After losing his father and uncle to a cholera epidemic, Cappon relocated to Holland and got a job working for Peter Pfanstiehl, who had opened Holland’s first tannery. Cappon then worked for a tanner in Grand Haven and another in Grand Rapids.
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Funeral services for Lena Vandenberg, age 98, of Pella, will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, January 9th, at the Third Reformed Church. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church with family present. The Garden Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.