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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#1001, July 7, 2004
Birthdays
Bertha Baker (Troost), Seattle, WA, June 2, 100th; Martha Bouwina Buikema-Faber, Burlington, ON, July 6, 100th; Peter Klynstra, London, ON, May 13, 80th; Herman Nyhoff, Lynden, WA, June 12, 95th; Ann Van Huizen (Van Voorn), Saskatoon, SK, June 13, 80th;
Anniversaries
AARTS, Peter & Mary, Strathroy, ON, May 15, 50th; BLANKERS, Glenn & Trudy, Boyden, ON, June 12, 50th; BLOEM (Kamp), Henry & Ada, Kentwood, MI, June 4, 50th; BOEVE (Linde), Rudy & Mary, Abbotsford, BC, June 18, 45th; BOLT (Bouwer), Jack & Madge, Rockford, MI, June 18, 50th; BOOTE, John & Hermina, Hull, IA, June 19, 60th; BOS (De Wolf), Abram & Elizabeth, Oskaloosa, MI, June 1, 70th; BOS (Vander Vennen), Jerry & Ruth, Byron Center, MI, June 12, 40th; BRANDERHORST, Marvin & Pauline, Pella, IA, June 25, 50th; BROCK (Hulzebos), Steve & Trina, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 5, 50th; BRUGGEMAN, Corrie & Ernest, Salford, ON, June 5, 50th; BRUNSVELD, Hendrik & Johanna, m. Heerlen, L, / West Milton, OH, June 24, 50th; BUITER (Bylsma), John & Thea, Wyoming, MI, June 4, 50th; BYLSMA, Jack & Louise, London, ON, May 29, 69th; DAANE (Oudbier), Leon & Dolores, Lowell, MI, June 5, 50th; DAM (Paddinge), John & Grace, Abbotsford, BC, July 3, 40th; DEBOER, Arthur & Agnes, Grand Haven, MI, June 26, 50th; DE BOER, Robert & Edythe, Grand Rapids, MI, June 17, 55th; DE KOCK (Hayes), Arlyn & Dolores, Jenison, MI, June 5, 45th; DE LEEUW, Denis & Gabrielle, Langton, ON, May 30, 60th; DE VRIES (Bolkema), Henry & Wynona, Byron Center, MI, June 11, 50th; DEVRIES (Van Rhee), Herbert & Shirley, Kentwood, MI, May 18, 50th; DIEMER (DeVries), Fred & Betty, Grand Rapids, MI, June 3, 50th; DYKSTRA, Henry & Joyce, Ireton, IA, 50th; DYKSTRA (Zinger), John & Josephine, Grand Rapids, MI, June 10, 50th; DYKSTRA (Lubbinge), William & Raeburne, Jenison, MI, June 11, 50th; EMELANDER (Hodde), Henry & Doris, Comstock Park, MI, June 15, 60th; FABER (Tazelaar), Mel & Arlene, Grandville, MI, June 10, 50th; FENSKE (Heemstra), Ken & Jo, Grand Rapids, MI, June 13, 60th; GROOTHUIS (Scholma), Larry & Nancy, Newaygo, MI, June 10, 50th; HERREMA (Koning), Ted & Mae, Grand Rapids, MI, June 8, 50th; HIBMA, Ervin & Viola, Harris, IA, June 19, 50th; HIEFTJE (Nykerk), Bob & Lottie, Hamilton, ON, June 24, 50th; HOLWERDA (Kremers), Jack & Mert, Jenison, MI, June 3, 50th; HOEKSEMA (Doesburg), Pieter & Irene, Chilliwack, BC, June 11, 45th; HUGEN (VanBaren), Melvin & Sylvia, Grand Rapids, MI, May 28, 50th; HUYSER (Costen), Wesley & June, Caledonia, MI, June 15, 60th; KASS (Dykstra), Frank & Dottie, Grand Rapids, MI, June 18, 50th; KAMPEN (Huizing), Hank & Mary, Richmond Hill, ON, June 13, 40th; KARELSE (DeKort), Thomas & Effie, Caledonia, MI, June 5, 40th; KLAVER (Bielema), Kenneth & Marcia, Grand Rapids, MI, June 9, 50th; KOOISTRA (Schuiling), Jerry & LaVon, Wyoming, MI, June 9, 50th; KORTUS, Tony & Jean, Lynden, WA, June 11, 50th; KOSTER (Tewinkle), John & Winnifred, Wyoming, MI, June 9, 65th; KUIPER (Kok), Clare & Grace, Wyoming, MI, June 8, 50th; LAGERWEY, Nick & Jolene, Lynden, WA, June 18, 50th; LINKER, Harry & Maria, Strathroy, ON, May 15, 50th; LOOYENGA (Swart), Ted & Tress, Grand Rapids, MI, June 