Family tree Dijkstra » Wilbur Postma (1897-1967)

Personal data Wilbur Postma 


Household of Wilbur Postma

He is married to Jenny Bisland.

They got married.


Child(ren):

  1. Dorothy Ann Postma  1925-2001 


Notes about Wilbur Postma

Wilbert Postma, retired farmer, passed away Saturday evening at his farm home north of Sanborn. Mr Postma suffered from em­physema.

Funeral services were held Tues­day. Feb. 7. at 2 00 p.m In the First Reformed Church Rev. Walter J. Kline officiated. A quartet composed of Mr and Mrs Wllraer Van Engen and Mr and Mrs Arthur Bosch sang "Good Night and Good Morning" and "Someday WeWill Under­stand." accompanied by Mrs Neil Beyer Mrs. David Norton. Mrs. Warren Norton and Mrs Henry Grooters were in charge of the flowers. Casket bearers were O B. Sny­der, Henry Grooters, Carl Postma, Alvin Mastbergen, Lawrence Wag­ner and PeterHaack. Burial was in Roseland Cemetery under the direction of the Sanborn Funeral Home.

Wilbert Postma, son of Robert and Anna Postma was born in Sheldon. Iowa, on April 12, 1897, where he lived his youth and attended rural school.

On March 30, 1916 he was united in marriage to Jennie Bilsland at Sheldon. After their marriage they lived near Sheldon, until March of 1929 when they moved to Sanborn. He lived near Sanborn until the time of his death on February 4, 1967, at the ago of 69 years, 9 months and 22 days.

He is survived toy his father Robert Postma of the Holland Home in Sheldon, his wife Jennie, three sons, Robert of Melvin, Leonard of Sheldon, Howard of Sanborn, one daughter Dorothy, Mrs Henry 'Hap' Dykstra of Sibley, 12 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and one sister Mrs. Glen France of Jacksonville, Oregon.

He was preceeded in death by his mother, and 2 sons, John and Keith. He was a member of the First Reformed Church of Sanborn, Iowa.

Sanborn (Iowa) Pioneer, Feb 9, 1967, p5

Ancestors (and descendant) of Wilbur Postma

Wilbur Postma
1897-1967


Jenny Bisland
1896-1977

Dorothy Ann Postma
1925-2001

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Historical events

Birthday April 13, 1897

  • The temperature on April 13, 1897 was about 15.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
    • June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
    • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
    • August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
    • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
    • December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.

Day of death February 4, 1967

  • The temperature on February 4, 1967 was between 3.4 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
    • February 13 » American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
    • June 2 » Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.
    • July 23 » Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings.
    • November 11 » Vietnam War: In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist Tom Hayden.
    • November 17 » Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."


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