Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Van Der Kar, Paul Nathan 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com December 9, 2005, 7:11 pm Payette Enterprise 10-26-1916 Payette Enterprise Payette, Idaho Thursday, October 26, 1916 OBITUARY Paul Nathan Van Der Kar, who was born near Troy, New York, September 3rd, 1885, died at his home near Fruitland, Idaho, Oct. 20th, 1916, of pneumonia and heart trouble. Mr. Van Der Kar was sick only a week but from the first was considered in a very serious condition. Every thing was done to relieve him, and for a time it was hoped the crisis would be safely passed. He came to Fruitland, in 1909 and purchased his land, later building on it, then returned to New York where he was married to Miss Ruth Davis, at her home at Kelsey, New York, Oct. 11, 1911. They started at once for their home in the west. Three children were born to this union, Jean, aged 4, Franklin, 2 1/2 years and Roger, 16 months. Besides the immediate family he leaves a brother, Franklin, at Binghamton, N.Y., Philip at Philadelphia, Pa., a sister, Mrs. Geo. Fay, at Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. E. F. Sickles, at Albany, N. Y. Mr. Van Der Kar has been a consistent member of the Baptist church since 18 years of age, and has been an active worker in the church here, being a member of the board of deacons, at the time of his death. Mr. Van Der Kar was held in high esteem in the community and will be greatly missed. The funeral services were held in the Baptist church Monday afternoon, at 1:30, Rev. Ford Burtch officiating, giving many beautiful and comforting thots from the text. E?? 14:19-20. Burial was made in Payette. "To live in hears we leave behind, is not to die." Additional Comments: Note: Burial at Riverside Cemetery. ch File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/v/vanderka508nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb