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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#829, May 7, 1997
Birthdays
Doris Brink, Lynden, WA, Apr. 12, 80th; Grace Honcoop, Lynden, WA, Apr. 11, 80th; Grace (Geeske) Duiker (Busstra), Brampton, ON, Apr. 15, 85th; Marguerite Kalkman (VanAlsburg), Holland, MI, Apr. 19, 90th; John Oldenburger, Bellflower, CA, Apr. 8, 80th; Jo VandeKieft, Sioux Center, IA, Apr. 27, 75th; Ella Veldman (VanderVennen), Jenison, MI, Apr. 20, 90th; James Vollink, Primghar, IA, Apr. 13, 80th; Henrietta Zigtema, Orange City, IA, Apr. 10, 85th;
Anniversaries
BERKENPAS (Kooiker), James & Alberdean, Jenison, MI, Apr. 10, 50th; BEUKEMA (DeHorn), Herman & Gertrie, Grandville, MI; Apr. 9, 50th; BOLHUIS (Glass), Gerrit & Elora, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 2, 50th; BOUMA (Miedema), Auke Jay & Carilyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 2, 40th; BRANDS (Lotterman), Henry & Lois, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 17, 50th; CUTLER (Staudt, Ted & Martha, Surrey, BC, May 17, 50th; DEGROOT (Welch), Arnold & Gladys, Olivet, MI, Apr. 21, 70th; DEHOOP, Archie & Bertha, Brampton, ON, Apr. 19, 50th; DEJONG (Brouwer), Cornelis & Gertruda, Jordan, ON, May 18, 40th; DEKKER (Toering), Emery & Hilda, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 4, 45th; DEKKER (Terpstra), Harry & Judy, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 13, 35th; DEVRIES (Schutte), Marvin & Donna, Jenison, MI, Apr. 5, 40th; GEERS (Heemstra), Fred & Dolly, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 12, 50th; GRYZEN (VanVliet), John & Lenny, Caledonia, MI, Apr. 9, 40th; JAMES (Antuma), Francis & Maryke, Wallaceburg, ON, May 8, 45th; JOLMAN (Pasma), Howard & Anna Mae, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 5, 40th; KAMP (DeMeester), Richard & Ruth, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 4, 40th; KOK (Huber), Ed & Jeanne, Caledonia, MI, Apr. 22, 50th; KREYKES, Marcus & Anna, Sheldon, IA, Apr. 12, 50th; LINDERS (Cramer), Roger & Henrietta, Kalamazoo, MI, Apr. 30, 50th; OUWINGA (Hoekwater), Don & Marian, Marion, MI, Apr. 5, 40th; PONSTEIN (Gelder), Harvey & Cornelia, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 10, 35th; PROOS (Hebert), Tom & Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 15, 50th; ROETERS (Popma), Julius & Jeanette, Grandville, MI, Apr. 17, 50th; RUMPH (Drost), Thys & Annigje, Alma, ON, Apr. 24, 60th; SAMPLONIUS (VanderMeulen), Gerald & Dorothy, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 27, 30th; SIKKEMA (VanHouten), Cy & Ethel, Byron Center, MI, Mar. 21, 45th; SCHOUTEN (Meyene), Adrian & Irene, Grimsby, ON, Apr. 15, 30th; SLUITER (Koops), Stan & Joyce, Zeeland, MI, Apr. 10, 45th; STEENHOEK, Reuben & Anna, Prairie City, IA, Apr. 6, 50th; STIKSMA (Bultena), Albert & Hilda, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 26, 40th; STREEKSTRA (Roskamp), Henry & Marcelyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 16, 50th; TELMAN (Bottum), Calvin & Lois, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 18, 50th; TENCLAY, Dick & Jennie, Sheldon, IA, Apr. 19, 60th; TERHAAR (Speksnijder), P & W.M., Chilliwack, BC, Apr. 5, 25th; TERHAAR (DeWeerdt), Dick & Gertrude, Muskegon, MI, Apr. 14, 70th; TERKEURST (Faasse), Jack & Corinne, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 