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The Family Page as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#839, October 7, 1997

Birthdays

Peter H.Bouma, Jenison, MI, Oct. 9, 95th; Cornelius W. (Casey) Buteyn, Oostburg, WI, Oct. 29, 90th; Simon DeBruin, Stayner, ON, Oct. 20, 80th; Gertha Groen, Renville, MN, Oct. 11, 100th; John H. Kreykes, Sac City, IA, Sep. 25, 100th; Jennie Lenderink (Wigboldy), Denver, CO, Oct. 26, 85th; Isaac Mekkes, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 18, 90th; Andy Struiksma, Lynden, WA, Oct. 18, 75th; Sara M. Pontier, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 2, 80th; Nellie VanAalsberg, Sanborn, IA, Oct. 22, 90th; Wilma (Wietske) VanderStelt, Brampton, ON, Oct. 15, 90th; Bernard VanDiest, Sumas, WA, Oct. 10, 90th; Gert VanGorp, Orange City, IA, Oct. 13, 100th; Mary Wielsma (Gebben), Lake Worth, FL, Oct. 8, 90th;

Anniversaries

AARDEMA (DeBruin), Clarence & Clazina, Jenison, MI, Nov. 14, 50th; BERENDS (Hartger), Harvey & Jean, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 10, 50th; BLYSTRA (Zoerhof), Andrew & Arlene, Holland , MI, Sep. 25, 50th; BOLT (DeBoer), William & Florence, Elmhurst, IL, Sep. 26, 50th; BOOGERD (VanVliet), Bram & Nollie, Sardis, BC, Oct. 21, 55th; BOONE (Bosman), Art & Clara, Sun City, CA, Sep. 23, 50th; BROWER (Kraker), Ben & Marian, Allendale, MI, Oct. 14. 60th; BUITENHUIS (VanNieuwkerk), Henry & Nellie, Burlington, ON, Oct. 6, 30th; DEGELDER (VanderStelt), Peter & Rita, London, ON, Oct. 4, 40th; DEKKER (Bouwsema), Jacob & Anneke, Smithville, ON, 40th; DEVRIES (Hoekstra), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 3, 50th; DEVRIES (VanStraten), Irwin & Margaret, Kentwood, MI, Sep. 19, 50th; DEVRIES (Zwier), Albert & Irene, Morrison, CO, Oct. 15, 50th; DIEPSTRA (Rietema), Frank & Mary Lou, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 4, 40th; DYKHOUSE (VanBeek), John & Gertrude, Volga, SD, Oct. 2, 40th; GOEDHART (Korteling), Ben & Trudy, El Cajon, CA, Oct. 20, 45th; GOEMAAT, Alvin & Freda, Pella, IA; GRINWIS (Schrotenboer), Zeeland, MI, Oct. 21, 60th; GROOT, Piet & Christina, Rexdale, ON, Oct. 1, 40th; HERREMA (Roede), Harv & Margaret, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 24, 50th; HEUVEL, Harm & Grace, London, On, Oct. 4, 40th; HUIZEN (Spoelstra), Elvin & Marjory, Kentwood, MI, Sep. 23, 60th; HUIZINGA (Molenkamp), Chuck & Harriet, Hudsonville, MI, Sep. 23, 50th; KALLEMEYN (Bauman), Alonzo & Leona, South Holland, IL, Sep. 5, 50th; KLYN (Ozinga), Raymond & Angelyn, Pella, IA, oct. 23, 50th; KREYKES, Gene & Clarice, Sheldon, IA, Oct. 13, 50th; KREYKES, Mr. & Mrs John H., Sac City, IA, Sep. 30, 71st; KUIPHOF (VanLaar), Jerry & Barbara, Dutton, MI, Oct. 3, 40th; LAMPEN (Schaap), Dale & Joycelyn, Hamilton, MI, Oct. 4, 50th; LAMPEN (Schuitema), Neil & Marilyn, Holland, MI, Oct. 10, 50th; LUCAS (Hirdes), Alvin & Lois, Modesto, CA, Oct. 17, 50th; MOES (Schipper), Albert & Annie, Kincardine, ON, Oct. 21, 50th; PIETERMAN (Boersema), Jack & Rennie, London, ON, Oct. 13, 30th; RENKEMA (Snyder), Roger & Sharon, Wyoming, MI, Sep. 28, 35th; RIETEMA (Kwantes), Benjamin & Grace, Grand Rapids, Oct. 2, 50th; SMEDING (Blokzijl), Arend & Johanna, Langley, BC, Oct. 22, 50th; VANDEEL PIEPERS (Noordam), Albert & Joanne, Fingal, ON, Nov. 2, 40th; VANDEKOPPLE (Phillips), Roger & William, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 23, 50th; VANDERHYDE (Alflen), Arthur & Remona, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 9, 60th; VANDERPLOEG (Cook), Herbert & Geneva, Holland, MI, Oct. 11, 60th; VANDERWAL (Piekema), Bert & Akkie, Coaldale, AB, Sep. 27, 40th; VANLUTTIKHUIZEN (Pynnaken), Wynand & Catharina, London, ON, Nov. 19, 45th; VELDKAMP, Harry & Vivian, Caledonia, MI, Oct. 16, 50th; VERHEY ('t Hart), Martin & Nellie, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 1, 50th; VISSER, Ralph & Cora, Lynden, WA, Oct. 8, 50th; VISSERS (Meindertsma), Glenn & Mildred, Allendale, MI, Oct. 10, 50th; WALLINGA, Don & Verna, Primghar, Oct. 16, 50th; WALTERS (Witteveen), Benjamin & Johanna, Holland, MI, Oct. 19, 60th; WEEMHOFF (Mulder), Gordy & Jean, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 9, 45th; WESTRA (Roelofs), Dore & Dolores, Byron Center, MI, Oct. 2, 50th; WOLTHUIZEN (Brinks), Andrew & Joan, Sheldon, IA, Oct. 25, 50th;

