Pella Community Nursing Home.
He was born Feb. 2, 1903 to Antone and
Gertie De Geus DeJong on their farm near
Leighton. He attended the Centennial rural
school, and later was a trucker and
construction worker for most of his working
years. He was in the U.S. Army from Aug. 11,
1942 to March 10, 1943.
Surviving are a brother, Tony De Jong of
Leighton; five sisters:..Margaret (Mrs.W.A.)
Bogaards, Tena (Mrs.Lewis) Ozinga, Grace
(Mrs.Arnold) Witzenberg, Gertrude (Mrs. William)
De Kock and Ann (Mrs. Bert) Hoksbergen, all of
Pella, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
two sisters, Nellie (Mrs. Bert) Blom and
Josena (Mrs. John C.) DenHartog, and three
brothers: Neal, John and William De Jong.
He was a member of the Christian Reformed
Church in Leighton, and in 1941 transferred
his membership to First Christian Reformed
Church in Pella. He was a member of the
VanVeen-Van Hemert Post No. 89 in Pella.
Services were held Feb. 25 at the chapel of
Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home. Burial was in
Black Oak Township Cemetery.
Military honors were provided by the
VanVeen-Van Hemert Post No. 89.
Memorials maybe given to the Christian
Opportunity Center.
(From the Pella Chronicle March 4, 1981)
Pella Community Nursing Home.
He was born Feb. 2, 1903 to Antone and
Gertie De Geus DeJong on their farm near
Leighton. He attended the Centennial rural
school, and later was a trucker and
construction worker for most of his working
years. He was in the U.S. Army from Aug. 11,
1942 to March 10, 1943.
Surviving are a brother, Tony De Jong of
Leighton; five sisters:..Margaret (Mrs.W.A.)
Bogaards, Tena (Mrs.Lewis) Ozinga, Grace
(Mrs.Arnold) Witzenberg, Gertrude (Mrs. William)
De Kock and Ann (Mrs. Bert) Hoksbergen, all of
Pella, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
two sisters, Nellie (Mrs. Bert) Blom and
Josena (Mrs. John C.) DenHartog, and three
brothers: Neal, John and William De Jong.
He was a member of the Christian Reformed
Church in Leighton, and in 1941 transferred
his membership to First Christian Reformed
Church in Pella. He was a member of the
VanVeen-Van Hemert Post No. 89 in Pella.
Services were held Feb. 25 at the chapel of
Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home. Burial was in
Black Oak Township Cemetery.
Military honors were provided by the
VanVeen-Van Hemert Post No. 89.
Memorials maybe given to the Christian
Opportunity Center.
(From the Pella Chronicle March 4, 1981)
Family Members
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Margaret "Maggie" de Jong Bogaards
1893–1982
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Nellie De Jong Blom
1895–1963
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Martena "Tena" De Jong Ozinga
1897–1984
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Cornelius DeJong
1898–1976
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John W. De Jong
1899–1971
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Josena De Jong Den Hartog
1900–1971
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William A De Jong
1905–1973
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Anthony De Jong
1907–1990
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Gertrude De Jong De Kock
1910–2002
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Anna Clara De Jong Hoksbergen
1912–2006
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