12, 50th; VANDEBRAKE, Gene & Jennie, Maurice, IA, Apr. 26, 50th; VANDERBYL (Toering), Willem (Bill) & Albertje (Betty), Peterborough, ON, Apr. 17, 45th; VANDERMEULEN (Booy), Charles & Margaret, Cambridge, ON, May 11, 40th; VANDERSTOLP (Rose), Mel & Gladys, Jenison, MI, Mar. 29, 40th; VANDERWALL (Veenstra), Dick & Evelyn, Jenison, MI, Apr. 12, 65th; VANDERWOUDE (Kits), George & Johanna, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 20, 50th; VANDYKE (Chesebrough), Harry & Dorothy, Apr. 20, 60th; VANDYKE (Huitema), Jim & Helen, Jenison , MI, Apr. 5, 50th; VANES (VanHolten), John & Lydia, London, ON, May 9, 40th; VANHAREN (Rutter), Andries & Barbara, Rockford, MI, Apr. 2, 30th; VANHECK (Stallaert), Alex & Ann, London, ON, Apr. 12, 50th; VANLUYK, Art & Leny, Apr. 6, 40th; VANNUIL (DeWitt), Gerald & Juletta, Apr. 15, 50th; VANRYN (Jager), Warren & Audree, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 29, 40th; VANSPRONSEN (Hummel), William & Ieke, Langley, BC, Apr. 18, 40th; VANTHOLEN (Smith), John & Stella, Jenison, MI, Apr. 16, 50th; VIS (VanderHoning), Hendrik & Annie, Wainfleet, ON, Jun. 13, 45th; WARINGA (Dykstra), John & Evelyn, Rockford, MI, Apr. 11, 50th; WENDT (Poll), Hank & Diny, Cloverdale, BC, Apr. 18, 35th; WESTHOUSE (Schut), Abe & Lucile, Moline, MI, Apr. 4, 40th; WOLTERS (Klingenberg), Willard & Helene, Holland, MI, Apr. 11, 50th; WYNIA, Martin & Wilmina, Sioux Center, IA, Apr. 26, 50th;
Obituaries
Karl John Ariesen, Bayfield, ON, Apr. 9, 56; Anna Maria Dorothea Baker (Lindeman), wife of Henry John, Edmonton, AB, Mar. 14, 72; William John Bakker, husband of Johanna, Brampton, ON, Apr. 8, 81; James Balk, widower of Marjorie Anne, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 28, 89; Emilia Antonia "Lia" Bardoel (VanSchyndel), wife of Gerard, Hamilton, ON, Apr. 3, 58; John Bekendam, husband of Alice (Oosterveen), Brantford, ON, Mar. 10, 72; Louis E. Bekkering, widower of Janet, Grandville, MI, Apr. 7, 82; Clifford Bloemendaal, husband of Juanita, Bullhead City, AZ, Mar. 8, 73; John Boerhave, widower of Ruth J. (Tietema), Sheldon, IA, Apr. 7, 92; Harm Bosch, husband of Coby (Boersma), Edmonton, AB, Feb. 28, 57; Gerdina Willemina Braakhekke, widow of John Hendrik, Hamilton, ON, Apr. 12, 85; Irene Faye Brus, Wyoming, MI, 32; Ann Busscher, Grand Rapids, IA, Mar. 31, 88; Anita DeBoer (Wieringa), wife of Roy, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 16, 54; Alfred J. Deemter, husband of Ruth, Caledonia, MI, Apr. 3, 70; Heine DeJonge, husband of Rene (Ondersma), Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 31, 83; Winifred B. DeKock, wife of Arie Joe, Lynnville, IA, Apr. 2, 83; John Paul Dykstra, husband of Claire, a Wyoming City Councilman, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 4, 66; Sylvannus 'Dyke' Dykstra Sr., husband of Dorothy H. (Flohra), Washburn, WI, Mar. 25, 82; Meindert (Mike) Eilander, husband of Aly (Smit), Strathroy, ON, Apr. 7, 75; Kenneth Elenbaas, husband of Joyce, Zeeland, MI, Apr. 17, 65; Lucy Ennema (DeJager), widow of Sam, Orange City, IA, Apr. 2, 88; Maartje Faas (Woudenberg), wife of Cornelis, formerly widow of John Woudenberg, Ridgetown, ON, Apr. 2, 85; Calvin Frieswyk, husband of Pat, Sun Lakes, AZ, Apr. 12, 71; John Haazen, husband of Margaret (Olsthoorn), St. Thomas, ON, Mar. 28, 73; Grace Huizinga, widow