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Personal data Agnes de Bruin 

  • She was born on October 20, 1919 in Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten.
  • She died on November 21, 2012 in Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA, she was 93 years old.
    Agnes (Van Sloten) Heronemus

    (October 20, 1919 - November 21, 2012)

    Little Rock, Iowa -- Agnes (Van Sloten) Heronemus age 93 formerly of Little Rock, Iowa died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Sanford Senior Care Center in Sheldon, Iowa.

    Funeral will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock, Iowa, with Reverend David Vander Laan officiating. Burial will follow at the Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley, Iowa.

    Visitation will be Saturday, November 24th from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at the Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock.

    Jurrens Funeral Homes website, 11/21/2012

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    Heronemus, Agnes Mrs. Albert 1919-2012

    HERONEMUS, VANSLOTEN, KRAGT, DEBRUIN

    Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
    Date: 11/27/2012 at 09:02:27

    Agnes (Van Sloten) Heronemus
    (October 20, 1919 - November 21, 2012)
    Little Rock, IA Agnes (Van Sloten) Heronemus, age 93, formerly of Little Rock, IA, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Sanford Senior Care Center in Sheldon, IA.
    Funeral will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock, IA, with Reverend David Vander Laan officiating. Burial will follow at the Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley, IA.

    Agnes De Bruin was born on October 20, 1919, the daughter of Gerrit and Jacoba (Kragt) De Bruin in Inwood, IA. She grew up in Rock Valley and worked at her parent’s Home Meat Market until she married John Van Sloten Jr. of Hull, IA on April 5, 1939. They were married forty three years and had Van Sloten’s Dairy Farm near Rock Valley. In the spring of 1964, the couple moved to a farm by George, IA and part of that time Agnes worked for Campbell’s Soup in Worthington, MN. John passed away on June 25, 1982, and in the spring of 1985, Agnes married Albert Heronemus and they made their home in Little Rock, IA. After sixteen years of marriage Albert passed away on December 14, 2001. Throughout the years Agnes was a member of the Hope Reformed Church near George, IA where she taught Sunday school. When she moved to Little Rock she joined the Salem Reformed Church, where she was a member of the Willing Workers. She was very active as a 4-H leader, chairman of the Women’s Farm Bureau, Women’s Chorus, Singing Senior Saints, Golden Agers and president of the Granettes Club. She enjoyed crocheting, painting, making wedding cakes, gardening and sewing. In October 2007, Agnes moved into the Paullina Care Center for one year until it closed, and in October of 2008 went to Sanford Senior Care Center where she lived until this past Wednesday, November 21, 2012, when she passed away at the age of ninety three.

    Agnes is survived by four children, Marlores (Pete) Roozing of Lone Tree, CO, Maretta (Donald) Budden of Granville, IA, Greg (Bonnie) Van Sloten of Robins, IA and Nora (Jeff) Slykhuis of Custer, SD; seventeen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Harvey (Nellie) DeBruin of Worthington, MN; two sisters-in-law, Lorraine De Bruin of Rock Valley, IA and Cleone DeBruin of Larchwood, IA; and many nieces, nephews and other family.

    She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, John Van Sloten and Albert Heronemus; daughters, Sharon Nelson and Shirley Marshall; sister, Marie Vander Ploeg; four brothers, Delmar, Peter, Gerrit Jr. and Stanley De Bruin; and sister-in-law, Pauline De Bruin.
    Source: Jurrens Funeral Home, Rock Rapids, IA., obit
  • She is buried November 2012 in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Gerrit (Garret) de Bruin and Jacoba (Coba Cobie) Kragt
  • This information was last updated on December 8, 2018.

Household of Agnes de Bruin

(1) She is married to John Henry van Sloten.

They got married on April 5, 1939 at Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA, she was 19 years old.


(2) She is married to Albert E. Heronemus.

They got married after 1982 at USA.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Agnes de Bruin

Gerrit de Bruin
1864-1940
Maria van den Born
1869-1964

Agnes de Bruin
1919-2012

(1) 1939

John Henry van Sloten
1914-1982

(2) > 1982

Albert E. Heronemus
1910-2001


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Historical events

Birthday October 20, 1919

  • The temperature on October 20, 1919 was between -0.9 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • May 16 » A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
    • June 21 » Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
    • July 23 » Prince Regent Aleksander Karađorđević signs the decree establishing the University of Ljubljana
    • August 8 » The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
    • October 2 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him incapacitated for several weeks.
    • October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.

Day of marriage April 5, 1939

  • The temperature on April 5, 1939 was between 5.8 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
    • March 14 » Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
    • March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
    • September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
    • October 14 » World War II: The German submarineU-47 sinks the British battleship HMSRoyal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
    • November 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.

Day of death November 21, 2012

  • The temperature on November 21, 2012 was between 3.3 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.
    • January 19 » The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
    • April 2 » A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
    • August 6 » NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
    • September 11 » A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
    • November 30 » An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people.


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