10, 55th; LUYK (Ford), Adrian & Virginia, Grandville, MI, June 10, 65th; MOERDYK, Garret & Alida, Portage, MI, June 22, 55th; NEELS, Joost & Maria, Chilliwack, BC, July 14, 55th; NYENHUIS (Bosman) Harve & Mert, Hudsonville, MI, June 8, 60th; OOSTENBURG (Gelderman), Sid & Betty, Coaldale, AB, May 5, 40th; POST, Hank & Dini, Grimsby, ON, July 10, 45th; POSTEMA (Gootjes), John & Betty, Grandville, MI, June 17, 50th; POSTMA (Griffioen), Jacob & Lois, Grandville, MI, June 5, 50th; RAAP (DeWitt), Curtis & Wendy, Winnipeg, MB, June 2, 25th; REENDERS (Luurtsema), Kenneth & Shirley, Grand Haven, MI, June 24, 50th; REENDERS (Luurtsema), Lawrence & Jeanne, Grand Haven, MI, June 24, 50th; RIETMAN, Floyd & Alice, Bellingham, WA, June 13, 50th; SCHAAFSMA (Bouman), Fred & Wilma, Holland, MI, June 6, 60th; SCHOLTEN, Dick & Ardie, Norwich, ON, June 9, 40th; SCHRIPSEMA (Faber), Herman & Frances, Kentwood, MI, June 6, 60th; SCHUT (Van Baren), Perlin & Agnes, Hudsonville, MI, June 18, 50th; SCHUURING (Elfring), William & Reka, Jenison, MI, June 15, 65th; SIKKEMA (Buist), Ron & Phyllis, Caledonia, MI, June 14, 50th; SMITS (DeRuiter), Richard & Dorothea, Jenison, MI, June 11, 50th; STEENSTRA (Nienhouse), John & Hilda, Coopersville, MI, June 12, 45th; TIEMEYER (Schaap), Jack & Gerry, Wyoming, MI, June 23, 50th; TIMMERS, Bert & Frieda, Wardsville, ON, June 19, 50th; TJOELKER (Sterk), Henry & Marjean, Grand Rapids, MI, June 5, 40th; TYSSELING, Marion & Wanda, Pella, IA, June 15, 60th; VANBAALE, Don & Marilyn, June 12, 50th; VANDAM (Vandebunte), Edward & Marian, Zeeland, MI, June 16, 65th; VANDERBERG, Evert-Jan & Hendrika, Diamond City, AB, June 30, 60th; VANDER KLOK, Jim & Joan, Grand Rapids, MI, June 12, 50th; VANDER LAAN (Zoet), Ken & Carol, Ada, MI, June 5, 50th; VANDERMEY, Ted & Jessie, Sumas, WA, June 26, 50th; VENEBERG, Len & Wilma, Hamilton, ON, May 22, 60th; VENEKLASE (Price), Erwin & Georgia, Grand Rapids, MI, June 8, 60th; VER STRATE (Kamps), Lyle & Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, June 4, 50th; VOS (Douma), Alfred & Sharon, Grand Rapids, MI, June 6, 35th; WESTENDORP (Baas), Floyd & Clare, Holland, MI, June 11, 50th; WESSELDYK (Dykstra), Roger & Myrt, Jenison, MI, June 1, 50th; WORKMAN (Dykhouse), M Jack & Donna, Caledonia, MI, June 11, 50th;
Obituaries
Wiebe "Wesley" Baker, husband of Helina, Strathroy, ON, Dec. 12, 74; William "Bill" Baltessen, husband of Bertha, London, ON, May 18, 78; Gertrude Mae Berends, widow of Ed, Grandville, MI, June 6, 88; Johanna Beynen (Verhoeven), wife of Hubert, Strathroy, ON, Dec. 16, 83; Frederika Blaak, wife of Wilt, London, ON, May 17; Archie Blondia, husband of Paula, London, ON, Oct. 6, 90; Kenneth Wayne Boerma Sr., husband of Betty, Morley, MI, June 1, 69; William Herman Bolthouse, founder of Wm. Bolthouse Farms Inc., widower of Helen, Grant, MI, May 28, 89; James R. Borst, M.D., husband of Julie, Grand Rapids, MI, June 10, 69; Mary Jane Bosman "Grandma Boz", widow of Harold, Grandville, MI, June 7, 84; Norma Brink, widow of Edward, well-known educator, Grand Rapids, MI, June 12, 75; Ada Burger (Sikkema), wife of Case, Lynden, WA, May 30; Irene Ruth Cook (Korthuis), wife of John, Grand Rapids, MI, May 28, 81; Albert "Abby" Daamen, husband of Patricia, Sarnia, ON, May 16, 63; Hildegard DeBeer, widow of