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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#669, October 7, 1990
Birthdays
Carrie Boersema, Wyckhoff, NJ, Sep. 23, 95th; Patricia Boeyenga (VanderWiel), Kingston, ON, Oct. 2, 85th; Menzo Brummel, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 27, 80th; Judy (Doetje) Hibma (Algera), Strathroy, ON, Sep. 18, 80th; Bessie (Alsum) Kok, Randolph, WI, Oct. 8, 80th; Pieter Kooger, Lindsay, ON, Sep. 23, 90th; Margaret Kredit, Artesia, CA, Oct. 6, 85th; Lucas Slagter, Redlands, CA, Sep. 22, 90th; Dena Slendebroek, Jenison, MI, Sep. 29, 85th; Anna VanDeWerken, South Holland, IL, Sep. 20, 93rd; Ida VanHaveren, Sheboygan, WI, Sep. 29, 92nd; Daniel VerHage, Trenton, ON, Oct. 8, 90th;
Anniversaries
ARINK (Jansen), Gerrit & Adriana, Surrey, BC, Sep. 19, 20th; BATTJES (Slager), Harold & Marion, Detroit, MI, Sep. 25, 45th; BELDMAN (Heyerman), Derk & Johanna, Holten, OV / Nanticoke, ON, Sep. 19, 50th; BIERLING (Brouwer), Louis (Louwe) & Effie (Aafke), Newmarket, ON, Sep. 23, 30th; BLOEM (Brummel), Robert & Diane, Caledonia, MI, Sep. 15, 35th; BOSCH (Wismar), Raymond & Ruth, Kirtland, OH, Oct. 5, 50th; BOSGRAAF (Kamps), Bert & Gladys, Hudsonville, MI, Oc. 8, 50th; BOUWMAN (Meima), Harry & Tini, Fergus, ON, Oct. 3, 20th; BRAAMS, Adrian & Joan, Lewendorp / St Thomas, ON, Aug. 14, 40th; BREMER (Grit), Harold & Eileen, Hudsonville, MI, Sep. 21, 40th; BRINK (VandenBerg), Herb & Mary, Zeeland, MI, Sep. 21, 40th; BRUINSMA (Krikke), Simon & Hilda, Walker, MI, Oct. 11, 50th; CLOUSING (Leffring), Louis J. & Rena, Tinley Park, IL, Sep. 27, 45th; COMPAAN (DeJong), Ed & Pearl, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 28, 45th; DEHAAN (Mejeur), Jacob & Rena, Kalamazoo, MI, Sep. 20, 50th; DEJONG (Oegema), Ron & Joyce, St Thomas, ON, Oct. 2, 25th; DENBOER (Mulder), John & Margaret, Reading, MN, Sep. 20, 40th; DERUITER (DeVries), Evert & Tine, Zwolle, OV / Brampton, ON, Oct. 12, 40th; DIEPEVEEN, Dick & Nel, Loosduinen / Edmonton, AB, Oct. 11, 40th; DYKSTRA (DeBoer), Richard & Dora, Lansing, IL, Oct. 2, 50th; EELKEMA (Klinker), Menno & Effie, Listowel, ON, Sep. 24, 25th; EISSES (Schaly), John & Alida, Stroud, ON, Sep. 24, 25th; ELDERS (Schutter), Marvin & Esther, Grandville, MI, Sep. 26, 50th; ELGERSMA (Esser), Andy & Ann, Lynden, ON, Oct. 4, 45th; ELLENS (Ippel), Ken & Margaret, Wieringen / St Davids, ON, Oct. 10, 45th; ENTING, Peter & Selma, Seminole, FL, Sep. 13, 60th; FENNEMA (Zylstra), Peter & Dorothy, Lansing, IL, Sep. 27, 50th; GOORMAN, Gordon & Johanna, Zeeland, MI, Sep. 28, 50th; GROENEVELD (VanderWier), Sid & Edith, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 5, 45th; GROOTENDORST (Kooy), Bill & Tina, Bowmanville, ON, Sep. 11, 25th; HAAN (Bos), Luut & Aafke, Strathroy, ON, Sep. 26, 50th; HELMUS (Menken), Albert & Harriet, Holland, MI, Sep. 20, 50th; HEYBOER (Bouwens), Hubert & Josephine, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 9, 50th; HIEMSTRA (Fedder), Wiebe & Jeanette, Grandville, MI, Sep. 30, 60th; HIEMSTRA (Logterman), Zeke & Josephine, Delavan, WI, Oct. 7, 60th; HOEKEMA (Willemstein), Andrew & Alyda, Oct. 15, 50th; HOEKSTRA (VanderWoude), Dick & Alice, South Holland, IL, Sep. 27, 63rd; HOFSTEE (VanHofwegen), Dick & Arlene, Harrison, SD, Oct. 5, 40th; HOLLANDER (DeKruyf), Rev. H. & Nellie, Lynden, WA, Sep. 17, 50th; HOOLSEMA (Keizer), Donald & Pauline, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 14, 40th; HUBERS (Timmer), Herman & Marie, Pease, MN, Sep. 27, 50th; HUNEFELD (VandenBerg), Clarence & Lois, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 19, 45th; JANSEN (Boot), Edwin & Arlyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 7, 35th; KAMPHUIS (Schut), Willis & Alice, Holland, MI, Sep. 14, 50th; KAPER (Haverdink), Donald & Irene, Holland, MI, Sep. 27, 50th; KLAP (Smith), Jay & Kay, Allendale, MI, Sep. 8, 40th; KOK (VanLaten), Rudy & Ann, Sun City, AZ, Oct. 3, 45th; KNIP (Klompsma), William Wiecher & Tine, Strathroy, ON, Oct. 2, 45th; KONING (Zeilstra), Seymour & Mildred, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 12, 50th; KRAAY (Woldhuis), Ted & Alice, Zaandam / Lacombe, AB, Oct. 25, 40th; KUPERUS (Sytsema), Henry C. & Harriet, Sussex, NJ, Sep. 21, 35th; LEUTSCHER (Wyngarden), James & Ella, Muskegon, MI, Sep. 24, 50th; MANNES (Veldhuis), Albert & Evelyn, Zeeland, MI, Sep. 12, 50th; MEYER (Bulthuis), Abel & Jennie, Carol Stream, IL, Oct. 10, 50th; MOERMAN (Peters), Cornelius & Marie, Sioux Center, IA, Aug. 30, 50th; ONDERWATER (Meints), Martin & Diane, Houston, BC, Sep. 20, 25th; RIDDERBOS (Bloem), John & Emma, Gobles, MI, Sep. 19, 45th; ROZEMA (DeBoer), Gerald Jr. & Karen, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 8, 30th; SCHAAP (Visser), Wallace & Katheryn, Sheldon, IA, Sep. 12, 50th; SCHEPERS (Kosters), Gerald & Thomasine, Falmouth, MI, Sep. 30, 50th; SCHUITEMA (Sterenberg), Matthew & Kathryn, Muskegon, MI, Sep. 24, 60th; SLOOTWEG (Vermeulen), Peter & Antonia, Arnhem /Selkirk, ON, Sep. 11, 45th; STEFFENS (Mulder), Paul & Kathryn, Holland, MI, Sep. 26, 50th; STOUB (Groenboom), Paul & Anne, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 5, 50th; STREELMAN (Faber), Ed & Gladys, Hudsonville, MI, Sep. 21, 40th; TIMMERMAN (VanDyke), Ralph & Henrietta, Kentwood, MI, Sep. 26, 50th; TIMMERMANS (Reminga), Bill & Lois, Grandville, MI, Sep. 29, 40th; VANDERLEEK (Mantel), Gerbrand & Grietje, Andijk /Hamilton, ON, Oct. 2, 60th; VANDERMEULEN, Andy & Theresa, Barrie, ON, Oct. 9, 25th; VANDERSCHUUR (Jipping), Peter & Sarah, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 4, 50th; VANDERZEE (Doll), Herman & Elizabeth, South Holland, IL, Oct. 8, 50th; VANDORP (Rozema), John & Harriet, Byron Center, MI, Oct. 10, 50th; VANDRUNEN (Schaap), Harry & Winnie, South Holland, IL, Sep. 27, 50th; VANDYKE (Schoonvelt), Harry & Henrika, Elkhorn, WI, Sep. 27, 50th; VANGORP, Vernon & Dorothy, Pella, IA, Jul. 30, 50th; VANOMMEN (Kalkwiek), John Willem & Connie Mathea, Orangeville, ON, Sep. 13, 30th; VANWEERDHUIZEN (Noteboom), Bob & Ethel, Ferndale, WA, Oct. 4, 50th; VANWERKHOVEN (VanDijk), Hank & Diny, Hillegom / Abbotsford, BC, Oct. 11, 40th; VENEMA (Scholten), Claude J. & Audrey M., Jackson, MI, Sep. 15, 40th; VISSER (Nagtegaal), Roel & Maartje, Broeksterwoude, FR / Peterborough, ON, Oct. 10, 50th; WAGNER (Postma), Aug. & Ethel, Pickford, MI, Oct. 5, 50th; WITTEVEEN (Meints), Albert & Rosa, Abbotsford, BC, Oct. 7, 25th; ZIETSMA (Veenstra), Ulbe & Elizabeth, Mount Brydges, ON, Sep. 20, 45th;
Obituaries
John J. Berends Sr., husband of Popjes (Fryna), Ocala, FL, Aug. 17, 73; John R. Bos, husband of Henrietta (Balfoort), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 27, 91; Wilhelmina (Minnie) Bras (Peuse), widow of Henry, Alton, IA, Sep. 2, 84; Ralph R. Brouwer, husband of Viola (VanderLaan), South Holland, IL, Aug. 29, 75; Akke DeBoer (Draisma), Brampton, ON, Aug. 11, 82; Russell Nelson DeJong, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI, former Professor of Neurologoy at the University of Michigan, author & editor, Mount Pleasant, MI, Aug. 