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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#1117, May 7, 2009
Birthdays
William DeVisser, Grimsby, ON, Apr. 22, 90th; Joe Hoekema, Lynden, WA, Apr. 16, 90th; Sadie Kosters, Orange City, IA, Apr. 20, 90th; Alida Leistra, Grimsby, ON, Apr. 22, 75th; Ben Maarhuis, Sumas, WA, Feb. 18, 80th;
Anniversaries
BEIMERS (Zandstra), Bruce & Dee, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 26, 50th; DYKSTRA (Smith), Robert & Dorothy, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 23, 60th; FEUERBERG (Dickman), Leonard J. & Nelly C., Long Beach, CA, Apr. 1, 50th; GORT (Kamradt), Hilbert & Helen, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 5, 65th; HOEKEMA (VanderPloeg), Joe & Alice, Lynden, WA, Apr. 10, 68th; HOEZEE (Klingenberg), Edward & Virginia, Ada, MI, Mar. 26, 50th; HUISMAN (Steenhuis), Dick & Coby, Byron Center, MI, Mar. 25, 50th; LUCAS (Mulder), Bob & Dort, Grandville, MI, Apr. 3, 50th; MEERSTRA (Bulthuis), Sybe & Martje, Langley, BC, May 6, 60th; MEYERING (VanPopering), Leslie & Carole, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 10, 50th; POST (VanByssum), Marvin & Carol, Apr. 9, 55th; POSTHUMUS (Langeland), Floyd & Ann, Marne, MI, Apr. 6, 65th; ROZEBOOM, Dick & Esther, Hull, IA, May 5, 60th; SMITS (Yonker), Ken & Carol, Hudsonville, MI, Mar. 10, 60th; TEITSMA (VanderZee), Dennis & Annie, Winnipeg, MB, May 3, 50th; VANDERMAAREL, Joe & Willie, St. Thomas, ON, Apr. 5, 50th; VANDERMEULEN, John & Alie, Diever, DR, / Lacombe, AB, Apr. 22, 50th; VANDERZAND (Straub), Larry & Nancy, Sand Lake, MI, Apr. 4, 50th; VAN’tHOF (VanArtsen), Bob & Betty, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 8, 60th; VERBEEK (Moerman), Pete & Corrie, Winnipeg, MB, Apr. 3, 50th; VINK, Marv & Wilma, Sheldon, IA, Apr. 17, 50th;
Obituaries
Jeanette Jane “Jean” Achterhof (VanOtterloo), widow of Lawrence, Sioux Center, IA, Mar. 29, 91; Joanne Frances Barents, wife of Gordon, Redlands, CA, Mar. 26, 67; Omer Richard Beselaere, husband of Simone, Strathroy, ON, Mar. 1, 77; Louise A. Betten (Post), widow of Ralph, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 30, 96; Herman Beuk, husband of Ana Mariam b. Amsterdam, NH, / d. Princeton, NJ, Jan. 12, 72; Johanna Margaretha Bloembergen, Windsor, ON, Mar. 10, 84; Arie Boender, widower of Willemijntje (VanderHoek), London, ON, Mar. 11, 96; Gertrude E. Boer (VanDuin), widow of Lester, Elmwood Park, IL, Apr. 2, 97; Martine Bongers, husband of Martina (Ceelen), Ottawa, ON, Jan. 30, 83; Fred Boogerd, husband of Jeanette (Lockhorst), Hull, IA, Mar. 25, 80; Gysbertje Boon (Veenhof), widow of Aalt, b. Oosthuizen, NH, / d. Ames, IA, Mar. 26, 94; Seignia Borgman (Frik), widow of Bernard, b. Zoutkamp, GR, / d. Big Bear City, CA, Apr. 6, 89; Adriana Boshoven, widow of Anthony, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 28, 101; Marcella “Cella” Faye Bosma (Cleveringa), wife