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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#815, October 7, 1996
Birthdays
Peter Buteyn, Holland, MI, Sep. 19, 85th; Katie Den Boer, Sheboygan, WI, Sep. 24, 95th; Minnie Hansum, Platte, SD, Sep. 14, 90th; William Mouw, Leota, MN, Sep. 24, 90th; Alta Pieters, Palmyra, NY, Sep. 8, 95th; John VanderGiessen, Lynden, WA, Sep. 28, 80th; Hermine VanDEWeerd (VanderStoep), Alton, IA, Sep. 7, 80th; Janny ZonderVan(Bylsma), Strathroy, ON, Sep. 17, 80th;
Anniversaries
BARTELS (Mechelse, Henry & Nancy, Binbrook, ON, Sep. 11, 25; BAZUIN (Boven), Harold & Ruth, Tustin, MI, Sep. 7, 40th; Sep. 27, 50th; BLOEM (Korhorn), Richard & Betty, Jenison, MI, Sep. 12, 50th; BLOEMENDAAL, Lawrence & Frances, Alton, IA, Sep. 18, 50th; BOLKEMA (Schierbeek), Harvey & Jen, Wyoming, MI, Sep. 13, 50th; BROER, Dirk & Linie, Alliston,ON, Sep. 4. 35th; BRONSEMA (Verburg), Ben & Wilma, Guelph, ON, Aug. 12, 30th; BROUWER (Tornga), Peter & Alyce, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 12, 65th; BURMAN (Slager), Clem & Marilyn, Jenison, MI, Sep. 14, 45th; DEBOER (Hoiting), Ralph & Frances, Hagersville, ON, Sep. 17, 50th; DEHOOG, Tom & Mary, London, ON, Sep. 50th; DEJONG (VandenBosch), Harry & Willy, m. in Brunssum, Limburg, of Vernon, BC, Oct. 4, 50th; DEVRIESA (Raak), Vern & Loie, Holland, MI, Sep. 14, 35th; DYKSTRA (Geerts), Sebert & Phyllis, Fulton, IL, Sep. 14, 50th; EGGINK (Suhr), Peter & Maxine, Omaha, NE, Sep. 14, 50th; GREYDANUS (Hiemstra), Lieuwe & Riemie, Listowel, ON, Sep. 7. 40th; GUNNINK (Triezenberg), Rev. Fred & Lois, Grand Rapids, 0MI, Sep.21, 40th; HEEREMA (Beukema), Henry & Nellie, m. Winsum, Groningen / ThunderBay, ON, Sep. 26, 50th; HEYNS (Zevenbergen), William & Coby, Owen Sound, ON, Aug. 31, 40th; HOLTROP (Westveer), Ralph & Dorothy, Grandville, MI, Sep. 7, 50th; HUIZING (Helder), Herb & Sylvia, Alto, MI, Sep. 4, 50th; JUKEMA, Nico & Alice, m. Maple Ridge, BC / Beachville, ON, Sep. 24, 25th; KNOL (Roodzandt), Klare & Jane, Shelburne, ON, Sep. 30, 35th; KNOPER (Horlings), Harvey & Jun., Zeeland, MI, Sep. 5, 50th; KOK (DeWitt), Ralph & Edith, Byron Center, MI, Sep. 5, 50th; KOORNNEEF (VanWely), Arie & Carla, Beamsville, ON, Sep. 8, 45th; LONGSTREET (VanStrien), Howard & Minnie, Grandville, MI, Sep. 12, 50th; MEEKHOF (Mulder), Marvin & Magaret, Wyoming, MI, Sep. 13, 45th; MEINDERTSMA (Elferdink), Robert & Jeanne, Sep. 7, 40th; RONHAAR, Carl & Bea, Sumas, WA, Sep. 20, 50th; RUMPH (Drost), Hilbert & Diny, Drayton, Sep. 21, 40th; SCHOLTENS (DeVries), Floris & Sue, Grant, MI, Sep. 5, 55th; SCHEPER (Wynia), William & Wilma, Grand Valley,ON, Aug. 31,35th; SCHUITMAN (Breen), Bob & Shirley, Wyoming, MI, Sep. 8, 35th; SIKKEMA (Bogard), Casey & Muriel, Wyoming, MI, Sep. 5, 50th; SLAGTER (Wiersma), John & Eleanor, Bailey, MI, Sep. 12, 50th; TEMPLE (Merema), Robert & Helen, Clinton, IL, Sep. 18, 50th; TENHAVE (DenHaan), Klaas & Janneke 'Jean', Thunder Bay, ON, Sep. 3, 40th; VANDAM (Buist), Prof. C. & Joanne, Burlington, ON, Aug. 21, 25th; VANDEBUNTE (Keizer), Howard & Alida, Martin, MI, Sep. 11, 50th; VANDENAKKER (Wassenaar), Harry & Jantina, Winnipeg, MB, Sep. 2, 35th; VANDEN BERG (Hinken), Lester & Helen, Middleville, MI, Sep. 7, 45th; VANDERBOOM (Kooistra), Sietse 'John' & Jo, m. in