Born in Netherlands
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Verner Edwin Hollis
— married
26 Sep 1914 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Mother of
Esther M. (Hollis) Dise, Gerald George Hollis, Vera J. (Hollis) Heible, Lois (Hollis) Harkins, Ronel Hollis and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 103
in Grandville, Kent, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Bertha Voet was born August 18, 1893 in the Netherlands to Annie H. Famp and Garrit Voet.
On September 26, 1914, Bertha married Verner E. Hollis in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan and they had six children.
Bertha died May 12, 1997 in Grandville, Kent, Michigan at the age of 103 and buried in Grandville Cemetery. According to her obituary, she was survived by her 6 children, 21 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 23 great-great grandchildren.
Sources
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3G3-HBL : 4 December 2014), Verner E Hollis and Bertha Voet, 26 Sep 1914; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, v 4 p 41-105 rn 14428, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,706.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMX6-RJW : 20 May 2014), Bertha Hollis, 12 May 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7Z-ZF3X : 21 April 2017), Bertha Hollis, 1997; citing Michigan, United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 2,371,242.
"Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-68FG : 20 April 2017), Bertha Hollis, 1997; citing , Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,594,938.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK16-1J8C : 15 December 2015), Bertha Hollis, 1997; Burial, Grandville, Kent, Michigan, United States of America, Grandville Cemetery; citing record ID 141091894, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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