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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#795, December 7, 1995
Birthdays
Cornelia Broek, Rock Valley, IA, Nov. 11, 80th; Jenny DeVries, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 14, 85th; Anje Dreise, Chatham, ON, Nov. 13, 90th; Jennette Gruizenga, Kalamazoo, MI, Nov. 4, 85th; Lucille Gruizenga (Dekema), Kalamazoo, MI, Oct. 29, 85th; Coral Hanenburg (Koppenol), Coopersville, MI, Nov. 6, 90th; Tina Pyp (Faasse), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 31, 90th; Helen Ruster, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 20, 90th; Annie Schotanus (Visser), Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 89th; Henry Vis, Brampton, ON, Nov. 7, 81st;
Anniversaries
ADDINK (Dykstra), Joe & Jessie, Auburn, WA, Nov. 16, 60th; ATSMA (Procee), Gaele & Pearl, Abbotsford, BC Nov. 10, 40th; BENJAMINS, Arend & Jenny, married in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, of Embro, ON, Nov. 14, 50th; BOOT (Syrier), Bart & Nellie, Wyoming, ON, Nov. 9, 50th; BRUINING (DeLeeuw), Nicholas & Elizabeth, Little Compton, Rhode Island, Nov. 7, 50th; COLYN (Knegt), William & Margaret, Wellandport, ON, Dec. 9, 40th; DEBOER, Gary & Bonnie, Iona Station, ON, Nov. 14, 40th; DEBOER (Holtjer), Hendrik & Anje, Willowdale, ON, Nov. 21, 60th; DEKOK (Allen), Arie & Mary, married in Monrovia, Liberia, W.A., of Schulenburg, Texas, Nov. 7, 50th; DEVRIES (Koetsier), Richard & Eleanor, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 26, 45th; DEWITT (Faber), Jake & Helen, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 26, 50th; DEYOUNG (Hendricks), John & Josephine, McBain, MI, Nov. 1, 55th; DYK (Roon), Jake & Henrietta, Hudsonville, MI, Nov. 8, 50th; EISING (Stigter), Ralph & Trudy, married in Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, of Orillia, ON, Nov. 25, 60th; GOORHOUSE (Berkenpas), Gerrit & Agnes, Byron Center, MI, Oct. 25, 50th; HALMA (Couperus), Sierk & Sjoukje, married in Leeuwarden, Friesland, of Schenevus, New York, originally from Birdaard & Leeuwarden, Oct. 2, 50th; HEIDINGA, Baukje & Hedde, married in Leeuwarden, Friesland, of Cornwall, ON, Dec. 3, 60th; JURRIES (DeBoer), Leonard & Shirley, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 3, 45th; KLEEFMAN (VanderGugten), Koos & Rita, Delta, BC, Dec. 2, 35th; KOETJE (VanderMeulen), Carl & Jean, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 21, 40th; KORNOELJE (VanTuinen), Henry & Bernice, Grandville, MI, Oct. 27, 45th; KRAKER (Gemmen), Harold & Julia, Allendale, MI, Nov. 1, 50th; LANGERAK (Snip), Art & Ruth, Jenison, MI, Oct. 27, 45th; MELLEMA (Eshuis), Clarence & Alice, Lynden, WA, Oct. 20, 60th; NYEHOLT (Gerrers), William & Nancy, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 1, 40th; OOST (Vanderheide), Dick & Tina, married in Doezum, Groningen, of Beamsville, ON, Nov. 22, 45th; OPHOFF (TenHave), Art & Jean, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 20, 50th; OVINGE, John & Lucy, Victoria, BC, Nov. 9, 55th; PRATT (Ossewaarde), Marvin & Jean, Allendale, MI, Oct. 30, 50th; REIDSMA (Dantuma), Lloyd & Marie, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 18, 20th; ROORDA (DeHaan), Walter & Wilma, Pella, IA, Nov. 17, 50th; SCHAAFSMA (VanDyke), Clair & Betty, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 25, 50th; SCHELLING, Cornelius & Gertrude, Sioux Center, IA, Nov. 6, 50th; SCHUITEMAN (Brands), Arthur & Alice, Grandville, MI, Nov. 1, 50th; SHOEMAKER (Troost), Ray & Lorna, Grandville, MI, Oct. 23, 60th; SLAGER (DeYoung), Adrian & Henrietta, Jenison, MI, Nov. 4, 65th; STRUIKSMA (Prenger), Ken & Rita, ON, Nov. 16, 40th; TIMMER (Nyenhuis), Rev. Wesley & Marilyn, Goshen, New York, Nov. 22, 40th; TOLMAN (Wamsteeker), Wiebe & Betty, Abbotsford, BC, Nov. 18, 40th; VANBELLE (Feddema), Albert & Shirley, Kendal, ON, Nov. 18, 40th; VANBERKEL (Obbink), Mitchell & Irene, Edgerton, MN, Nov. 29, 50th; VANDASLER, Aalt & Janet, London, ON, Oct. 19, 45th; VANDENBOOGAARD (Hogenes), Kors & Tina, married in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, of edmonton, AB, Nov. 14, 50th; VANDERPLOEG (Meeuwsen), Fred & Marian, Kentwood, MI, Nov. 7, 60th; VANDERVELDE(Tibstra), Clarence & Dorothy, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 21, 50th; VANDERWALL (DeJonge), Arnold & Jun., Marne, MI, Oct. 23, 50th; VANIPEREN (VanTilburg), Hendrik & Johanna, married in Vianen, Utrecht, of Grimsby, ON, Nov. 21, 60th; VELSINK (Tuin), Hans & Grace, Edmonton, AB, Nov. 12, 40th; VOORTMAN (Wassenaar), Anthony & Gertrude, Escalon, CA, Nov. 15, 50th; VRYHOF (Hondorp), Don & Zaida, Wyoming, MI, Nov. 8, 50th; WARSEN (Pluger), Gerrit & Margaret, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 27, 64th;
Obituaries
Douwe (David) Adema, husband of Patricia Hoekstra, Newmarket, ON, Oct. 29, 77; Earl W. Alberda, husband of Plina, Bauer, MI, Oct. 24, 78; Jeffry Alan Alons, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 28, 32; Elizabeth Alsum, widow of Newton, Denver, CO, Oct. 9, 92; Hillechien (Helen) Antonides (Kanning), wife of Hendrik, Oct. 17; William Wytze (Bill) Atsma, born in Joure, Friesland, husband of Beverley, Lillooet, BC, Oct. 18, 59; Cornelius Andreas Bader, husband of Margaret, White Rock, BC, Nov. 7; Bart A. Bandstra, widower of Tresa (VanWyngarden), Pella, IA, Oct. 23, 73; Henderika Bloem, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 25, 92; Everett Boeve, husband of Arlene (Tamminga), Woodstock, MN, Oct. 14, 63; Rick Botma, Grandville, MI, Oct. 29, 41; Flora Buwalda (Klyn), widow of John, Pella, IA, Oct. 22, 88; Anna M. DeBoer (Remmerde), widow of Nicholas, Rock Valley, IA, Oct. 21, 70; Neeltje (Nelly) de Boer (Kelder), born in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, wife of Klaas, Vancouver, BC, Nov. 12, 72; Abe DeHeer, husband of Jeanette, Salem, Oregon, Sep. 15, 72; Cora DeKoster, Lynden, WA, Oct. 28, 66; Madeline DeVos, widow of Arthur, Tillsonburg, ON, Oct. 20, 91; Kym Louise DeVries (Stadelaar), wife of Rudy, Delta, BC, Nov. 3, 39; Henry L. (Hank) Donkervoort, husband of Dora, Lake Eugenia, ON, Oct. 25, 70; John Michael Eekhoff, husband of Kristen (Heemstra), Sheldon, IA, Oct. 19, 43; Simen Feddema, born in Foudgum, Friesland, husband of Sylvia (Boersma), Brampton, ON, Oct. 25, 89; Gerrit Gelder, husband of Henrietta (VanHaitsma), Zeeland, MI, Oct. 10, 76; Cornelius J. (Neil) Giesbrecht, husband of Elizabeth, St. Catharines, ON, Oct. 22, 88; John Groothuis, husband of Margaret (Schreur), Jenison, MI, Oct. 25, 82; Marie Haagsma (Reinalda), wife of Gerrit, Artesia, CA, Oct. 16, 79; Agnes Haayema, widow of Tony, Aylmer, ON, Oct. 9, 89; Eduard Armand Hamstra, born in Sidoardjo, Indonesia, of Milwaukee, Oregon, Sep. 11, 73; William (Bill) Heeren, husband of Wilma (Billie), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 31, 79; Gerald Helmholdt, husband of Eleanor, Grandville, MI, Oct. 20, 75; Edward Heuvelman, Byron Center, MI, Nov. 7, 90; Henry Arthur Hoek, widow of Nellie, husband of Arlene, Holland, MI, Nov. 5, 82; Willard Holwerda, husband of Nellie, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 16, 79; Dirk Hoogendoorn, widower of Johanna, husband of Willemina, Brampton, ON, Oct. 4, 87; Gladys Huberts (Steen), wife of John, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 29, 80; Jason John Kaemingk, Mitchell, South Dakota, Oct. 30, 15; Helena J. Keizer (Haveman), widow of Gilbert, Sioux Center, IA, Oct. 16, 78; John Kersbergen, husband of Elizabeth (Gorzeman), Rock Valley, IA, Oct. 19, 80; Frederick Klein-Wassink, husband of Grace (Maring), Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 24, 70; Frank Klomp, widower of Ann & Cornelia, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 28, 93; Carrie Klynsma, widow of John, London, ON, Nov. 4, 78; Edna Konyndyk, widow of Joe, Allendale, MI, Nov. 4, 89; Rev. Arie C. Leegwater, husband of Eleanor 'Polly' (DeGroot), Chilliwack, BC, Oct. 19, 65; Reina P. Lodewyk (Rutgers), wife of