Leeuwarden, Friesland, of Mississauga, ON, Sep. 4, 50th; VANDERHART (VanKooten), Gilbert & Iris, Pella, IA, Aug. 10, 40th; VANDERHEIDE(Knegt), Bill & Willy, Wellandport, ON, Sep. 7, 40th; VanDER VEEN, Andy & Alice, London, ON, Sep. 15, 40th; VanDER WYNGARD, Abe & Linda, London, ON, Aug. 31,30th; VANDERWIEL (Kloepfer), Henry & Dorothy, Fort Worth, TX, Sep. 6, 55th; VANDYKE (Vandergugten), Aren & Mary, Surrey, BC, Aug. 21, 25th; VANMALDEGEN (Bouwkamp), Donald & Virginia, Grand Rapids, MI, May 24, 50th; VANSTRATEN (Dekker), Arie & Catharina, m. Barneveld, GLD / Auburn, IN, Oct. 5, 40th; VanZUIDEN , Marvin & Ethel, Morrison, IL, Sep. 14, 40th; VISSER (Vander Bij), John & Tina, Winnipeg, MB, Sep. 12, 50th; WAMSTEEKER, Abe & Jackie, married in Pijnacker, Zuid_Holland, of Oshawa, ON, Sep. 4, 50th; WESTRA (Faasse), Robert & Jeanne, Rockford, MI, Sep. 12, 50th; WOLTJER (Veldman), Herman & Henrietta, Zeeland, MI. Sep. 11, 50th; WOUDENBERG (deVries), Stef & Dien, Waterdown, ON, Sep. 10, 30th;
Obituaries
Vera Antonides, widow of Lester, Lowell, MI, Sep. 11, 89; Paul J. Boyink, husband of Dorothy (Casemier), Grand Haven, MI, Sep. 10, 81; Dorothy Buikema (Jaarsma), widow of Louis, Fulton, IL, Sep. 7, 91; Adam W. Bultema, son of Douglas & Karen, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 9, 16; Philomena Carlier (VanderPerre), widow of Edward, Wallaceburg, ON, Aug. 28, 89; Harm Daling III, husband of Sharron (Nagelhout), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 10, 57; Gerardus M. DeBruyn, husband of Johanna (Kelders), Ridgetown, ON, Sep. 10, 84; Orville DeJong, formerly owner of Orange Motor Co, Orange City, Sep. 4, 88; Michel F. DeRuiter, husband of Helen, Kentwood, MI, Sep. 9, 41; Arthur Paul DeVries, Runnels, IA, Sep. 5, 64; Russel Dean DeVrou, husband of Barbara (Bergsma), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 3, 60; John DeWeerd, widower of Alice, Drayton, ON, Aug. 7, 80; Edna DeWit, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 27, 78; Della Doornbos (DeHaan), widow of John, Bellflower, CA, Jul. 31, 83; Herman Dykman, husband of Lena, Manhattan, MT, Jul. 23, 80; Martha Dykstra, widow of Albert, Phoenix, AZ, Sep. 7; Elisabeth Anna Englefield (Verburg), wife of Colin, Edmonton, AB; Jan Groen, husband of Johanna (Voerman), Grand Valley, ON, Aug. 9, 80; Donna Jean Gryzen, Rockford, MI, Aug. 29, 61; Harvey Haanstra, husband of Joyce (VanderWal), Dunnville, ON, Aug. 12, 74; Harmina H.R. Helmus (Bonnema), London, ON, Sep. 2, 71; Hubert Huybers, husband of Annie, London, ON, Sep. 3, 71; Wesley George Jeltema, formerly CEO, Michigan Chapter of Associated General Contractor, Saugatuck, MI, Sep. 8, 74; Johannes Josten, husband of Mary Rose (Walcarius), Aylmer, ON, Sep. 5, 68; Thomas Kerkstra, husband of Corinne (Hanko), Thornton, IL, Aug. 13, 84; Bill Keur, husband of Ann, formerly President of Dutch Club Voor Elck Wat Wils, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 22, 73; Thelma Kiekover (Alberda), wife of Harvey, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 12, 55; Leon H. Kleis, Holland, MI, Sep. 6, 90; Nutte (Nick) Kloostra, Fordwich, ON, Sep. 6, 84; Reka Koning (Kuiphof), widow of Joe Morren & Clarence Koning, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 11, 88; Martin Kooistra, husband