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William LeRoy Vlieger

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Birth	:	31 Jul 1920 Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Oct 1975 Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Australia
Coordinate	:	-25.5126410, 152.6731850
Description	:	Fumes take one life, hospitalize 2nd man, here on October 8 Funeral services were held at the First Reformed church here at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, for William Vlieger, 55, manager of the Farmers Cooperative Society elevator here for the past 15 years and a resident of the community for 20 years, who died about 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 8th, when he was overcome by toxic fumes in a buttermilk pit at the elevator which he was examining preliminary to launching cleanup operations in the pit (scheduled for that evening). The pit had not been used for 18 weeks. Vlieger... Read More	Fumes take one life, hospitalize 2nd man, here on October 8 Funeral services were held at the First Reformed church here at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, for William Vlieger, 55, manager of the Farmers Cooperative Society elevator here for the past 15 years and a resident of the community for 20 years, who died about 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 8th, when he was overcome by toxic fumes in a buttermilk pit at the elevator which he was examining preliminary to launching cleanup operations in the pit (scheduled for that evening). The pit had not been used for 18 weeks. Vlieger was pronounced dead by a local doctor upon being removed from the pit by local firemen and EMT personnel. Death was said to have been caused by asphyxiation. An autopsy was held. Another local man, Stan Feekes,27, who had entered the pit in an attempt to rescue Vlieger, was also knocked out by the lethal fumes in the pit. He was lying on his back, with his feet hung in the second-from-the-bottom rung of the pit ladder, when rescue efforts were launched. Firemen used a 15 ft. pike pole to retrieve both men from the pit, by slipping a hook on the pole under their belts and then using sheer man muscle to make the long lift up through the manhole, the only entrance to the pit. Beacuse of the gas fumes, it was considered too risky to send another "rescuer" into the pit. One fireman was partially lowered through the manhole, while others held securely onto him, as he used the pike pole to make the retrieve. There were 6 to 8 inches of semi-solid whey in the bottom of the pit. Feekes, though unconscious when removed from the pit, had faint life signs and EMT personnel and firemen rendered on-the-spot artificial resuscitation and heart massage for several minutes before placing him in the ambulance and rushing him to the local hospital, as several EMTs continued to work over him. A short time later he was transferred to the intensive care unit at St. Joseph's Hospital in Sioux City. His condition was described for a time as "critical" but he is given a good chance for normal recovery. His liver function was impaired (at least for a time) but otherwise his progress was described as "as well as can be expected". Funeral services for Vlieger were conducted by the Rev. Jack Boerigter and burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery here under the direction of Vander Ploeg's Funeral Home. Mr. Vlieqer was born in Orange City July 31, 1920. He married Sylvia Vander Tuig August 17, 1948 at Sheldon. The family had resided in Sioux Center for the past 20 years. He taught veteran ag classes here for a time and the past 15 years had served as manager of the Farmers Co-operative elevator. Survivors include the widow; a son, William, at home; three daughters, Jo Ann, at home, Mrs. Michael (Judy)Crane of Sioux Falls and Mrs.Steve (Mary) De Young of Holland, Mich.; one granddaughter, Stacy Crane; three brothers, James and Harold, both of Maurice, and John of Bellflower,Calif, and three sisters, Mrs. William (Laura) Korver of Maurice, Mrs. Harold (Margaret) Hop of Gold Hill, Ore., and Mrs Ella Vande Burgt of Hull.

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Where is William LeRoy Vlieger's memorial?
William LeRoy Vlieger's memorial is located at: Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Australia.
When did William LeRoy Vlieger death?
William LeRoy Vlieger death on 1 Oct 1975 in Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the William LeRoy Vlieger's memorial?
Latitude: -25.5126410
Longitude: 152.6731850

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Sylvia Vander Tuig Vlieger

(1925 - 2014)

Siblings

Harold E. Vlieger

(1926 - 1981)

Ella Mae Vlieger Vande Burgt

(1932 - 2021)

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