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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#807, June 7, 1996
Birthdays
Gerrit Gritter, Jenison, MI, May 11, 100th; John Huitsing, Wheaton, IL, May 14, 99th; GertruDEIwema, Zeeland, MI, May 13, 100th; Min Koele, Hull, IA, May 11, 80th; Coba Kortenhoeven, Grand Rapids, MI, May 21, 90; Elsie Visscher (VanWyk), Platte, SD, May 8, 80th;
Anniversaries
AFMAN (Wielhouwer), Rev. ClyDE& Pauline, Fremont, MI, May 11, 50th; BAARDA (Visser), Sjoerd (George) & Boukje (Barbara), married in Sneek, Friesland, of Wellandport, ON, May 10, 60th; BAKKER (Fekkes), Walter & Eunice, Edmonton, AB, May 8, 50th; BLOK (VanZytveld), Stanley & Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 28, 57th; BOS, Fred & Ricky, Smithville, ON, May 28, 50th; BRUGGING (Wormmeester), Neal & Berdene, Byron Center, MI, May 2, 50th; BUTEYN (Leys), Peter & Janet, Sheboygan, WI, May 14, 60th; BUYS (Wolfert), Jacob & Jennie, Grand Rapids, MI, May 2, 50th; CNOSSEN, Jeff & Atje, married in Surhuisum, Friesland, of Oakville, ON, May 15, 45th; DEBOER (Hogeterp), Jack & Winnie, Hagersville, ON, May 25, 40th; DEGRAAF (VANDERVeen), Maint & Elizabeth, Branchton, ON, May 23, 45th; DEGROOT (DeJong), Menno & Clary, Burlington, ON, 40th; DEKKER (Compagner), Almon & Luella, Hudsonville, MI, May 9, 50th; DERUITER (Jongma), Hank & Ann, Brampton, ON, June 2, 40th; DEWEERD (Verdoold), John & Alice, Ailsa Craig, ON, May 18, 40th; DEWIT (Greving), Dick & Ila, Prairie View, KS, May 22, 50th; DIELEMAN (Dieleman), William & Marie, Chatham, ON, May 6, 70th; DYKSTRA (Slotegraaf), Alfred & Margaret, Clinton, ON, Apr. 30, 25th; ENNENGA (VANDERSys), Les & Jo, Grand Haven, MI, May 3, 50th; GEERLINKS (Fledderus), Harm & Anna, Fenwick, ON, May 18, 40th; GEERTSEMA (Wedzinga), Jakob & Grace (Geertje), Jenison, MI, May 28, 60th; GEERTSMA (Veenstra), Martin & Christine, Pitt Meadows, BC, May 9, 50th; GROEN (Stryker), Tom & Alice, Lynden, ON, June 16, 40th; HAAN (Couperus), Willem & Maaike, Port Hope, ON, 50th; HABERS (Gebben), Evert & Janet, Holland, MI, May 8, 55th; HERREMA (Sterk), Steve & Betty, Grand Rapids, MI, May 9, 50th; HOEKSTRA (Posthumus), August & Judith, Hamilton, MI, May 5, 35th; HOLTROP (Vander Zwaag), Pieter & Maaike, Mount Hope, ON, May 7, 50th; HUISENGA (Schutler), Peter & Helene, Lansing, IL, May 9, 55th; HUIZING (VANDERSloot), Albert & Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, May 9, 60th; HUYSER (Koolen), Howard & Joann, Cascade, MI, May 1, 50th; JEFFER (DEHaan), Richard & Mathilda, Midland Park, NJ, May 23, 50th; KASPERSMA (Andree), Kees & Djoke (Joanne), married in Sneek, Friesland, of Strathroy, ON, Apr. 25, 50th; KATERBERG (Lubberts), William & Femmigje, Alma, ON, May 18, 45th; KATERBERG (Scholten), Everhardt & Jean, Grand Rapids, MI, May 10, 50th; KLOOSTERMAN (Harmsma), Harmen & Anna, Athens, ON, May 16, 50th; KLOS (VanAssen), Bert & Eke, Calgary, AB, June 12, 35th; KNEGT (Hart), Johannes Jan (Joop) & GeertruiDE(Gerie), Guelphe, ON, May 12, 45th; KNIBBE (Schuringa), Andy & Rita, Mount Hope, ON, May 11, 45th; KREUZE (Slagter), Nickolas & Lucy, Grandville, MI, May 6, 70th; KUIPER (Osinga), Richard & Ruth, Sturtevant, WI, May 10, 50th; LEFFERS (Kleine Deters), Klaas & Jackie, Coaldale, AB, Apr. 14, 35th; LEMMENES (Wisse), A. Glenn & Priscilla, Brookfield, WI, May 26, 40th; MELLEMA (Folkringa), Robert & Adeline, Gowen, MI, May 8, 50th; MELLEMA (Gort), Jim & Luanne, Grandville, MI, Apr. 30, 25th; MOFFAT (Zuiderveen), Lee & Dorothy, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 27, 40th; MOL (Brunsink), Edward & Verna, Jenison, MI, Apr. 27, 45th; NICOLAI (VANDERWeit), Louis & Florence, Plymouth, NC, May 16, 50th; OOMS (Hoekstra), William Christine, Lansing, IL, May 10, 50th; PLANTINGA (Klunder), Sjoerd (George) & Grietje, Hudsonville, MI, May 13, 50th; PRINS, Karl & Johanna, married in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, of Brampton, ON, Apr. 26, 60th; RANG, Willem & Audrey, married in Enschede, Overijssel, of Dunnville, ON, May 17, 45th; REITSMA, Eelke & Lies, London, ON, May 1, 40th; RUESSINK (Vreman), Gerard & Diane, Chatham, ON, May 12, 35th; SCHAAFSMA (Lynema), Lewis & Esther, Martin, MI, May 2, 50th; SCHARRINGA (Rustenburg), Peter & Rita, Waterdown, ON, May 25, 40th; SELLES (Groenwold), Herman & Janny, ON, May 5, 40th; SPOELHOF (Kieft), James & Bonnie, Jenison, MI, May 7, 30th; STEENWYK (Petroelje), Louis & Anna, Zeeland, MI, May 21, 50th; STEHOUWER (VanRavensway), William & Marie, Holland, MI, May 1, 60th; STOUB (Beenes), Jacob & Alice, Tinley Park, IL, May 9, 50th; TENBRINKE (Meints), John & Fimke, Smithers, BC, June 5, 40th; TOLSMA, John & Jenny, Lynden, WA, May 9, 50th; VANBELKUM (Denhof), Nick & Dolors, St.Johns, MI, June 5, 50th; VANDERWOUDE(Gerbrandy), Simon & Elsie, San Marcos, CA, May 15, 55th; VANDIERENDONCK, Roger & Loreen, Aylmer, ON, May 5, 50th; VANHOEVELAAK, Tom & Margaret, Dunvile, ON, May 11, 50th; VANZANTEN (Sterken), John & Irene, Holland, MI, Apr. 26, 50th; VERSTEEG (Dallinga), Henry & Fennie, Winniepg, MB, May 30, 40th; VREDEVELD (Huizenga), Richard & Marian, Jenison, MI, May 15, 50th; VYN (Bosma), Jacob & Gepke, married in Opperdoes, Noord_Holland, of Ancaster, ON, May 14, 60th; WIERENGA (Jagersma), Ekke & Jantje, Neerlandia, AB, May 13, 30th; WIERENGA (Kippers), Bert & Tena, Neerlandia, AB, June 4, 25th; WOUDSTRA (Vander Wal), Harold & Margaret, Burlington, ON, May 25, 50th; WYMENGA (Sibma), Ray & Susan, married in Garijp, Friesland, of St. Thomas, ON, May 14, 60th; ZUIDEMA (Koopman), Hielke & Marchien, May 5, 35th;
Obituaries
Garret J. Bajema, husband of Hilda (Gellerson), Bellingham, WA, May 6, 85; Engelbertus Johannes Bakker, widower of Anna (Schulte), Burlington, ON, May 2, 90; Fred Benjamins, born in Batavia, Indonesia, of Eugene, OR, Apr. 1, 67; Janna (Janet) Berendse, wife of Roelof (Ralph), Grimsby, ON, May 1, 81; Jeannine Blommers (VandeWalle), wife of John, Wallaceburg, ON, May 7, 64; Tony Boer, husband of Margaret, Wyoming, ON, Apr. 14, 65; Shirley M. Bosch, widow