Harm, Luverne, MN, May 28, 87; Randall DeBoer, husband of Jan, Lynden, WA, June 7, 50; Wilhelmina "Billie" DeBoer, wife of Ted, Cutlerville, MI, May 27, 79; Alice Degroot (VanOmmen), wife of John, Orangeville, ON, Apr. 20, 72; Else Degroot (Botermans), wife of Joe, Seaforth, ON, Apr. 17, 75; Koop de Groot, widower of Trijntje, Goderich, ON, May 11, 95; Betty DeHamer, widow of Peter, Grand Rapids, MI, June 4, 98; Anna Petronella deJong (Zijm), widow of Klaas, Blyth, ON, Apr. 26, 87; Anthonie den Boer, husband of Elizabeth, Wallaceburg, ON, Apr. 28, 79; Frederick John DeVries, husband of Jane, Grand Rapids, MI, June 2, 65; Ted de Wys, husband of Mary, b. Oosterbeek, GLD,/ d. Piscataway, NJ, Apr. 28, 46; Annie Dieterman, widow of Alma, Grand Rapids, MI, June 4, 95; Frances Lillian Dykstra, widow of Cornelius, Jenison, MI, June 6, 77; Shirley A. Dykstra, wife of Edward, Grand Rapids, MI, May 27, 64; Johanna "Jo" Geers, wife of Gerrit, Grandville, MI, June 11, 85; Henry John Grit, husband of Joanne, Roaring River, NC, May 19, 83; Rena Hage, widow of Peter, Grand Rapids, MI, June 12, 90; Henrietta June Hamberg, widow of Howard, Hudsonville, MI, June 2, 83; Conrad Heidsma, husband of Betty, Desert Hot Springs, CA, June 6, 74; Nellie Hollander (DeKruyf), widow of Rev. H. Hollander, Lynden, WA, May 30, 85; Helen Holtrop (DeBerg), wife of Marvin, Sheldon, IA, May 27, 68; Gordon B. Huizenga, husband of Arlene, Zeeland, MI, June 2, 72; Cornelius Jansen, widow of Florence, Pella, IA, May, 24, 88; Janna H. Kits, daughter of Kenneth & Yolanda, Grand Rapids, MI, May 30, 24; Alma Josephine Kleinjans, wife of Edward, Allendale, MI, June 7, 92; John C. Kolenbrander, husband of Mary Jane, Rockford, MI, June 10, 86; Richard Kroon, husband of Anna, Sioux Center, IA, June 6, 91; Adrian Kustermans, husband of Marie, Watford, ON, May 5, 79; Joe H. Langerak, husband of Orleatha, Grandville, MI, June 12, 80; Johanna C. Last, Kentwood, MI, May 30, 91; Anna Antje Lenting (Kok), widow of Wes, Exeter, ON, June 5, 67; Cornelis Lindhout, widower of Elisabeth, London, ON, Dec. 12, 96; John Louws, husband of Mary, London, ON, Dec. 24, 71; Tressa Mae Lyzenga, wife of Bernard, Wyoming, MI, June 9, 76; Marvin Dean Meendering, husband of Sharon, Concord, NC, May 29, 51; Clarice Ann Mellema (Dykstra), wife of Ted, Lynden, WA, June 9, 58; Stuart Nammensma, widower of Eva, Grand Rapids, MI, June 7, 88; Tryntje "Tena" Nauta (Brouwer), widow of Oege "Bob", Calgary, AB, June 11, 72; Ralph Oertel, husband of Elizabeth, Zeeland, MI, May 27, 92; Engeltje "Elsie" Oldewening, widow of Jan, Aylmer, ON, May 15, 90; Ella Evans Ophoven (Liddycoat), widow of Peter, Hamilton, ON, May 8, 95; Pertrus "Peter" Oud, husband of Rosalia, St. Thomas, ON, May 9, 74; John Henry Pekelder, husband of Dorothy, Grand Rapids, MI, June 6, 83; Clarence Petter, husband of Jane, widower of Janny, and previously of Gerrie, b. Rouveen, OV, / d. Lynden, WA, May 29, 71; Leonard J. Pleune, husband of Frances, Grand Rapids, MI, June 10, 80; Margaret Pyett-Slykerman, wife of Keith, Windsor, ON, May 13, 54; Larry F. Rietema, husband of Peggy, Grand Rapids, MI, June 9, 64; Ann Louise Rinck (Weening), wife of Richard, Kalamazoo, MI, June 8, 71; Antoinette Rockx, widow of Cornelius, b. Nieuw-Vossemer, NB,/ d. St. Catharines, ON, June 5, 102;