Son of John Wiersema and Catherine (Stuit) Wiersema

Obituary reads…

Albert J. Wiersema, a resident of Fulton for the past sixty-two years, passed away at the Jane Lamb Hospital at 10:30 Thursday morning. He had been n failing health for the past six years and on December 12 was removed to Jane Lamb Hospital for treatment. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon in the home and 2 o'clock in the Second Reformed Church with the Rev. E. Van Engelenhoven officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery.

The remains will repose in the Sikkema Funeral Home until Sunday morning when they will be removed to the home on Twelfth Avenue.

Albert J. Wiersema was bon on June 13, 1881, in the Netherlands, the son of John and Catherine Stuit Wiersema. When three years old, he came to Fulton with his parents and this community has been his home ever since. He attended the schools in the vicinity. For many years he operated a greenhouse, retiring when his health failed. Since 1926, the family has resided at 801 Twelfth Avenue, in the home which they built.

He is survived by his widow , one daughter, Mrs. Forrest (Lorraine) Cady of Clinton, one son, Lt. J. Allen Wiersema, somewhere in England, two step-granddaughters, Leatrice and Elaine Cady of Clinton. The following sisters and brothers also mourn his passing; Mrs. J. J. (Kate) Sikkema, Mrs. Auke (Effie) Smit, of Fulton, Mrs. H. (Grace) Zuidema of Morrison, Mrs. Dick (Etta) Borgman of Newton, Clarence and Louis Wiersema of Morrison, John, Peter, Burnie and Elmer Wiersema of Fulon and Major Henry Wiersema of Battle Creek, Michigan. He was preceded in death by one sonm John Albert, who died in 1919, his parents and one sister, Mrs. Henry (Lutie) Kamphuis.

Funeral notice reads…

Funeral services for the late Albert Wiersema were held at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon in the family home on Twelfth Avenue and two o'clock in the Second Reformed Church, with the Rev. E. Van Engelenhoven officiating.

During the services, Mr. and Mrs. Mino Flikkema sang, "Moment by Moment" and "In the Garden", with Mrs. Clarence Balk playing their accompaniments.

Pallbearers were all owners of greenhouses in Fulton, and industry Mr. Wiersema followed until illness forced him to retire. They were John Dykema, Harold Sikkema, John Aggen, Elmer Van Dellen, Cornell Moldermaker, and George Moldermaker. Those in charge of the flowers were Mrs. Alvin Poel and Mrs. Harry Kolk.