Jessie died April 27, 1957 Marathon County, WI, at 56 years of age.

*Text taken from Wausau new-paper dated April 29,1957: Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Geurink, Town of Easton, who died Saturday, will be tomorrow morning at 9:30 o’clock in the Helke Funeral Home here and at l0:30 o’clock in Forestville Reformed Church, Town of Easton with the Rev. Jacob Groetsema officiating. After the rites, the body will be taken to Sheboygan for burial in Union Cemetery.

A native of Sheboygan County, Mrs. Geurink was born Sept. 16,1899, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jensma. She was married Nov. 26,1919, in Sheboygan County to John Geurink, who survives. Also survivng are three sons, Truman and Lloyd Geurink, Town of Easton, and Glenn Geurink, who is in the Army; three daughters, Mrs. Andrew Hettinga, Rothschild Mrs. John Van Buren, Oaklawn, Ill., and Mrs. Kenneth Hettinga, 801 112 Henrietta St.; a sister, Mrs. Henry Rauwerdink, Cedar Grove; four brothers, Hemy and Edward Jensma, Sheboygan Falls, and John and Peter, of Oostburg, and 15 grandchildren. (Note: There is a misspelling of the Van Vuren and Jensema names in this news article. Also, Jensema and Geurink family histories have Jessie’s birthdate as September 16, 1900.)

-“Part of Jessie’s heart stayed in Cedar Grove where all her relatives lived and her wish to be buried there was honored.” *Taken from Annie Geurink’s writing The Geurinks in Marathon County.

• At 26 years of age John became the father of Truman Henry Geurink in Town of Easton, WI, December 2 1,192O.
• At 27 years of age John became the father of Viola Geurink Town of Easton, WI, August 18, 1922.
• At 29 years of age John became the father of Lloyd Jacob Geurink Town of Easton, WI, July 6, 1924.
• At 32 years of age John became the father of Eva Effie Geurink in Town of Easton, WI, at home, July 12,1927.
• At 34 years of age John became the father of Laveme Gertrude Geurink Wausau, WI, November 5,1929.
• At 37 years of age John became the father of Glenn Eugene Geurink Town of Easton, WI, March 8,1932.

John died December 31,1%7 Wausau, WI, at a local hospital, at 73 years of age.

*Text taken from Wausau newspaper:
John Geurink, 73, Town of Easton, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Forestville Reformed Church, Town of Easton. The Rev. Raymond Van Beek will officiate, and burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Sheboygan County, in the spring. Military rites will also be held Friends may call now at Helke East Chapel.

Mr. Geurink was born Nov. 12,1894, in the Town of Lima, Sheboygan County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geurink He came to the Town of Easton in 1910, and had been a milk hauler for KrafI Food and a farmer. He was married Nov. 26,1919, in Sheboygan County to the former Jessie Jensema, who died April 27, 1957. He was married Jan. 2, 1963, to Wilhelmina Geurink, who survives. Mr. Geurink was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Marathon Barracks, World War I Veterans.

Besides his wife, survivors include three sons, Truman and Lloyd Town of Easton, and Glenn, Rothschild; one step-son, Henry Geurink, 717 Bertha St.; three daughters, Mrs. Viola Hettinga, Rothschild; Mrs. Eva VanVuren, Oak Lawn Ill., and Mrs. Laveme Hettinga, Tinley Park, Ill.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Pauline Meyer, Schofield; three brothers, Elmer, Ringle, and Hilbert and Floyd, Town of Easton; three sisters, Mrs. Clara TenHaken, Town of Easton, Mrs. Ruth Nauta, Pelican Lake, and Mrs. Ora Nauta, Minocqua; 23 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

Geurink Services- Funeral services for John Geurink, 73, Town of Easton, who died Sunday at a local hospital, were held today at Forestville Reformed Church, Town of Easton. The Rev. Raymond VanBeek officiated, and burial will be in Union Cemetery, Sheboygan County, in the spring. Pallbearers were Donald, Larry and Morris Geurink, Gary and Robert VanVuren and Vernon Hettinga.

Joint military services were conducted by Burns Post 388, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Marathon Barracks 2321, Veterans of World War I. Victor Stolze, Clarence Sydow, Walter Wolf, Leonard Schulta, Lym Huven, Elroy Tetzlaff and Lawrence Zimmerman served as the firing squad. Color bearers were Harry Nelson and Fred Ruf, and the color guard was Marshall Falk and Martin Tomson. Grover (Casey) Jones presented the flag,

-“World War I with United States active involvement from 1916-1918 took many young men from the community in a Military Draft. The Geurink family bid good-bye to John. After basic training stateside and a furlough at home, he went with his company to France where he served in the trenches. A result of this was a rheumatic condition, which in later years caused him debilitating illnesses. On November 11, 1918 it was time for Jesse (John’s brother) to go as well. About to board the train with other community young men, they heard the bells and whistles proclaiming the signing of the Armistice and Jesse could go back home. John returned soon after and often expressed the thrill again of viewing the Statue of Liberty in the New York Harbor. . .

First to be married was John in 1919. John had worked in Sheboygan County at times as a young man and his ‘girl’ was Jessie Jensema, a second cousin. They settled on a farm on the River Road near to the Geurink home place. They had six children, Truman, Viola, Lloyd, Eva, LaVerne and Glenn.

ln a few years they replaced their old log house with a spacious wood frame square one. Early in the 1930’s depression years, John began to supplement his farm income with a milk delivery by truck to Bimamwood and also to a local cheese factory. Picking up the milk cans each morning he returned them steam cleaned, doing away with the home washing of these at least, but leaving still the milk machines and Rails. Not only did John haul milk, but was almost a daily passenger service for those who could no longer afford to run a car. He also picked up prescriptions, a sack of feed and grocery items for those housebound. In his good nature he was never in too great a hurry to talk a bit and exchange the news. Sons Truman and Lloyd were also milk haulers for several years. Jessie was a hard worker and with John on the road so much, coped with the children, drove the car herself, had a huge garden and canned, cooked and baked for her family and their longtime hired man Big Jake VanProoyen, who did the chores and meted out discipline or babysat as the occasion arose. Part of Jessie’s heart stayed in Cedar Grove where all her relatives lived and her wish to be buried there was honored and John as well when he died several years later.” *Taken from Annie Geurink’s writing The Geurink’s in Marathon County.

Historical events during the life of John Geurink:

• Robert Louis Stevenson dies of apoplexy in Apia, Samoa on December 3, 1894;
• birth of Isaac Asimov on January 2, 1920;
• religious services 1st broadcast over the radio on January 2, 1921;
• 1st sponsored radio broadcast (WEAF) on August 28, 1922;
• birth of Carroll O’Connor on August 2, 1924;
• Ty Cobb got his 4,OOOth base hit on July 18, 1927;
• Museum of Modem Art opens in NYC on November 8, 1929;
• birth of John Updike, poet and novelist on March 18, 1932;
• 1st successful human heart transplant performed on January 2, 1968.

• + 1 4 i . Truman Henry Geurink was bom December 21, 1920 and died August 30, 1997.
• + 1 5 ii. Viola Geurink was born August 18,1922 and died January 12,1976.
• + 1 6 iii. Lloyd Jacob Geurink was bom July 6,1924
• + 1 7 iv. Eva Effle Geurink was born July 12,1927
• + 1 8 v . Laverne Gertrude Geurink was born November 5,1929
• + 1 9 vi. Glenn Eugene Geurink was bom March 8,1932