Aerts, Theodore

1853 - 1928  (75 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 25 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Aerts, Theodore
  Born	9 Apr 1853	Horst, , Limburg, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt Mar 1873	New York, New York, New York, USA
  on the ship ss Rotterdam from
  Died	21 Oct 1928	David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA
  Buried	24 Oct 1928	Center, Butler, Nebraska, USA
  Obituary	25 Oct 1928
  Butler County Press
  PASSING OF THEODORE AERTS. He Died from Paralysis on Sunday Afternoon, October 21. Theodore Aerts, well liked and respected resident of Butler county and David City for many years, died at 1:20 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Oct. 21, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Peter Vanderheiden, in North David City, where he had made his home for some time. He passed away after illness of three days following a stroke of paralysis. Funeral services were held in St. Mary's Catholic church, David City, at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, conducted by Rev. Father Sproll and Rev. Father Eckler. The pallbearers were Jacob Beringer, E. J. Dworak, George Hilger, Herman Markas, Mike Medinger and Henry Smith. Burial was in the Center Catholic cemetery, by side of the graves of his wife and son. Mr. Aerts was aged 75 years, 6 months and 14 days at time of death. He was born in Horst, Holland, on April 9, 1853. He came to the United States when 19 years of age, and lived for four years in Green Bay, Wis., where he was married to Marie Heesen October 2, 1877. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Aerts came to Nebraska and Butler county, locating in Center township, where Mr. Aerts bought land. They lived on the farm until moving to David City 18 years ago. Five children, two daughters and three sons, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Aerts. One son, Martin, died 18 years ago. The surviving children are Mrs. Frank Herb and Leo Aerts of Banks, Ore., and Mrs. Peter Vanderheiden and Frank Aerts of David City. Mrs. Aerts passed away on November 29, 1925. Mr. Aerts will be missed by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, for he was of a very jovial, unassuming and happy disposition, always having a cheery greeting for all he met and greatly enjoying being down town among his associates. He was kindly and hospitable, and his greatest interest was in the welfare of his family. `````````````` Peoples Banner (David City, Nebr.), October 25, 1928, p. 1, col. 4 THEODORE AERTS PASSES ON Theodore Aerts passed away at 1:20 Sunday, October 21, 1928, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Pete Vanderheiden, in this city. Mr. Aerts became seriously ill while uptown Friday, suffering a stroke of paralysis. He regained consciousness before he passed away very quietly with the family at his bedside. Theodore Aerts was born on April 9, 1853, at Horst, Holland, and passed away at the ripe old age of 75 years, 6 months and 12 days. At the age of 19 years, he came to the United States and lived at Green Bay, Wis., for four years. On October 2, 1877, he was united in marriage to Marie Heesen at Green Bay, Wis., and they immediately set out for Nebraska settling on a 80 acre farm which they purchased. They made Center township their home until they retired from actual farm labor eighteen years ago. To this union were born five children. Martin passed away about eighteen years ago. The surviving children are Mrs. Frank Herb and Leo Aerts, of Banks, Oregon, and Mrs. Peter Vanderheiden and Frank Aerts, of David City. Mr. Aerts was preceded to the grave by his wife who passed away on November 29, 1925. On their farm in the early days they lived in a sod house which they erected. They farmed with an ox team and went through all the hardships of an early day into a new century. Mr. Aerts was a member of St. Mary's church of this city and a faithful worshiper in the Catholic belief. He was a great reader and a man of sturdy and honest character. Funeral services were held at 9:30 Wednesday morning from St. Mary's Catholic church, Father Sproll, assisted by Father Eckler, conducting the last rites. Pall bearers were Henry Smith, Ed. Dworak, Herman Markus, George Hilger, Jacob Beringer and Mike Medinger. Interment took place in the Center cemetery beside the remains of his wife and son. The only children here for the funeral were Mrs. Vanderheiden and Frank Aerts. Mrs. Herb was unable to come, having lost her husband less than two weeks previous to her father's passing. Mr. Leo Aerts was detained due to the serious condition of his wife.
  Person ID	I105950	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Aerts, Martin,   b. 20 Feb 1818, Sevenum, , Limburg, Netherlands ,   d. 28 Jan 1875, Sevenum, , Limburg, Netherlands  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Cuene, Francina,   b. 17 Oct 1817, Bakel, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 7 Aug 1859, Sevenum, , Limburg, Netherlands  (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F44779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heesen, Anna Marie,   b. 25 Jan 1853, Sevenum, , Limburg, Netherlands ,   d. 29 Nov 1925, David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1877	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Aerts, Anna Gertrude,   b. 21 Jul 1878, Center, Butler, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1965, Beaverton, Washington, Oregon, USA  (Age 87 years)   2. Aerts, Peter Martin,   b. 19 Jan 1880, Center, Butler, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 1911, David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA  (Age 31 years) + 3. Aerts, Maria Petronella,   b. 16 Apr 1881, Center, Butler, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1972, David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA  (Age 91 years) + 4. Aerts, Francis William,   b. 27 Aug 1884, Center, Butler, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1958, David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA  (Age 74 years) + 5. Aerts, Leo George,   b. 11 Dec 1892, Center, Butler, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1969, Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F27622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 9 Apr 1853 - Horst, , Limburg, Netherlands Immigration - on the ship ss Rotterdam from - Abt Mar 1873 - New York, New York, New York, USA Married - 20 Oct 1877 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Died - 21 Oct 1928 - David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA Buried - 24 Oct 1928 - Center, Butler, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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