Person:Folgert van Zanten (1)

Obituary

DEATH CLAIMS F. VAN ZANTEN THIS MORNING-- Aged Local Resident Was Active in Business, Church, Civic Affairs -- Had Served on School Bd.

 Folgert Van Zanten, veteran ice and coal dealer and former member of the board of education, died early this morning from the infirmities of age, at his home, 520 Elliott st.  He was 82 years old and had lived in this community for the past 67 years, active in business, church and civic circles.
 He entered the ice and coal business at the time many of the large sawmills of this section were moving away, and has been active in the business up until 13 years ago.  His health had been failing for the past year and a half although he was  not seriously ill until September.
  He was a member of the board of education, many years ago, and a devout and active member of the First Reformed church.  He saw the fine old church burn to the ground three times and was chairman of the building committee that erected the present one.  He was an elder there for 35 years and a Sunday school teacher for many years.  During the past year and a half he had attended only on communion Sundays.
 He was born in Zyldyk, Groningen, Netherlands, Mar. 14, 1849, crossing the Atlantic ocean all alone on a sailing vessel when a lad of 14 years.  He was six weeks on the trip and came directly here, where a brother, the late Cornelius Van Zanten, well known commercial fisherman, had already settled.
 The sawmills offered the employment of that day and he advanced to head sawyer on some  of the big mills before the industry died out.  It was then he started in his own business.
 He was married on Oct. 7, 1870 to Miss Alice Barr and nine children were born to them.  Mrs. Van Zanten passed away 29 years ago, when a smallpox epidemic was raging in Michigan.  She had returned from Detroit were their oldest son, Charles VanZanten had died from the dread disease and within a few weeks she was taken in the same way.  Mr. Van Zanten was married again in 1918 to Mrs. Gertrude Stevens of this city and they continued to live in the home established on Elliott st. in the early days when there was only forest and swamp in that section.
 The survivors beside the widow are Simon Van Zanten, Cornelius Van Zanten, Miss Lena Van Zanten, who has been associated with the Addison Baltz store for many years; Mrs. Anthony Hoebeke; Mrs. Myron Rose of this city; and Mrs. Louis Loetz, Strugis; a sister, Mrs. Anna Kieft of this city; George Stevens of Illmo, Mo., a son of Mrs. VanZanten's.  Also by 10 grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be held Monday from the home at 2:00 p.m. and from the First Reformed  church at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Henry Schipper will be assisted in the service by Rev. T.W. Mullenberg of South Holland, near Chicago, a form pastor here and a close personal friend of the family.  Burial will be in Lake Forest cemetery.
 Source: Grand Haven Tribune, Thursday, December 17, 1931, page 1.

Grand Haven Tribune, Thursday, December 17, 1931 page 1.

1. ↑ Geboorte, in 't Zandt, Groningen, Netherlands. Burgerlijke Stand
   Aktenummer 23, 15 Mar 1849.

   't Zandt
   Folchert van Zanten
   Vader: Klaas Folcherts van Zanten, 32
   Moeder: Trijntje Kornelis Gast
   
   AlleGroningers - Geen beelden

2. ↑ Ottawa, Michigan, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW34-N8N : accessed 25 Nov 2013), Alice Van Zanten in household of Folgert Van Zanten, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 377B, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T9-0600

3. ↑ Ottawa, Michigan, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS95-SC4 : accessed 26 Nov 2013), Alice Van Zanter in household of Folger Van Zanter, ED 122 Grand Haven city Ward 3, Ottawa, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240738.

4. ↑ Ottawa, Michigan, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLR5-KHQ : accessed 26 Nov 2013), Folgeit Vanzanten, Grand Haven Ward 3, Ottawa, Michigan, United States; citing sheet , family 489, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374683.

5. ↑ Folgert Van Zanten, in Find A Grave.
6. ↑ Michigan, United States. Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952
   1931.

   Name: Volgert Van Zanten
   Event Type: Death
   Event Date: 17 Dec 1931
   Event Place: Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
   Gender: Male
   Age: 82
   Marital Status: Married
   Birth Date: 14 Mar 1849
   Birthplace: Zyldyk, Netherlands
   Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
   Father's Name: Claus Van Zanten
   
   "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7S-2GW : accessed 13 June 2015), Volgert Van Zanten, 17 Dec 1931; citing Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,073.

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Obituary, in Grand Haven Tribune.

   Thursday, December 17, 1931.