of Jerry, Sanborn, IA, Mar. 29, 55; Auke “Jay” Bouma, husband of Carilyn, Cutlerville, MI, Apr. 8, 72; Vivian Jane Brandsen, wife of Preston, Hudsonville, MI, Mar. 30, 80; Leroy Bras, husband of Carol Ruth (VanOort), Hospers, IA, Apr. 3, 76; Magdalena Alida Bylsma, widow of Gordon, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 5, 91; Ann Corbin (VanderMolen), widow of Ralph, Buena Park, CA, Mar. 21, 84; Ite DeBoer, widower of Alice (Aaltje), b. Leek, GR, / d. Surrey, BC, Apr. 4, 95; Rachel DeBorger (Wouters), wife of Frank, Forest, ON, Mar. 10, 78; Clara May DeGryp, widow of Jan, London, ON, Mar. 3, 97; Teresa Ann DeHaan (Kleen), wife of Theo, London, ON, Mar. 12, 27; 85; Lloyd DeJong, husband of Betty (Giesen), Orange City, IA, Mar. 31, 84; Jan Bertus Bastiaan Dekker, widower of Mieneke (Haalmeyer), b. Nijmegen, NB, / d. Leerdam, ZH, formerly Toronto, ON, Mar. 5, 99; John E. DeVries, widower of Alice, DeMotte, IN, Apr. 1, 94; Jake H. Droge, widower of Thelma (Ungersma), Ripon, CA, Mar. 20, 86; John R. Dykema, widower of Barbara, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 25, 61; Frank Dykema, husband of Barbara, Reed City, MI, Mar. 25, 70; Wilhelmina “Wilma” Dyksen (Zuidema), wife of Elroy J., North Haledon, NJ, Mar. 25, 78; Sjoerd (Sam) Elgersma, husband of Nellie (Stellingwerf), b. Makkum, FR, / d. Lynden, WA, Apr. 5, 89; Ann M. “Babe” Elzinga (Eriks), wife of Wayne, Merrillville, IN, Apr. 6, 71; Conrad J. Everts, husband of Anne (Rammelt), b. Amsterdam, NH, / d. El Cajon, CA, Mar. 2, 79; Grace Fredenrich (Zeilenga), widow of Harold, Orland Park, IL, Apr. 19, 85; Alison Freeseha (VanHouten), Ripon, CA, Apr. 19, 25; Paul Gillesse, husband of Harriet, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 3, 87; June “Jeltsje” Gorter (Woudstra), widow of Bill, b. Bakkeveen, FR, / d. Centralia, PA, Apr. 14, 99; Deborah L. Green (VanderMeyden), wife of Craig, Portage, IN, Mar. 18, 56; Samuel J. Greydanus, North Haledon, NJ, Feb. 1, 85; Annemarie E. Groot (Groenevelt), Ottawa, ON, Mar. 27, 73; Dorothy Hoogerhyde (VanGemert), wife of James, Kent City, MI, Apr. 2, 83; Bernice E. Huisman, widow of Jack, Lynden, WA, Apr. 12, 87; Adriaan “Andy” Huksloot, Fort Pierce, FL, Jan. 29, 75; Alko Jager, husband of Ellen, Kalamazoo, MI, Apr. 4, 95; Mient Jilderda, husband of Yttje (Robijn), Wilsonville, ON, Mar. 20, 86; Frances Kohl (VanRosendale), wife of William A., Orange City, IA, Mar. 31, 95; Lillian R. Kol (Schuiling), widow of John, Grandville, MI, Apr. 4, 87; Gepke “Kay” Koster, widow of Derk, Aylmer, ON, Mar. 21, 105; Lois Lenora Kreuzer (VanNoord), widow of Bernard, Coopersville, MI, Par. 3, 83; John Kuiphoff, husband of Judy (Nakken), Wayland, MI, Apr. 4, 91; Margaret Katherine Landstra (McLean), wife of Lester, London, ON, Feb. 28, 68; Broer Lanting, husband of Audrey (VanderSchaaf), b. Oosthem, FR, / d. Chino, CA, Mar. 4, 87; Henry Leusink, husband of Marge (Corrales), Hull, IA, Mar. 31, 64; Ermal Liesveld, widow of Cecil, Firth, NE, Apr. 8, 89; Nancy Meima (DeBoer), widow of Frank, Wyckoff, NJ, Apr. 15, 87; Jacoba (Jackie, Cobie) Mes (VanDongen), widow of Leo, b. Helmond, NB, / d. North Vancouver, BC, Mar. 29, 80; Johanna Modderman, wife of Jules, Ottawa, ON, Mar 17, 82; Esther Ann Molenaar (Sopjes), wife of Harold, Holland, MI, Mar. 25, 74; John Moorlag, Lynden, WA, Apr. 10, 85; Dick N. “Bub” Muilenburg, husband of Marjorie, Spirit Lake, IA, Mar. 11, 76; Helen Elizabeth Mulder (VanEerden), widow of G. Arthur, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 31, 90; Grace Mulder (Hamming), widow of Luitjen, b. Groningen, GR, / d. Plainwell, MI, Mar. 29, 83; Peter Mulder, husband of Gladys, Holland, MI, Mar. 28, 87; Jacob Nagtegaal Sr, husband of Lily, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 17, 81; Elbertus “Bert” Netjes, Modesto, CA, Jan. 25, 88; Marie Netjes,(VanderPoel), widow of Bert, Ripon, CA, Mar. 30, 85; Anne Norden, widow of Richard, Ridgewood, MI, Mar. 19, 98; Tina R. Nordyke (VanderWoude), wife of Kevin, Highland, IN, Apr. 13, 35; George Pasma, husband of Alice (Stelpstra), London, ON, Mar. 16, 90; Marilyn Betty Raap (Klay), widow of Duane, previously widow of Marion Koele, Brandon, SD, Mar. 24, 86; Eelke John (Ed) Reitsma, husband of Lys (Bouma), Strathroy, ON, Mar. 14, 77; William C. “Bill” Rinck, husband of Pat, Jenison, MI, Apr. 3, 84; Minnie Ringling, Ashland, NE, Apr. 11, 80; Lammert John Roetman, husband of Jeanette Mildred (Vollink), Hospers, IA, Apr. 5, 86; Johannes Jacobus “John” Rustemeyer, husband of Rachel, b. Gorinchem, NB, / d. Port Reading, NJ, Jan. 15, 81; Jenneke “Jennie” Schaap (Tos), wife of Corrie, Hanford, CA, Mar. 9, 97; Jan Schokking, husband of Johanna (Briede), Ottawa, ON, Feb. 28, 83; Mavis Ellen Schuitema (Ryskamp), Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 3, 81; John Stam, husband of Johanna “Ann” (VanderKlip), b. The Hague, ZH, / d. Fort Wayne, IN, Mar. 24, 86; Elisabeth Charlene Steel – Reurink, daughter of Linda Charlene Steel & Brian Henry Reurink, London, ON, Mar. 5, 17; Dirk Sterken, husband of Anne (Hulst), b. Zwolle, OV, / d. London, ON, Apr. 11, 62; Jacoba J. “Coby” Sytsma, wife of Andrew, DeMotte, IN, Apr. 3, 74; Janice Faye TenElshof (Baker), wife of Roger, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 12; Annetta TerMaat, Firth, NE, Aspr. 9, 88; Martha Terpstra, widow of Jack, Highland, IN, Apr. 5, 89; Wubbo “Bill” Uil, London, ON, Mar. 21, 75; Cornelia “Cora” VanAndel (HetJonk), widow of William “Bill”, Hanford, CA, Feb. 12, 93; Susan Jeannette VanArk, Knoxville, TN, Mar. 25, 65; Brian Mark VanBeek, son of Clarence & Rachel (VandenBosch), Lake Stevens, WA, Mar. 30, 34; Virginia VanBlyenburg, Sacramento, CA, Apr. 3, 44; Nancy VanDam (Lee), wife of Dave, Schoolcraft, MI, Apr. 6, 60; Gentil VandenAbeele, widower of Margaret (Skidmore), St. Thomas, ON, Mar. 