Pipestone County MN Archives Obituaries.....Olivier, Nellie DeReus April 5, 1971 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gayle Van Dyke gvand@sbcglobal.net November 23, 2013, 6:59 am funeral card Nellie DeReus was born on November 12, 1879 to Nelis and Elizabeth (Boshuis) DeReus at Pella, Iowa. She grew up in Pella and on March 6, 1907 was united in marriage to Bert Olivier. They moved to a farm in the Leota, Minnesota area and lived there until 1930 when they retired and moved into Edgerton, Minnesota. She lived in Edgerton until 1963 and after a fall in which she sustained a broken hip and spent three months in the hospital, then she made her home with her daughter near Holland, Minnestoa for the next five years. Due to another fall in 1968 she spent the remainder of her life in the Pipestone County Nursing Unit. She was a member of the First Reformed Church of Edgerton, Minnesota. She is lovingly remembered by one daughter Margaret, Mrs. Peter Kortlever of Holland, Minnesota; five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; two half-sisters, Elizabeth, Mrs. John Stek of Pella, Iowa and Barbara, Mrs. Jake Van Dyke of Fort Worth, Texas; one half-brother, Arie DeReus of Pella, Iowa and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one daughter Elizabeth in 1920, two sisters, one half-brother and three half-sisters. Additional Comments: Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 7, 1971 at the First Reformed Church, Edgerton, Minnesota, Rev. William Kroon officiating. Pallbearers: Peter Van Essen, James Westenberg, Wm. Art Olivier, Arie Olivier, Ben Grimmius and Fred Fransen. Burial: Leota Cemetery, Leota, Minnesota. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/pipestone/obits/o/olivier49nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mnfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb