Last Sunday, Mr..Jacob Wierenga passed away at his home, 6532 Claremont Avenue at the ripe old age of 76 years. His body was entrusted to the earth last Tuesday in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, at Morgan Park.

Mr. Wierenga was one of the oldest Dutch settlers in Illinois. He had lived in the state continuously for over 40 years and for many years was an officer of the burial fund "Zelf Hulp." Diabetes made an end to his life.