of J. Henry, Battle Creek, MI, May 3, 76; Mattie Boven (Westdorp), widow of Demar, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 26, 86; William E. Broedelet, born in Kotaradja, Indonesia, of Monrovia, CA, Feb. 25, 72;Catharine Antoinette Crediet, wife of Thijs, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 8, 88; Albert DeBoer, widower of Hillichiena (Karssies), Langley, BC, Apr. 5, 80; Clarence DeBoer, husband of Jean, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 10, 74; Samuel DeBoer, husband of Dorothy, Grand Rapids, MI, May 4, 80; William H. DeBoer, Zeeland, MI, 38; Cornelius E. (Neal) DeBruin, husband of Shirley, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 29, 68; Robert M. DeJong, widower of Lillian (Vaas), husband of Flora (Roelofs), Hull, IA, Apr. 23, 84; Margaret E. (Peg) Dekker (Akkerhuis), widow of Ed, Grand Rapids, MI, 60; Minnie DeMaat, wife of Henry, Kentwood, MI, Apr. 14, 83; Henry Dering, husband of Joyce (Vanderlee), Hospers, IA, Apr. 23, 72; Clarence DeRoo, husband of Hilda (Bruins), Hawthorne, NJ, Apr. 3, 74; Gerdena DeVries (Vreeman), widow of Wiebe, Sioux Center, IA, May 1, 91; Jane Duits (Wierda), wife of Peter, Rock Valley, IA, May 3, 68; Joshua James Dykema, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 25, 20; Sadie Faber (Ebbens), widow of Dirk, Lansing, IL, Apr. 10, 91; John E. (Jack) Folkertsma, husband of Shirley, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 24; Edward M. Goudzwaard, husband of Pearl, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 25, 84; Clarence Haack, husband of Marian (Den Hartog), Primghar, IA, Apr. 17, 78; Bertha Haan, widow of Dick, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 30, 86; George Haayema, husband of Ann, Chilliwack, BC, Apr. 24, 79; Paul Helmus, husband of M. Joyce, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 24, 68; Marva J. Hollemans, wife of Thomas, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 23, 47; Cornelius (Casey) Holwerda, husband of Marguerite (Luikaart), Grand Rapids, MI, May 4, 93 John Homan, husband of Jean, Jenison, MI, Apr. 30, 81; Clarice Leona Hoving, wife of Robert, Jenison, MI, Apr. 24, 64; Martha Kalk (Kooima), widow of Klaas, Burlington, ON, May 3, 95; Evelyn L. Kamp, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 30, 83; Henry Laurent Klassen, widower of Ann, Chilliwack, BC, Apr. 26, 87; Maxine Koorstra (Den Herder), Grandville, MI, Apr. 28, 66; Fred Kooy, born in Boskoop, Zuid_Holland, widower of Marie (Bossemeyer), Bowmanville, ON, Apr. 10, 81; Jeanette Kruithoff (Landheer), wife of Simon, Grant, MI, May 3, 80; John Lamers, husband of Anna, Chatham, ON, May 5, 74; Wilmine Lindemulder (Vanderveen), widow of Ralph, San Rafael, CA, Apr.14, 91; Henry Lubben, husband of Nellie (VANDERLugt), Edgerton, MN, 89; Ethel Meekhof, wife of Sidney, Zeeland, MI, Apr. 26, 65; John Miersma, husband of Bertha, Redlands, CA, Apr. 6, 88; Susie Monsma (VANDERSchel), Sioux Center, IA, Apr. 21, 89; William Lawrence Nieberg, husband