Tombstone Tuesday: Look up

"ZIE OMHOOG" Familiegraf MAAIJEN 1939 WILLEM oud 19 jaar 1949 GERDA oud 2 jaar 1953 YVONNE oud 2 uur 1968 onze innig geliefde moeder groot- en overgrootmoeder LENA ADRIANA NIESSEN geb[oren] 18 sept[ember] 1833 overl[eden] 9 juni 1968

"LOOK UP" Family grave MAAIJEN 1939 WILLEM age 19 years 1949 GERDA age 2 years 1953 YVONNE age 2 hours 1968 our dearly beloved mother grand- and great-grandmother LENA ADRIANA NIESSEN born 18 September 1833 died 9 June 1968

From Genlias:

• Willem Maaijen, 23, son of Huibert Maaijen and Jannigje Booij, and Lena Adriana Niessen, 23, daughter of Arie Niessen and Neeltje Bijman, married 20 June 1907 in Benschop.
• Willem Maaijen, son of Huibert Maaijen and Jannigje Booi, husband of Lena Adriana Niessen, died 6 October 1925 in Utrecht, age 41.
• Willem Maaijen, son of Willem Maaijen and Lena Adriana Niessen, died 16 May 1939 in Maarssen, age 18[sic].

Oud-Zuilen cemetery. Photo by the author, October 2008.