1875–1970
Profile
- Forenames
- Jan Derk
- Surname
- Stegeman
- Born
- Avereest, 26 July 1875
- Died
- 21 February 1970
- Occupation / role
- Protestant minister
- Buried
- Begraafplaats Berkenhove, Aalten
- Grave number
- 466
- 26 July 1875
Born
AvereestOpen Archieven
- from 24 August 1899
- 1913–1940
Occupation / role
Protestant minister
- 1913–1940
Worked for
- 21 February 1970
Died
Find a GraveBuried: Begraafplaats Berkenhove, Aalten · grave 466Find a Grave
Family
Partner(s)
Hendrika van Dorp
1873 · from 24 August 1899
Sources
- Delpher – krantenbericht over ds. Jan Derk Stegeman.
- Delpher
- ECAL
- WieWasWie
- Findagrave – Community Memorial
- Open Archieven – Record
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1110
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1121
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 128
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 134
- Open Archieven – Population register, inv. no. 1099
Jan Derk Stegeman was born on 26 July 1875 in Dedemsvaart, the son of religious education teacher Frederik Stegeman and Janna Harmina te Winkel. He attended the municipal gymnasium in Doetinchem and subsequently studied for a year at the Municipal University of Amsterdam, followed by several years at the University of Utrecht.
After Stegeman was admitted to the gospel ministry in the Dutch Reformed Church (Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk) by the provincial church board of Friesland in May 1899, he was ordained on 3 September of that same year as minister of the Reformed parish of Nieuw Amsterdam by the Reverend J.C. van Hoeve, minister in Schoonebeek.
Aalten
On 24 August 1899, Jan Derk Stegeman married Hendrika van Dorp (born in Zoetermeer on 24 October 1873) in The Hague. They had six children. In 1913, he came to Aalten as minister of the Dutch Reformed congregation. From 1920 onwards, he was closely involved with the Reformed school and served as chairman of its board from 1920 to 1946. He lived in the Reformed parsonage on Whemerstraat.
The Reverend Stegeman was known as a witty and distinctive personality. He had an excellent relationship with his fellow ministers, who nicknamed him ‘the bishop’. In September 1929, he celebrated 30 years in the ministry, and in 1964 his 65th anniversary in office, one year before his 90th birthday. In 1955, the Reformed school on Varsseveldsestraatweg was named after him: the Ds. Stegemanschool.
Retirement
After his retirement from the ministry, Stegeman remained active in many fields, including visiting elderly people at home, temperance work and nursing. He also continued to preach frequently. For many years he served as treasurer of the classical missionary association in the Zutphen classis, secretary of the board of the Julianaschool, a board member of the Breukelaarschool, and a board member of the Aalten branch of the Netherlands Bible Society.
Stegeman was also a highly active member of the editorial staff of the weekly De Wachter. He published the books Aan mijne gemeente (Gebr. De Boer, 1938) and Van rijke dingen (De Graafschap, 1941).
In 1958, the government recognised the Reverend Stegeman’s services by appointing him a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
The Reverend Stegeman passed away on 21 February 1970 at the age of 94 and is buried at Berkenhove Cemetery.