20, 83; Ella DeKam (VandenBosch), widow of Douwe, Aug. 2, 86; John M. Dekker, husband of Viola (Reminga), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 12, 72; Martha Dekker (Dykstra), wife of Danker, Fair Lawn, NJ, Aug. 31, 73; Cynthia De Vries (Monsma), wife of Dick, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 29, 63; Albert Duyst, husband of Amelia (Kelsey), Laton, CA, Sep. 5, 91; Joe Dykstra, widower of Agnes, Sheldon, IA, 88; Peter Ebels, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 13, 72; Jacob Gros, widower of Clara, Pine Bush, NY, Aug. 22, 84; Gertrude R. Haan (Reinders), Sep. 2, 93; Mary Harmison (Drenth), wife of Robert James, Phoenix, AZ, Aug. 13, 43; Christian P. Hepkema, Jun. 30, 79, Janet Hepkema (Bruinink), Aug. 8, 78, Portland, OR; Bessie Hielkema (Meyering), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 11, 83; Wyberen Hoekstra, Decatur, MI, Jul. 19, 77; Anna Hoekzema, Grandville, MI, Sep. 7, 86; Henrietta Hoff (Tammeling), wife of Maynard, Darien, IL, Sep. 4, 60; Hans Jacob Hofstee, son of Harvey & Sharon, Harrison, SD, Jul. 12, 15; Lyle Hoogeboom husband of Alyda (Fisher), Jenison, MI, Jul. 26, 75; Cornelis Houweling, husband of Alida, Burnaby, BC, Oct. 5, 81; Anna Hoving (Streelman), widow of William, Platte, SD, Aug. 19, 84; Grace Kalsbeek, Fremont, MI, Jul. 2, 68; Reka Kloote, Grand Rapids, MI, Jul. 31, 93; Ella Kooima (Lamar), Lombard, IL, Aug. 22, 96; Jan Koops, husband of Maria (Lamberts), Woodstock, ON, Aug. 29, 83; Edward Korringa, husband of Angenette, Janesville, WI, Aug. 1, 71; Arlene Kramer (Ram), widow of Dick, Brampton, ON, Sep. 9, 80; Ruth Lemkuil, daughter of Evelyn & the late Martin Wondergem, Santa Barbara, CA, Jul. 23, 53; Laura Mae Lewen (Mokma), Grand Rapids, MI, Jul. 31, 95; Melvin R. Medema, husband of Mary (Banker), Kentwood, MI, Sep. 1, 76; Jantje Mulder, wife of Jan, b. Vroomshoop, OV, January 16, 1909, d. Brampton, ON, Sep. 3, 81; Peter Noor Sr., Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 15, 88; Margo Ormel, daughter of Henry & Gerda, Vineland, ON, Aug. 27, 33; Henry C. Ottens, husband of Grance, Morrison, IL, Aug. 15, 87; Gertrude Peppinck, Tillsonburg, ON, Jul. 9, 78; Dina Pieper (Bouwer), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 4, 100; Nellie Price (Bultema), Chicago Heights, IL, Jul. 10, 65; Donald Schat, husband of Alice (Beimers), Chatham, ON, Aug. 19, 70; Nicholas Sikkema, husband of Bertha (Sybesma), Wayne, NJ, Aug. 11, 88; Cornelia Tubergen (Gulker), wife of Fred, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 23, 74; Ella Uithoven-Goken, widow of Frans, Brampton, ON, Sep. 3, 83; Henry VanBielert, Gibsons, BC, Sep. 13, 85; Arnold VanderArk, husband of Sharon (Veenstra), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 9, 57; Gerard Jan VanderVeen, husband of Wilda (Bajema), Cannington, ON, Sep. 2, 65; Margaret Ann VanEns (VanderZaag), husband of Rev. C., Indian Harbor Beach, FL, Jul. 26, 67; Geertruida VanRooyen, widow of Harry, Grimsby, ON, Sep. 10, 89; Anthony Jacob Vis, husband of Alle (Eising), b. Rotterdam, Jan. 23, 1915, d. Hamilton, ON, Sep. 12, Hamilton, ON, 83; Harry Vork, Holland, MI, Sep. 13, 98; Klaaske Vroom (Hoogsteen), Petrolia, ON, Aug. 4, 90; George F. Wesenberg, Mitchell, ON, Jul. 9, 86; Lawrence Wierema Sr., husband of Mathilda, Burr Ridge, IL, Jul. 25, 58; Gerrit Worst, husband of Grace, Spring Lake, MI, formerly of Grand Rapids, MI, Jul. 27, 80; Ivan E. Zylstra, husband of Evelyn (Bos), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 7, 66;