of Jessie (Meyer), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 12, 77; Rolena Kornoelje, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep 7, 87; Peter Kroeze, husband of Bertha (Jeltema), Orange City, Aug. 29, 89; Peter Medendorp, husband of Joan, Denver, CO, Aug. 6, 86; Larry J. Moerland, Byron Center, MI, Sep. 7, 37; Jeanette Morrison (Visser), wife of Donald, Port Bruce, ON, Aug. 24, 61; Cora Mouw (Ver Hoeven), Orange City, IA, Sep. 9, 92; Garrit 'Hap' Mouw, widower of Marie, Sergeant Bluff, IA, Aug. 20, 85; Bernice Muyskens, Grandville, MI, Sep. 2, 84; Marilyn Jean Nederveld, Grandville, MI, Sep. 5, 64; Cornelia Niemeyer, widow of John, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 5, 95; Heike Nooitgedagt, born in IJlst, Friesland, of Kelowna, BC, Aug. 29, 67; Jessie V. Plooster, widow of Cornelius 'Neal', Grand Haven, MI, Sep. 6, 100; Mae Pool, Artesia, CA, Jul. 27, 95; Alfred M. Popma, MD, widower of Dorothy, b. at Orange City, IA, formerly of Boise, ID, served as president of American Cancer Society & as chairman of College of Idaho, Mercer Island, WA, Aug. 23, 89; Thomas Reitsma, husband of Theresa, Grandville, MI, Sep 7, 67; Merlin G. Riphagen, husband of Elaine (Kuiken), Artesia, CA, Aug. 25, 72; Anna Maria Schinkel (Jonker), wife of Willem for 66 years, Cobden, ON; Elizabeth Smit (VanKoevering), wife of Pierson, Loveland, CO, Sep., 75; John Speelman, Oak Lawn, IL, Jul. 28, 85; Lyda Syswerda (Johnson), widow of Menno, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 7, 95; Sherry R. Terpstra, Sand Lake, MI, Sep. 5, 54; Caroline Teune (Boss), Holland, MI, Aug. 12, 94; Harold E. Tiemens, widower of Luverne, Bellflower, CA, Jul. 24, 83; Cornelis H. (Ray) VanBuuren, husband of Aartje, Vancouver, BC, Sep. 15, 68; Daniel Andre VanDaele, Newbury, ON, Sep. 6, 59; Bernadine M. VanDam, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 6, 71; Theodore T. VanderArk, husband of Gertrude, Kentwood, MI, Aug. 16, 69; Archie W. Vanden Bergh, widower of Florence & Nellie, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 30, 94; Jonathan D. VandeKemp, son of Bert & Gloria of Strathroy, d. Pickering, ON, Sep. 12, 18; Lillie VanderMale, widow of Andrew, West Olive, MI, born Sep. 19, 1896, died Sep. 10, 99; Effie Vanderveen (Feikema), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 7, 92; Alice Vander Zwaag (Doppenberg), widow of Frank, Orange City, IA, Sep. 1, 83; Adrianus N. VanDop, husband of Martie, Richmond, BC, Sep. 18, 82; John VanLeeuwen, husband of Alida, London, ON, Sep. 10, 72; Karel Vansevenant, husband of Leona M. (DeSmith), London, ON, Sep. 4, 67; Arie 'Harry' Van't Voort, husband of Henrietta, Wallaceburg, ON, Aug. 22, 82; Dirk Visser, widower of Theresa (Kwantes), husband of Sophia (Alkema), London, ON, Aug. 23, 91; John Westerhof, husband of Irene (Visser), Kentwood, MI, Sep. 2, 69; Henry Winters, Jenison, MI, Sep. 13, 76; Paul F. Witte, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep, 5, 52; Harriet Wyngarden, Jenison, MI, Aug. 21, 96; Walter Wynsma, husband of Ethel (Timmer), Jenison, MI, Sep. 9, 85; Bertha G. Yff (Wabeke), widow of Thomas, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 4, 89; Simon Zylstra, husband of Jennie (Strootman), Prinsburg, MN, Aug. 14, 81;