of Mary, Burlington, ON, Apr. 21, 73; Robert Lee (Bob) Oordt, husband of Joan, Kent, WA, May 5, 54; Evelyn W. Oostendorp, widow of Lubbertus, Grand Rapids, MI, May 4, 83; Bessie P. Pas, widow of John, Escondido, CA, Mar. 4, 95; Willem Quartel, husband of Diane, London, ON, Apr. 30, 41; Johanna Riphagen (Ter Haar), widow of Joe, Sioux Center, IA, May 3, 94; Lawrence Roelofs, husband of Anna (Ahrenholz), Artesia, CA, Apr. 7, 89; Bernard Schaaf, husband of Alice, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 24, 75; Reinder Schuitema, Victoria, BC, host of popular Telegarden radio show, founder of Multi_Crop Industries, 68; Maria A. Serrarens, widow of John, London, ON, May 10, 83; Henrietta Smits (Overzet), wife of John, Vesper, WI, Mar. 20, 77; Alveron E. Stuits, widower of Harriet, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 24, 96; Jacob Swart, husband of Truus (Vandenheuvel), Sarnia, ON, May 3, 66; Derkje (Dicky) Telehala (Spijker), widow of John, CA, Apr. 6, 70; Gerrit John Te Slaa, widower of Etta (DEVries), Hull, IA, Apr. 25, 90; Grace Timmermans (Dekker), widow of John, Grand Rapids, MI, May 3, 88; Dirk VanDalen, born in Dordrecht, Zuid_Holland, widower of Cornelia (Huisman), Barrie, ON, Apr. 1, 87; Tom Vandenberg, husband of Margaret, Telkwa, BC, Mar. 29, 69; Patsy Vandergaag (Wildeboer), wife of Pete, Chatham, ON, Apr. 10, 69; Earl VanderLaan, husband of Cora, Grand Rapids, MI, May 5, 81; Piercy (Pete) VanderMolen, husband of Josephine (Jo) (Klein), Lynden, WA, May 4, 60; Agnes VanderTuin, wife of Clarence, Grand Rapids, MI, May 3, 87; Hilda Vandervoort (Braam), born in Marum, Groningen, wife of Jim, Orillia, ON, Apr. 9, 54; Pieter Bertus Vander Wel, husband of Liesbeth, Hamilton, ON, Apr. 19; Cornelia VanderWoude, wife of Otto, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 24, 93; Gerrit Jan (Gerry) VanEerten, widower of Anna, Vancouver, BC, May 14, 77; Jack VanDiest, Williams Lake, BC, 51; George VanGorkum, husband of Anna (Schat), Strathroy, ON, Apr. 27, 82; Margaret VanGorp, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 26, 84; Stella VanKley, widow of John, Holland, MI, Apr. 28, 85; Cornelia VanNoord (Wieles), born in Terneuzen, Zeeland, wife of Cornelis, Chatham, ON, May 4, 83; Joost (Joop) VanNoort, born in Dordrecht, Zuid_Holland, husband of Dirkje (Dicky), Rexdale, ON, Mar. 21, 65; June G. VanOmmering, wife of Cornelius, Newaygo, MI, May 4, 66; Cornelius VanRooyen, husband of Johanna, Burlington, ON, Apr. 4, 81; Andries (Andy) Verhagen, born in Halfweg, Noord_Holland, husband of Barbara, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 14, 69; Christiena Henrietta Vincent (DEBoer), wife of Gary, White Rock, BC, May 13, 43; John Voortman, widower of Geertje (Westra) & Catharine (te Brake), Burlington, ON, Apr. 9; Sheila Margaret Winkelaar, widow of Johannes, Summerland, BC, May 8; Lucy Ybema (Andringa), wife of Arthur, Cutlerville, MI, Apr. 23, 84; Gerald Zylstra, husband of Shirley (Sittema), Schererville, IN, Mar. 29, 71;