Dutch Families of Wichert, IL:Information about Abraham DeVries
Abraham DeVries (b. June 08, 1897, d. March 28, 1976)
Notes for Abraham DeVries:
Abe DeVries, 78, RR 3, St. Anne, died at 1 p.m. Sunday at Riverside Hospital.
He was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of the area.Mr. DeVries was a member of the Wichert Reformed Church.
He was born June 8, 1897 in Roseland to Mr. and Mrs. Simon DeVries.In 1921 he married Rose Schultetus, who died in 1945.He was married in 1946 to Myrtle Verhaar, who died in 1963.On Jan. 5, 1967, in Fort Myers, FL, he married Margaret Blumgren, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Vernon DeVries of St. Anne; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Koster of St. Anne; a step-son, Donald Blumgren of Chicago; a brother, Henry DeVries of Grand Rapids, MI;sisters, Mrs. Katie Tyson of Lowell, IN, and Mrs. Hilda Holleman of South Holland;seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.He was preceded in death by two brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Wichert Church, where the body will lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m.The Rev. Peter VanDyke will officiate and burial will be at Wichert Cemetery.Visitation will be from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Houk Funeral Home in St. Anne.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Rest Haven Christian Convalescent Home, Palos Heights.
More About Abraham DeVries:
Date born 2: June 08, 189735
Burial: March 31, 1976, Oakwood Cemetery.35
Occupation: 1920, Rural mail carrier for St. Anne.36
More About Abraham DeVries and Rose Schultetus:
Marriage: March 01, 192137
More About Abraham DeVries and Myrtle VerHaar:
Marriage: August 24, 194637
More About Abraham DeVries and Renetta:
Private-Begin: Private
More About Abraham DeVries and Margaret Blumgren:
Marriage: January 05, 1967, Fort Myers, FL.37
Children of Abraham DeVries and Rose Schultetus are:
- +Vernon Everett DeVries.
- +Shirley Joyce DeVries, b. March 24, 193037, d. February 19, 2008, Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, IL.