the Sioux County pioneer, as follows:
Mrs. Ben Huizenga of Holland, Mich., Herman Ten Cate of Edgerton, Minn., and Mrs. Dick Hiemstra, also of Edgerton.
The funeral services at the First Christ Reformed Church in Orange City Monday afternoon were attended by a vast concourse of people. Short services were held first at the William Scholten home. Dr. R. Bronkema, pastor of the church, and Rev. G.W. Hylkema, pastor of the Second Christian Reformed Church, conducted the services. Burial was at the Orange City cemetery.
Alton Democrat - 6 March 1931
Johanna ten Cate was born in the Netherlands August 11, 1852, coming to the United State at the age of 20. She was married to Mr. E.J.G. Bloemendaal at Holland, Michigan on July 23, 1872, and the same year they set out for the west to create their own home in a new country.
They took up a homestead in 1872 three miles north of Alton, and here twelve children were born, one dying in infancy. As an opportunity came they acquired more adn more land and upon the death of Mr. Bloemendaal some years ago each one of the surviving eleven children was the owner of a good Sioux County farm, all of them being located within a few miles of the old homestead.
The children who mourn the loss of their mother are John and Henry of Alton; Joe, Gerrit and Ralph of Orange City; William of Hospers; James of Alton; Mrs. William Scholten of Orange City; Mrs. William Van Surksum and Mrs. John Vander Wilt of Hospers, and Mrs. William Van Steenwyk of Alton.
In addition she is survived by 47 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother also survive the Sioux County pioneer, as follows:
Mrs. Ben Huizenga of Holland, Mich., Herman Ten Cate of Edgerton, Minn., and Mrs. Dick Hiemstra, also of Edgerton.
The funeral services at the First Christ Reformed Church in Orange City Monday afternoon were attended by a vast concourse of people. Short services were held first at the William Scholten home. Dr. R. Bronkema, pastor of the church, and Rev. G.W. Hylkema, pastor of the Second Christian Reformed Church, conducted the services. Burial was at the Orange City cemetery.
Alton Democrat - 6 March 1931
Family Members
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Hendreka Bloemendaal Scholten
1874–1955
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John Bloemendaal
1876–1957
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Ralph Bloemendaal
1878–1965
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Carrie Bloemendaal Van Surksum
1880–1948
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Gerrit John Bloemendaal
1883–1961
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Henry Bloemendaal
1885–1972
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Jennie Bloemendaal Vander Wilt
1887–1942
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Joe Bloemendaal
1888–1944
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James Bloemendaal
1892–1955
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Tillie Wilhelmina Bloemendaal Van Steenwyk
1893–1967
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William Bloemendaal
1895–1974
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