Obituaries

Evelyn Avink, widow of Elmer, Zeeland, MI, Oct. 9, 72; Raymond C. Bajema, widower of Johanna (VanMersbergen), Lynden, WA, Oct. 18, 97; Johanna Baker (Sikkema, Warsen), widow of Herman, formerly widow of Nick Sikkema, Cutlerville, MI, Oct. 9, 92; Fred Bauer, Hamilton, ON, Sep. 13, 71; William (Bill) Bazuin, Tustin, MI, Oct. 12, 91; Teresa M. Beuker, widow of Gustave, Waianae, HI, Sep. 22, 94; Pieter Biersteker, husband of Elizabeth (Strijbos), Abbotsford, BC, Sep. 23, 96; Pietertje Boelhouwer (VanLeeuwen), wife of Cornelis, Charlottetown, PE, Sep. 12, 85; Jan Boers, husband of Anna (Korten), St. Catharines, ON, Sep. 20, 75; John H. Bos, husband of Anne, Sumas, WA, Oct. 12, 80; Ira R. Bosscher, husband of Margie, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 9, 86; Egbert "Bud" Boukma, husband of Vivian, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 8, 79; Nellie Bouma, wife of Sidney, Walker, MI, Sep. 29, 84; Jill Irene Bremer, wife of Gary, Dundas, ON, Sep. 25, 55; Jan Brenneman (Vermeer), wife of Arv, Sioux Center, IA, Oct. 10, 45; Janice Lou Broekhuizen, wife of Rensselaer O., Holland, MI, Oct. 10, 61; John Broene, Allendale, MI, Oct. 4, 82; Peter Brouwer, husband of Alyce (Tornga), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 2, 87; Thelma Busman, widow of Harold, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 29, 79; Edith Costen, wife of Berl, Grandville, MI, Sep. 30, 74; Wies DeBoer (VanWyk), wife of John, Burlington, ON, Sep. 1; Garret DeNooy, husband of Minnie (VandeWeert), Denver, CO, Sep. 2, 86; Fanny Faye Deur (Oosterhouse), widow of Leon John; Big Rapids, MI, Oct. 3, 86; John William DeVries, husband of Betty, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 9, 67; Adrian Eding, husband of Ellen (Slagter), Wyoming, MI, Sep. 27, 58; Mina Ellens, widow od Mindert, Cutlerville, MI, Oct. 15, 90; John Emelander, Kokomo, IN, Oct. 5, 70; Katherine Glashower, wife of Sidney, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 3, 69; Gertrude Grooters (VanderZwaag), widow of Bernard, Sheldon, IA, Oct. 13, 96; Marcel Guilleman, husband of Solange (DeCloet), Tillsonburg, ON, Oct. 6, 72; Jeffery 'Jeff' Halma, Waterdown, ON, Sep. 2, 20; Isabel Marie Hamelink, widow of William, Ada, MI, Oct. 5, 99; Sippe Harkema, widower of Trijntje (Greidanus), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 20, 78; Mina Harmelink (Lammers), widow of Cornie, Sioux Center, IA, Oct. 11, 83; Wayne Haveman, husband of Janice (Romeyn), Wayland, MI, Oct. 15, 31; Hendrik Jan Hollander, husband of Johanna (VanKammen), Brampton, ON, Sep. 5, 74; John J. Hulst, husband of Agnes (Roozing) Rock Valley, IA, Oct. 11, 73; Nicole Leanna Marie Jansen, daughter of Paul & Teresa, Cambridge, ON, Sep. 17, 8; Jeanne Kamstra, widow of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 5, 92; Harry Arend Karsten, husband of Christina (VanDonkersgoed), Listowel, ON, Oct. 1, 64; Hilda Keuning, widow of Charles, Holland, MI, Sep. 8, 91; Johanna Klunder, widow of Myron (Mike), Byron Center, MI, Oct. 9, 93; James William "Jim" Kocsis, husband of Henrica "Rit" (Hoogstraten), Aylmer, ON, Oct. 4, 38; Louise Lindemuller (Bode), wife of Harm, Middleville, MI, Oct. 4, 71; Nienke Mechelse, Grimsby, ON, Sep. 12, 91; Setrith Menninga, husband of Phyllis Jean (Horman), Pella, IA, Sep. 30, 74; Mary E. Mingerink, widow of Cornelius, Shelbyville, MI, Oct. 14, 90; Peter Muilenburg, husband of Alice (VandenHul), Hartley, IA, Sep. 30, 87; Jan Mulder, widower of Jantje, Brampton, ON, Sep. 22, 91; Joseph Anthony Mulder, Hamilton, ON, Sep. 24, 34; Kirk Nieuwenhuis, husband of Nell (Gerlofs), Brantford, ON, Aug. 30; Jacquelyn Nyland, wife of Wallace, Jenison, MI, Oct. 