14, 73; George VandenHeuvel, husband of Elizabeth (Boon), Rock Rapids, IA, Mar. 22, 80; Elizabeth VanderJagt (VanEsch), wife of Anton, Rochester, NJ, Mar. 15; Adriana “Susie” VanderKooy, Oak Forest, IL, Apr. 17, 60; Purcey Humphrey Siegfried VanderLeeuw, husband of Frances H., Chesapeake, VA, Apr. 9, 85; John VanderPlaats, husband of Kathryn (Ennema), Sheldon, IA, Apr. 6, 83; Jean VanderVeeken (Vince), wife of Rev. Wm. VanderVeeken, St. Thomas, ON, Feb. 24, 67; Leo VanderWaal, husband of Vera, previously widower of Gerry, Highland Village, TX, Apr. 8, 78; Agatha “Aty” VanderWel, wife of John, Brampton, ON, Mar. 30, 83; Cornelia VanderWerff, wife of Pete, b. Alphen a/d Rijn, ZH, / d. Modesto, CA, Apr. 10, 80; Jacob Cornelis VanderWiel, Gainesville, GA, Mar. 12, 83; Matthew VanderWolf, South Holland, IL, Apr. 12, 90; Ray VanderWoude, husband of Edna, Escondido, CA, Apr. 14, 82; Dr. Doris Cecilia VanDoren, wife of Dr. Ronald Berger, Dayton, MD, Mar. 6; Elizabeth VanDun (VanHoof), wife of John, Petrolia, ON, Mar. 4, 91; Ralph Neil VanDyke, husband of Lois (Thibodeaux), Waveland, MS, Mar. 19, 78: Zenta VanDykhuizen (Schramm), widow of Gerard, Ceres, CA, Mar. 30, 85; Preston Jay VanDyke, husband of Donna, Hudsonville, MI, Mar. 31, 77; Cornelis Johannes VanHalem, husband of Ellen J., Lexington, NC, Apr. 17, 69; Jack VanHouten, husband of Marion (Rose-Kersten), Wayne, NJ, Mar. 31, 81; Vera VanIwaarden, wife of William, Vista, CA, Jan. 22, 83; Richard John VanKouteren Jr, husband of Kathleen, Beaufort, NC, Apr. 5, 49; Jeanette VanLeeuwen (Adema), widow of Roy, Lynden, WA, Apr. 7, 96; Nancy Irene VanMechelen, wife of Bert, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 19; Christine “Chrissy” VanLiere, wife of Dale, Holland, MI, Mar. 28, 54; Linda G. VanSchyndel (Beckman), widow of William, Mexico, MO, Feb. 14, 90; John E. VanTronk, husband of Annette, Port Orange, FL, Apr. 9, 82; Henny VanVeelen (Plynaer), Chelmsford, MA, Mar. 6, 78; Ernest VanWeelde, widower of Erma, Coopersville, MI, Apr. 2, 82; Peter Verbeem, husband of Jeannette, Wallaceburg, ON, Mar. 20, 85; Hendrik Versteeg, Winnipeg, BC, Mar. 9, 74; Cornelius “Casey” Verwys, widower of Maria, Wyoming, MI, Mar. 31, 82; Alberthus Jacobus (Bert) Vink, husband of Geertruida “Truus”, Toronto, ON, Jan. 30, 94; George Visser, widower of Anne, Edmonton, Apr. 19, 86; Jacob Allen Vruggink, husband of Dorothy (Stegeman), Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 5, 88; Cornelia Watson (Mestrum), wife of Edward, b. Tijamahi, Java, NEI, / d. Tulare, CA, Apr. 2, 71; Nellie Marie Weick (Rouw), wife of Don, London, ON, Feb. 28, 76; Jennie Wright (Meekhof), widow of Russell, Jenison, MI, Apr. 11, 100; Elmer Ymker, husband of Joanne (DeBoer), Hawarden, IA, Mar. 31, 78; William “Bill” Zoetewey, husband of Jennie (Omee), previously widower of Nettie (Vos), Apr. 24, 94; Margaret Zylstra (Zeeff), widow of John, Byron Center, MI, Mar. 31, 90;