Willem, Red Deer, AB, Oct. 7, 82; Henry Harm Luikes, widow of Matilda, Kentwood, MI, Nov. 3, 79; Marian Lois Luyendyk, widow of John, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 1, 83; John Maas, husband of Edith (VandenBos), Burbank, CA, Sep. 25, 82; Klaas Markus, husband of Nelly (VanDorp), Woodstock, ON, Oct. 13, 77; Jack Nederveld, Manistee, MI, Oct. 20, 74; Henrietta Nibbelink, Pella, IA, Oct. 7, 95; Bertha Nunnikhoven (Slykhuis), widow of Anthony, Pella, IA, Oct. 20, 90; Norma J. Ooms, wife of Kenneth, South Holland, IL, Oct. 12, 49; Anna Margaretha Paape, widow of Jan, Bothwell, ON, Oct. 23, 96; Esther Posthumus (Deur), widow of Jacob, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov.9, 83; Albert Roetman, widower of Alice, husband of Henrietta (Kamstra), Hospers, IA, Oct. 18, 72; Clazena Geraldine Scholten (Bomgaars), wife of Gerrit, Boyden, IA, Nov. 5, 70; Miriam Wilhelmina Scholten, Abbotsford, BC, Oct. 4, 24; Bernard Earl Schoonbeck, widower of Marion, Gainesville, Florida, Nov. 1, 81; Lawrence (Larry) Schut, husband of Maxine, Coopersville, MI, Nov. 3, 70; Raymond Steenwyk, husband of Iva, Byron Center, MI, Oct. 24, 77; Arie Sturrus, husband of Aletta, Walker, MI, Nov. 3, 65; Menno Styf, husband of Bertha, Grandville, MI, Oct. 27, 86; Johanna Adriana Talsma (Hoogendoorn), born in Alphen a/d Rijn, Zuid-Holland, wife of Gerry, Newcastle, ON, Oct. 18, 60; Daniel Lee Ten Haken, Rock Valley, IA, Oct. 19, 38; Howard Wayne Terpstra, widower of Daisy, Pella, IA, Oct. 21, 81; Rolena VanBeek (Schoneveld), born in Noorthoen, Germany, widow of Gerrit, Rock Valley, IA, Nov. 3, 86; Wiea VanBelle, wife of Peter, Edmonton, AB, Oct. 15, 59; Jacob (Jack) Vanden Berg, widower of Margo, Vancouver, BC, Nov. 9, 92; Trudy G. Vanden Berg, London, ON, Oct. 22; Johanna Vandenbeukel (VanOnselen), widow of Pieter, Norwich, ON, Oct. 21, 74; Elva Vanderburg, widow of Cecil, Watford, ON, Oct. 20; Pieter VanderKooi, husband of Annette, London, ON, Oct. 28, 80; James VanderList, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 22, 79; Peter Vander Sloot, husband of Grace (Timmer), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 19, 87; Gertrude VanderVeen, wife of Walter, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 25, 86; Olga VanDura (VanGenderen), Fresno, CA, Sep. 17, 74; Henry (Hank) Jay VanDyken, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 23, 49; Mary A. VanHaverbeke (VanDamme), widow of Albert, Wallaceburg, ON, Oct. 18, 75; Loretta VanHekken, widow of Fred Lampen & John, Grandville, MI, Oct. 27, 86; Anna VanKerkhoven, widow of Dirk, Grimsby, ON, Sep. 4, 89; Howard E. VanManen, husband of Evelyn (Daling), Grand Rapids, MI, 85; Joe VanRy, born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, husband of Grace, Lynden, WA, Oct. 25, 85; Ralph VanSpronsen, husband of Frances, St. Catharines, ON, Sep. 10, 81; Rhea VanTongeren (Kuipers), widow of William, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 24, 90; Clara VanZee (VanSteenis), widow of Gerrit, Pella, IA, Oct. 23, 97; Bert Verbeem, husband of Maria, Hamilton, ON, Oct. 8, 66; Francisca Maria Verheul (VanKasteren), born in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, widower of Cornelis, Nov. 6, 88; Johannes (Joe) Verwey, husband of Elizabeth (Hartjes), Auburn, ON, Oct. 24, 80; Wilbert Visser, Uxbridge, Massachussets, Oct. 13, 53; Winnie Vollink (Pollema), widow of Herman, Rock Valley, IA, Oct. 24, 82; George Wall, widower of Marie (Verheul), Woodstock, ON, Oct. 8, 89; William Jacob Wammes, husband of Mary (Klaver), Bothwell, ON, Oct. 9, 72; Robert M. Welmerink, husband of Jean, Ada, MI, Oct. 29, 63; Franklin J. Westveer, husband of Helen (DeGraaf), Grand Rapids, MI, 65; Johannes (Joe) Wever, widower of Gertrude, Sarnia, ON, Oct. 8, 73; Wessel Wynja, husband of Dorothy (Kruizenga), Ireton, IA, Nov. 2, 77; Herman Zoet, husband of Wilma (DeVries), Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 8, 77; Cornelia Zwyghuizen, Grandville, MI, Nov. 9, 83;