3, 63; Betty J. Oostra, widow of Thornton, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 7, 74; William Oosterhouse, husband of Marie (Split), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 17, 78; Alida M. Ouendag, widow of Charles, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 30, 79; Johan (John) Plas, husband of Marie (Tubben), Ancaster, ON, Sep. 11, 90; Henry Ruyter, husband of Maxine (Miller), Sheldon, IA, Sep. 27, 83; Dirk Schouten, husband of Riet (Vahrmeyer), Fonthill, ON; Sep. 3, 65; Siebrech P. Schuurman, Abbotsford, BC, Aug. 17, 71; Paulus E. Tameling, Oshawa, ON, Sep. 20, 66; George Tigchelaar, husband of Betty, Brampton, ON, Sep. 22, 84; William "Bill" E. Tolman, husband of Christine M. (Nelson), Orange City, IA, Sep. 28, 83; Tjitse (Jack) VanBerkum, husband of Sara (DeJong), Barrie, ON, Oct. 3, 64; Sander VandeHoef, husband of Willy (Hooyer), St. Thomas, ON, Sep. 30, 78; Mary VandenHeuvel (Ebbers), widow of Martin, formerly widow of Theodore Ebbers, Stoney Creek, ON, Aug. 5, 90th; Wilma A. VandenOever (VandeVoort), widow of Marion, Pella, IA, Sep. 29, 88; Minnie VanderJagt, widow of John, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 4, 99; Myron Dale VanderLee, husband of Marjorie (Monster), Sheldon, IA, Sep. 25, 61; Jane W. VanderMeer, widow of Floyd R., Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 16, 94; Sietske (Sylvia) VanderSchaaf, wife of Douwe (David), Waterdown, ON, Sep. 28, 88; Arend H. VanderVeen, husband of Gaye J. (Julius), Burlington, ON, Sep. 30, 81; Josina VanderVliet, widow of William, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 12, 97; John B. VanDiest, husband of wife, Likely, BC, Sep. 28, 81; Evert Meindert VanDoorn, husband of Bonnie, Puslinch, ON, Sep. 22, 60; Hendrick "Henry" VanDruten, husband of Lien, Dundas, ON, Aug. 7, 91; John VanDyke, husband of Anne, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 8, 90; Peterus "Peter " VanGeel, husband of Helena J. (Maas), London, ON, Oct. 10, 84; Rose VanHouten (Vennema), widow of Herman, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 18, 84; Dirk Gerard VanNoord, husband of Lara, Comstock Park, MI, Oct. 11, 38; Elsje Jansje VanSoelen (Meyer), widow of Sjenkus Amelius, Grimsby, ON, Sep. 11, 87; Margaretha Van'tHoff (VanNamen), widow of Pieter, born in Chicago, IL, Rotterdam, Sep. 22, 89; William VanWienen, husband of Tirza Mae, formerly widower of Lucille, Grandville, MI, Oct. 7, 88; Minnie VanWieren, widow of Jerry, Lansing, IL, Sep. 8, 84; Stewart E. Veltema, husband of June E., Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 5, 75; David Allen Venema, husband of Carole A (Seifert Besta), Nunica, MI, Oct. 7, 61; Clarence Verveer, widower of Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 13, 81; Krista Ruth Viebke (Manten), wife of Ron, London, ON, Sept. 15, 29; Cornelia Adriana Francina Vreugdenhil (Buitelaar), widow of Nicolaas, Grimsby, ON, Sep. 24, 94; Loitje Vriezema, wife of Hendrik, Ancaster, ON, Sep. 14, 77; Fannie "Henrietta" Wesselink (Versteeg), widow of Gerrit, Sibley, IA, Oct. 14, 90; Donald J Westendorp, husband of Julia, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 10, 70; Joseph Wijgerde, husband of Henrika, born in Oosterhout (Brabant), Nestleton, ON, Jul. 10, 73; Maggie Zandee, widow of Orie, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 30, 94; Catherine (Tina) Zeemering, widow of Gerald, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 5, 84; Dirk (Dick) Zonneveld, husband of Johanna 'Jopie' (Stoel), Hamilton, ON, Sep. 16, 73; Andrew Zylstra, Sumas, WA, Oct. 14, 66; Johanna Magdalena Zylstra (Slump), widow of Dirk, Burlington, ON, Sep. 20, 73;