The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
PROMINENT CITIZEN
DIED YESTERDAY
After Short Illness at Local Hospi-
tai Yesterday Even
Ing at COS
O'clock.
A NATIVE OF HOLLAND
Came to This Country With Parents
When Small Child
Three Years
Old.

J. B. VanPappelendam died at 6.Os
o'clock yesterday evening after an
Illness Of about ten days, Of compli
cation of diseases. He was taken ser
iously sick on April LIS and at once
taken to local hospital. He was suf
fering from typhoid fever, pneumonia
and complication. He had every care
skilled medical attention and the
most careful nursing but to no avail
The ailment fastened upon him until
1t finally reached a fatal stage and
he passed away.
Mr.. VanPappelendam was born al
Amsterdam, Holland, May 20, 1856
and was brought to the United States
by his parents when a small child OF
three years, in 1859, coming directly
to Lee county, Iowa, where the family
located on farm near Charleston
where he spent his boyhood and
Young manhood, receiving his early
education like the farm boys of Iowa
at the district schools.
In 1882 he was married to Miss
Alice Mccullough. To this union sew
eral children were born, of whom the
following survive, two sons, Bernard
of Harvey, H., and Walter, of War
saw, ILL.,, and one daughter, Miss Laura
OF keokuk. A number of years age
his wife died. In the year 1904 he
was married second time TO Miss
Ap,,o 1in nj ~ <,c
southern Texas, who survives him
with one little son, Alfred.
During his married life he lived fol
short time near Donnellson and
then at Oskaloosa, Iowa, but returned
to Lee county coming to Keokuk to
live, about twenty-seyen years ago
Before coming to Keokuk he was in
the insurance business and was well
known, in that line in various parts
Of the country. Locating in Keokuk
be continued that line of business ant
real estate, his most pronounced sue
cess being In real estate. He not only
bought and sold for others but hae
accumulated large acreage of valu
able farm lands in Iowa and Illinois
and city property.
He was a man of fine business
qualities, careful and attentive in al
his transactions. and was promin
ent and popular real estate man, MOI
only in Iowa. but in other states. He
was known as a man of strict integ
rity and straightforward in all his
dealings, possessed of fine judgmen
ne seldom made mistake in his rea
estate valuations and for this reason
his opinion in such matters was al
ways accepted as OF real value.
he was devoted to his home and hi:
family. Though always busy man
he always found time to spend a por
ton Of his time in looking after thu
comfort and pleasures of the home ant
family Loyal to his friends he wal
popular with them. While this fac
shone out in his life he was by nj
means demonstrative. He was quiet
yet geniel. but never mixed much II
social way Unfortunately with TIL,
world, reserving his leisure moment
at his own Preside, surrounded b.
those to whom he poured out his sin
cerest love and affection, his wife ant
children and kindred.
Mr.. VanPappelendam was membe
OF the First Westminster Presbyterian
church, loyal and consistent in hi
deyotionS and his accepted faith BE
sldes his immediate family he is ais
survived by the following brother
ana sisters, ]. G. VanPappelendam o
warsaw, ILL.,; P. j. vanPtppelendam o
Willow Springs, Cal; Charles Var
Pappelendam and Mrs. Minnie Cassel
sister. the latter OF Keokuk, VIII
Will mourn with the family the los
Of true and loyal brother.
The arrangements for the funera
will be announced later