Here rests our beloved husband and father T. Robbertsen, born 24 March 1884, died 7 May 1946. And our beloved mother W. Robbertsen – van Laar, born 29 October 1895, died 23 May 1975. A quick genealogical background check turned up: Teunis Robbertsen, son of Jan...
This beautiful statue, in front of the Jacobikerk (St James church) in Utrecht, commemorates Alyt Ponciaens, a 15th century hermit. She lived in a small cell inside the Jacobikerk, filling her days with prayer and contemplation. Hermits like Alyt were common in...
Here rest our beloved parents, Angenietje Hoogeveen, born 6 May 1842, died 20 November 1904, and Zwier v[an] d[er] Schagt, born 4 May 1831, died 9 December 1910. Zwier van der Schagt, son of Gijsbert van der Schagt and Maria Jansen, was born on 4 May 1831 in De...
“Here rests our dear wife and mother, Gerarda Josephina Elisabeth Arntzen, spouse of Franciscus Theodorus Buunen, born 6 March 1906, died 18 April 1945.” Summary of the death certificate: Gerharda Josephine Elisabeth Arntzen, 39, parents unknown, spouse of...
Here rests our beloved son and brother Jan van Klingeren, born 30 April 1876, died 30 October 1905. And his parents. The grave of a young man, who died at the early age of 29. Apparently his parents, Jan van Klingeren and Maria Wallenburg, were buried here later, but...