of Peter, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 13, 88; Trudy Kaarsemaker, wife of Jack, Milton, ON, Apr. 8; Jacob (Jack Sr.) Kemper, husband of Jenny (Askes), Hamilton, ON, Apr. 5, 80; Gerald Kleene, husband of Shirley, Spirit Lake, IA, Apr. 7, 52; Johanna (Hanny) Wilhelmina Koldewijn (Eysink), widow of Teunis (Tony), Vancouver, BC, Apr. 9, 78; Nicholas Kreuze, husband of Lucy Slagter), Grandville, MI, Mar. 31, 95; Florence M. Liefbroer, widow of Neil, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 31. 91; Lloyd George Lievense, husband of Kathleen S. (Bigge), Hagerstown, MD, Mar. 29, 89; Helen Lodenstein, Holland, MI, Apr. 11, 80; Lena Lotterman, widow of Berend Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 24, 101; Wayne Anthony Masse, Zurich, ON, Apr. 10, 19; Jacoba "Coba" Moret (Kamminga), widow of Peter, Boyden, IA, Apr. 1, 95; Gertrude Nederveld, Grandville, MI, Apr. 16, 98; Hendrik Nieman, husband of Tallechina (Knip), London, ON, Mar. 29, 66; George Noordhoek, husband of Eleanor, Wyoming, MI, Mar. 31, 67; Marie Oostman, widow of Bert, Holland, IL, Mar. 3, 93; Chester J. Ozinga, husband of Mercedes, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 11, 82; Margaret Pater, wife of Cors, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 5, 80; Herman Post, husband of Renske (Spanninga), formerly widower of Margarita (Hulst), Orangeville, ON, Mar. 3, 77; Clarence Quist, husband of Frances (Dutch), Jenison, MI, Apr. 8, 73; Helen Schipper, widow of Rev. M., Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 3, 89; Adriana Maria Johanna Schouls (Klink), widow of Joost J., Vineland, ON, Mar. 19, 83; Elizabeth (Betty) N. Schuiling, wife of Martin R., Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 28, 71; John Schut, widower of Maggie Gerdena (Branderhorst), Pella, IA, Mar. 23, 96; Hermina Smits, widow of Ralph, Jenison, MI, Apr. 4, 81; Gertrude Sybesma, Sioux Center, IA, Apr. 6, 76; Jan (John) TenBroek, husband of Helena, Richmond, BC, Apr. 9, 57; Mar. 28, Hilbert (Kelly) TerVeen, husband of Anne, Jenison, MI, Apr. 4, 83; Peter VanDalen, husband of Maria, Hagersville, ON, Apr. 3, 82; Wienik VandeKamp, husband of Stieni, Neerlandia, AB, Feb. 28, 39; Ellen Louise VanEerden, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 31, 74; John VanHaaren, widower of Annie, Blenheim, ON, Apr. 11, 73; Kryn VanHoeve, husband of Elizabeth (Jansen), Glencoe, ON, Apr. 5, 80; Luella G. VanMaanen (VanderLinden), widow of Reuben, Pella, IA, Mar. 24, 84; Paul Veenstra, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 6, 78; Hendrika Antonia Cornelia Verhoeven (Kuipers), widow of John, Timmins, ON, Mar. 27, 86; Pieter Vos, widower of Johanna (Stoffels), Conestogo, ON, Apr. 10, 75; Hans Rudolf Wagenaar, husband of Johanna, Delta, BC, Apr. 14, 64; Anna Weert (Wiltjer), Jenison, MI, Apr. 9, 89; Adriaan Woestenburg, husband of Alida, Chilliwack, BC, Apr. 1, 79; Johanna Zondag, Surrey, BC, Apr. 15, 65; Delbert Zuidema, husband of Gladys, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 10, 80;
Appointments
Dirk C. Hoffius, elected to chairman of the Grand Rapids Foundation's Board of Trustees; Frederic A. Sytsma, to Michigan chairman of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel; Casey Wondergem, elected to vice-chairman of the Grand Rapids Foundation's Board of Trustees;