Simon immigrated to the USA from the Netherlands when he was 3 years old. He is the son of Gerrit Jans Herrema b. 1862 and Bregtje Sybes Travaille (1860-1929) He was not given a middle name and he thought he should have one, so he took the initial C and always signed his name S.C. Herrema. When asked what the C stood for, he said it was Cyrus, so that is what we always thought his real name was.
He married Tietske (Tillie) Piersma on Sept. 24, 1914 and they were blessed with six children:
1. Gertrude Mae Herrema (Berends) 1915-2004
2. George Edward Herrema 1916-2009
3. Beatrice Ella Herrema (Remtema) 1917-2003
4. Russell J Herrema 1920-2006
5. Maynard John (Mink) Herrema 1923-
6. Mildred June Herrema (Ickes) (Gabbert) 1927-
They also had 27 grandchildren.
1911: Salesman with Bixby Office Supply
1923: Salesman with Tisch-Hine Co.
1936: He was the founder and owner of Economy Office Supply which was originally located in downtown Grand Rapids. The BOB now stands on that location, and they relocated to 44th St. close by the expressway in Wyoming, MI. I remember as a child visiting grandpa downtown at his work, and the floors were old and wooden and creaked when you walked across them. There were huge wooden desks made out of Oak and things smelled like pencils and erasers. On the desks were lamps with glass shades and pull chains to turn them on and off and the shelves were full of office supplies.
Grandpa always had a little stash of wiskey hidden in the basement or out in the garage, and when his son, my uncle George would come over, he'd say he had a new tool to show him, and they would go have a nip of whiskey. I don't know if my grandmother ever caught on to them doing that.
He married Tietske (Tillie) Piersma on Sept. 24, 1914 and they were blessed with six children:
1. Gertrude Mae Herrema (Berends) 1915-2004
2. George Edward Herrema 1916-2009
3. Beatrice Ella Herrema (Remtema) 1917-2003
4. Russell J Herrema 1920-2006
5. Maynard John (Mink) Herrema 1923-
6. Mildred June Herrema (Ickes) (Gabbert) 1927-
They also had 27 grandchildren.
1911: Salesman with Bixby Office Supply
1923: Salesman with Tisch-Hine Co.
1936: He was the founder and owner of Economy Office Supply which was originally located in downtown Grand Rapids. The BOB now stands on that location, and they relocated to 44th St. close by the expressway in Wyoming, MI. I remember as a child visiting grandpa downtown at his work, and the floors were old and wooden and creaked when you walked across them. There were huge wooden desks made out of Oak and things smelled like pencils and erasers. On the desks were lamps with glass shades and pull chains to turn them on and off and the shelves were full of office supplies.
Grandpa always had a little stash of wiskey hidden in the basement or out in the garage, and when his son, my uncle George would come over, he'd say he had a new tool to show him, and they would go have a nip of whiskey. I don't know if my grandmother ever caught on to them doing that.
Simon immigrated to the USA from the Netherlands when he was 3 years old. He is the son of Gerrit Jans Herrema b. 1862 and Bregtje Sybes Travaille (1860-1929) He was not given a middle name and he thought he should have one, so he took the initial C and always signed his name S.C. Herrema. When asked what the C stood for, he said it was Cyrus, so that is what we always thought his real name was.
He married Tietske (Tillie) Piersma on Sept. 24, 1914 and they were blessed with six children:
1. Gertrude Mae Herrema (Berends) 1915-2004
2. George Edward Herrema 1916-2009
3. Beatrice Ella Herrema (Remtema) 1917-2003
4. Russell J Herrema 1920-2006
5. Maynard John (Mink) Herrema 1923-
6. Mildred June Herrema (Ickes) (Gabbert) 1927-
They also had 27 grandchildren.
1911: Salesman with Bixby Office Supply
1923: Salesman with Tisch-Hine Co.
1936: He was the founder and owner of Economy Office Supply which was originally located in downtown Grand Rapids. The BOB now stands on that location, and they relocated to 44th St. close by the expressway in Wyoming, MI. I remember as a child visiting grandpa downtown at his work, and the floors were old and wooden and creaked when you walked across them. There were huge wooden desks made out of Oak and things smelled like pencils and erasers. On the desks were lamps with glass shades and pull chains to turn them on and off and the shelves were full of office supplies.
Grandpa always had a little stash of wiskey hidden in the basement or out in the garage, and when his son, my uncle George would come over, he'd say he had a new tool to show him, and they would go have a nip of whiskey. I don't know if my grandmother ever caught on to them doing that.
He married Tietske (Tillie) Piersma on Sept. 24, 1914 and they were blessed with six children:
1. Gertrude Mae Herrema (Berends) 1915-2004
2. George Edward Herrema 1916-2009
3. Beatrice Ella Herrema (Remtema) 1917-2003
4. Russell J Herrema 1920-2006
5. Maynard John (Mink) Herrema 1923-
6. Mildred June Herrema (Ickes) (Gabbert) 1927-
They also had 27 grandchildren.
1911: Salesman with Bixby Office Supply
1923: Salesman with Tisch-Hine Co.
1936: He was the founder and owner of Economy Office Supply which was originally located in downtown Grand Rapids. The BOB now stands on that location, and they relocated to 44th St. close by the expressway in Wyoming, MI. I remember as a child visiting grandpa downtown at his work, and the floors were old and wooden and creaked when you walked across them. There were huge wooden desks made out of Oak and things smelled like pencils and erasers. On the desks were lamps with glass shades and pull chains to turn them on and off and the shelves were full of office supplies.
Grandpa always had a little stash of wiskey hidden in the basement or out in the garage, and when his son, my uncle George would come over, he'd say he had a new tool to show him, and they would go have a nip of whiskey. I don't know if my grandmother ever caught on to them doing that.
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