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as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#736, June 23, 1993
Anniversaries
APOL (VanderSlik), John & Dorothy, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 10, 50th; BAKHUYZEN (Langland), Simon & Linda, Walker, MI, May 25, 25th; BEINTEMA (Swart), Pieter & Meintje, Jenison, MI, May 18, 60th; BEUKEMA (Klaver), Gerald & Agnes, Jenison, MI, May 19, 50th; BIEREMA (Kuiken), John & Jane, Tzummarum, Friesland / Lindsay, ON, Mar. 4, 45th; BIERMA (Kuipers), Harry & Clara, Lethbridge, AB, Jun. 7, 25th; BRAAK (Nieuwenhuis), Henk & Pauline, Lethbridge, AB, May 22, 40th; BRINKS (Sikkema), Robert & Catherine, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 9, 50th; BROER (Gritter), Dirk & Marian, Aylmer, ON, May 22, 40th; BRUGGEMA (Fennema), Cornelius & Pearl, Grand Rapids, MI, May 22, 69th; BRUULSEMA (Bosma), Thys & Annigje, Dwingeloo, Drenthe / Hamilton, ON, Apr. 27, 65th; DEJONG (Ritzema), Peter & Leona, Grand Rapids, MI, May 27, 50th; DEVOS (Schouten), John & Joanne, Winnipeg, MB, May 8, 35th; DEVRIES (Kila), John & Johanna, Oak Lawn, IL, Jun. 7, 65th; DRIESENGA (Koenes), Morris & Gertrude, Holland, MI, Jun. 9, 50th; DYKSTRA (Stulp), Chuck & Corrie, St. Catharines, ON, Jun. 1, 25th; FABER (VanHoving), Riemer & Aafje, Aldergrove, BC, Jun. 10, 50th; GANSEKOELE (Groenendijk), Ralph & Alice, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Jun. 9, 30th; HANEGRAAFF (Liebeek), Rev. John & Leny, Woodstock, ON, Jun. 30, 45th; HART (Dragt), John & Lummi, London, ON, May 27, 40th; HAVERKAMP (Hartger), Bill & Marybeth, Kentwood, MI, May 28, 25th; HENDRICKS (VanDalfsen), Herm & Betty, Lynden, WA, Jun. 4, 50th; HIELEMA (Boonstra), Peter & Henrietta, Oldekerk, Groningen / Townsend, ON, May 18, 60th; HOEKSTRA (Linker), Arnold & Margaret, Wyoming, ON, Jun. 14, 25th; HOITENGA (Vandermeer), Dewey & Theresa, Porter Hills, South Carolina, Jun. 3, 65th; HOLTVLUWER (Wynia), Henk & Susan, Manotick, ON, Jun. 10, 35th; HOOGERDIJK (Breukelman), Cornelis & Hermina, Taber, AB, Mar. 21, 35th; HOPPE (Bakker), Paul & Sadie, Wyoming, MI, May 28, 50th; HUIZINGA (Ederveen), Bindert & Jacqueline, Edmonton, AB, May 24, 60th; HUNSE, Teun & Jo, St. Catharines, ON, May 30, 40th; KARSEMEYER (VanderWerff), Albert & Marian, Jenison, MI, May 27, 45th; IDEMA, Ed & Marge, Jenison, MI, May 27, 35th; JAGER (Salverda), Robert & Pearl, Smithville, ON, Jun. 6, 35th; JONKER (Kottelenberg), Peter & Henrietta, Shelburne, ON, Jun. 15, 25th; KIKKERT, Mr. & Mrs. Gossen, St. Catharines, ON, Mar. 25, 60th; KLEEFMAN (Kieneker), Gerrit Roelof & Alberdina, Langley, BC, Jun. 9, 60th; LEEP, Nick & Tena, Holland, MI, Jun. 3, 50th; MARSMAN (Versluys), Ed & Chris, Grand Rapids, MI, May 26, 55th; MEDEMA (Van Lingen), John & Boukje, Kollum, Friesland / Aylmer, ON, May 13, 50th; MIKKERS, Joe & Annie, Victoria, BC, Apr. 24, 40th; MOKMA (Breuker), William & Julia, Holland, MI, May 28, 50th; NYHOLT (Natte), Frank & Julia, Grand Rapids, MI, May 25, 45th; OSTERHAVEN (Herweyer), Bruce & Shirley, Middleville, MI, May 22, 40th; PELON (Witteveen), Richard & Wilhelmina, Holland, MI, May 13, 45th; PLUGER (Diekevers), Merle & Wilma, Marion, MI, Jun. 3, 45th; RAVENHORST (Zwart), Luke & Lydia, Edmonton, AB, Jun. 6, 40th; SIKMA (Boomsma), Harry A. & Clara, Chicago, IL, Jun. 3, 68th; TIMMERMAN (Scholten), Cor & Johanna, Caistor Centre, ON, Jun. 3, 40th; TOESET (Koops), Carl & Julia, Mesa, Arizona, Jun. 4, 50th; VANBEEK, Mr. & Mrs. Renger, St. Catharines, ON, Apr. 2, 50th; VANDENBERG (VerLee), Vernon & Josephine, Holland, MI, May 25, 50th; VANDERHOUT (VanderVelde), John & Margaret, Burlington, ON, Jun. 6, 40th; VANDERMEY (VanderPerk), Bill & Nell, Mississauga, ON, May 27, 40th; VANDERVEER (Heidinga), Jacob & Anna, Nepean, ON, May 20, 55th; VANEGMOND (Slendebroek), Bill & Henny, Wyoming, MI, May 23, 30th; VANZANTEN (VanderPoorte), Herman & Ann, Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 5, 50th; VEENSTRA (Bommelje), Lou & Irene, Grand Rapids, MI, May 14, 45th; VEENSTRA (Korhorn), Maynard & Alice, Grand Rapids, MI, May 27, 60th; VEER, Mike & Wilhelmina, Brantford, ON, May 28, 50th; VERBEEK, Case & Emma, Woodstock, ON, Mar. 27, 40th; VROEGE (Teunissen), Bas & Truus, Vianen, Zuid-Holland / New Westminster, BC, Jun. 4, 50th; WITTE (Goedknegt), John & Ena, Grand Rapids, MI, May 11, 50th; WOLTING (Hopman), Ralph & Willy, Chatham, ON, May 14, 35th; WYMENGA (Herder), Jaap & Wietske, Blenheim, ON, May 20, 45th; ZAAGMAN (VanOverloop), Robert & Grace, Grand Rapids, MI, May 18, 50th; ZETHOF, Henk & Agnes, Victoria, BC, May 16, 40th; ZYLSTRA (Berkelaar), Mark & Corrie, Jordan Station, ON, May 18, 25th; ZWART (DeYoung), Derk & Bernice, Wyoming, MI, May 12, 50th;
Obituaries
Helena Baker (Elema), widow of John, born at Oude Pekela, Groningen, late of Strathroy, ON, May 15, 71; Irene Bakhuyzen (van Tongeren), wife of John, born at Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, late of Grand Rapids, MI, May 21, 79; George Cyril Borremans, husband of Maxine, Aylmer, ON, May 31, 66; Willem Geert Bos, Comox, BC, Apr. 4, 59; Cora Bylsma, widow of Gerrit, Grand Rapids, MI, May 20, 94; Lambert A. De Jong, husband of Rena (Kerkstra), Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 26; Nellie den Duyf (de Jong), wife of Arie, Abbotsford, BC, May 28, 82; Oscar Duiker, husband of Geeske (Grace), born at Leeuwarden, Friesland, late of Brampton, ON, May 5, 79; Doeke Dykstra, husband of Leentje (Cuperus), Abbotsford, BC, May 17, 68; Margaret Edema (Berkenpas), wife of August, Byron Center, MI, May 1, 70; Augustine Engelenburg, wife of Robby C., Sun City, CA, Feb. 5; Theodore Faber, widower of Anne (Jipping), Wyoming, MI, May 21, 84; William Thomas Herrygers, husband of Rita Marie, Grand Rapids, MI, May 13, 66; Chris Heymans, husband of Doloris, London, ON, May 14, 59; Rika Gerhardina Hofman, widow of Fred S. Sr. (1964), Burnaby, BC, May 28, 81; Bernard Jellema, husband of Emma (Van De Weert), Belhaven, North Carolina, Apr. 23; Herman Kamminga, husband of AB, Grand Rapids, MI, May 19, 80; Jan Kasper, son of Hendrika of Jenison, MI, late of Grand Rapids, MI, May 25, 52; Gerrit Willem Klumpenhower, husband (for nearly 60 years) of Hendrika (Van Arragon), born at Varseveld, Gelderland, late of Listowel, ON, May 5, 86; Jacob Kortenhoeven, husband of Pearl, Highland, Indiana, May, 86; John Levering, husband of Wilma (Groen), Grandville, MI, May 15, 61; Luink Luinge, husband of Anna (Braaksma), formerly of BC, late of Hamilton, ON, May 19, 80; Ida Meekers (Classen), wife of Joseph, Verdun, Quebec, May 21, 71; Wilhelmus (Willy) Merks, son of Bill & Marianne (Alers), West Lorne, ON, May 21, 16; Alex A. Mulder, husband of Anna, a member of the Royal Dutch Air Force during World War II, & a POW in Japan for three years, late of Wyoming, MI, May 15, 73; Trudence Nienhuis (Kauffman), wife of Dr. Leonard, Jenison, MI, May 3, 41; Marion Ondersma (Swart), wife of Simon, Jenison, MI, May 19, 73; Petrus Opdam, son of Mrs. Johanna Opdam, Montreal, Quebec, May 22; Henry Roosien, widower of Anna, Wyoming, MI, May 18, 90; Wilhelmina Sterenberg, formerly of Muskegon, MI, late of Grand Rapids, MI, May 14, 83; Taeke (Ted) Tamminga, husband of Jennie, Wyoming, MI, May 12, 83; Rodney Valk, son of John & Pauline of Grimsby, ON, May 20, 18; Sarah Geraldine VanBilsen, born Jan. 22, 1993, twin sister of Todd, daughter of Paul & Suzy (Bender) of Glencoe, ON, granddaughter of Jake & Ina VanBilsen of Appin, ON, May 20; Henrietta VandenBosch (VandeVegte), widow of John, Rock Valley, IA, May 23, 88; Ben VandePavert, husband of Toos (Schoenmaker), born at Medan, Sumatra, late of Berry Creek, CA, Mar. 27, 61; Oscar VanderHoek, husband (for 61 years) of Leona (Huizenga), born in 1906 at Rinsumageest, Friesland, late of Agassiz, BC, May 2; Richard VanderVelde, widower of Theodora (Doris, Kooi), husband of D. Jean (Powell), late of Weidman, MI, in Florida, May 9, 71; Bert VandeWeg, widower of Stella, Grand Rapids, MI, May 18, 80; Petronella VanDykhof, wife of Gerard, Montreal, Quebec, May 15; Cobie VanDrunen, widow of Leonard J., Jenison, MI, May 1, 92; Ina VanHouwelingen (Visscher), widow of John Henry (1975), Pella, IA, May 8, 85; Feije (Frank) VanMarrum, husband of Willy (Bergman), born at Hollem, Friesland, late of Woodstock, ON, May 4, 63; Margaret VanPeursem (Kool), widow of George, Oceanside, CA, May 2, 94; Henry VanVeldhuizen, husband of Nellie (Kroese), born at Ede, Gelderland, emigrated with his parents Gysbertus & Aartje (van den Sanden) in 1907, late of Sheldon, IA, May 17, 93; Alice Johanna VanWyk (DeWild), widow of Mitchell J. (1974), Orange City, IA, May 14, 92; Klaas Veldman, husband of Henny, Burlington, ON, May 20, 68; Jacob (Jack) Vermeulen, widower of Lena (1976), husband of Fenna, born at Strijen, Zuid-Holland, late of Strathroy, ON, May 6, 76; Bonnie M. Vrieling (Matter), wife of John B., Moses Lake, WA, May 23, 61; Hendrikje Westendorp (Groothuis), widow of Hermannus (1979), late of Abbotsford, BC, May 14, 77; Joseph (Joe) Westendorp, husband of Margaret (Singor), Chatham, ON, May 26, 62; Hessel Wiersma, husband of Marie, Britt, ON, May 29, 65; Louwina Zandee (Borgman), Grand Rapids, MI, May 11, 94; Agnes E. Zeeryp, Grand Rapids, MI, May 20, 87; Gerrit P. Zwak, husband of Joyce, Grand Rapids, MI, May 22, 61;