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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#840, October 23, 1997
Birthdays
John Boomstra, Jenison, MI, Oct. 23, 90th; Bert DeLeeuw, Mahwah, NJ, Oct. 27, 90th; Johanna Diephuis (Jalving), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 26, 80th; Rena Mejeur, Mattawan, MI, Nov. 3, 90th; Borgert Oosterveld, Woodstock, ON, Nov. 7, 87th; William Turkenburg, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 16, 80th; Annie VandeZande, Woodstock, ON, Nov. 3, 85th; Hazel VanHattem (Hoving), Crete, IL, Oct. 17, 80th; Phil VanWeerdhuizen, Sumas, WA, Nov. 1, 90th; Maartje Wassenaar, Brampton, ON, Nov. 4, 90th;
Anniversaries
ARKESTEYN, Frank & Mary, Abbbotsford, BC, Jul. 26, 50th; BAAS (Kromminga), Clarence & Emily, Pease, MN, Nov. 2, 60th; BALLAST (VanHeest), Don & Marge, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 7, 50th; BLANKE, Emery & Bea, Grand Island, FL, Oct. 31, 55th; BRANDSMA (Laanstra), Oeds & Janny, Edmonton, AB, Oct. 25, 40th; BROBBEL (Rietveld), Courtice, ON, Nov. 5, 50th; DEGELDER (Vanderstelt), Peter & Rita, London, ON, Oct. 4, 40th; DEKKER (Linde), Tom & Jenny, Smithville, ON, Oct. 27, 45th; DEWEERD (Rozema), Duane & Arlene, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 25, 40th; EERDMANS (Thiel), Lou & Wilma, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 11, 50th; FENNEMA (Hollander), Hendrik & Jantina, Langley, BC, Nov. 28, 50th; GROTERS (Mieras), Harold & Lucile, Bewlmont, MI, Oct. 29, 65th; HARKEMA (Koster), Harold & Irene, Byron Center, MI, Oct. 17, 50th; HEERSINK (Paul), Gerrit & Iefke, Peterborough, ON, Nov. 12, 40th; HELDER (Huizinga), John & Henderika, Guelph, ON, Oct. 27, 45th; HERWEYER (Koetje), Rich & Til, McBain, MI, Oct. 24, 50th; HESSELS (Doggen), John Tim & Anna, Wellandport, ON, Nov. 13, 45th; HOLTROP (Steketee), Fred & Eleanor, Oct. 22, 55th; KARELSE (DeMeester), Richard & Marian, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 21, 55th; KNOPER (Zeinstra), Ken & Milly, Allendale, MI, Oct. 24, 50th; KOETJE (Bode), Wilbert & Pearl, Marion, MI, Nov. 7, 50th; KONYNDYK (DeHaan), Gord & Marge, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 1, 40th; KORTHUIS (VanderGriend), John & Ada, Lynden, WA, Sep. 29, 65th; KUIPERS, Don & Carol, Grnd Rapids, MI, Oct. 18, 40th; LUTKE (Sikkema), Tom & Henrietta, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 31, 45th; MALDA (VanAndel), John & Dena, Muskegon, MI, Dec. 5, 50th; MALLEKOOTE (DeWitt), Casey & Marianne, Jenison, MI, Oct. 11, 35th; MESSELINK (Bruinwood), John & Teresa, Jenison, MI, Oct. 29, 55th; MULDER (Stuk), Cliff & Jane, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 12, 35th; NYLAAN (Roede), Harold & Myrt, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 17, 45th; POLL (VanHoeven), Raymond & Marilyn, Wyoming, MI, Dec. 19, 50th; POLS (Hager), Clarence & Senetta, Wyoming, MI, Nov. 3, 70th; PLUGER (VanderTuuk), Peter & Theresa, McBain, MI, Oct. 28, 60th; RAYMAKERS (VandeBurgt), Henry & Toni, Mount Uniacke, NS, Nov. 26, 45th; SEMPLONIUS (Vellenga), Gerald & Wilma, Strathroy, ON, Nov. 8, 40th; SPLIT (Maliepaard), Ken & Trudy, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 9, 45th; STRAATMA (Timmermans), Robert & Anna, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 1, 50th; SYSWERDA (Noorman), Gerald & Louise, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 23, 50th; SYTSMA (VanLeeuwen), Art & Esther, Caledonia, MI, Oct. 30, 50th; TERPSTRA (Scholten), Henry & Fannie, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 30, 50th; TOERING (DeVries), Louis & Betty, Oct. 18, 40th; TROELSTRA (VanBarneveld), Chris & Ali, Terrace, BC, Nov. 12, 50th; VANDEBYL, William & Virginia, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 16, 60th; VANDENHEUVEL (VanOosten), Benjamin & Katherine, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 24, 50th; VANDERHORN (Luinstra), Jack & Sippi, Embro, ON, Sep. 29, 45th; VANDERLAAN (Freyling), Albert & Lucille, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 15, 60th; VANDERPOL (VanPopta), Bill & Joanna, Surrey, BC, Sep. 23, 35th; VANDERWERP (Postma), George & Kaye, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 17, 50th; VANDEVREDE (VanSetters), John & Marian, Grand rapids, MI, Oct. 16, 50th; VANWIEREN (VanSweden), Ewald & Elaine, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 15, 50th; VELDHUISEN (Kaemingh), Nicholas & Johanna, Emo, ON, Oct. 6, 45th; VELDKAMP (Nousen), Harry & Vivian, Dutton, MI, Oct. 16, 50th; VENEMAN (Vermeulen), Henry & Gertrude, Modesto, CA, Nov. 7, 50th; WAALKES (Hankamp), Pete & Elaine, Winter Haven, FL, Oct. 24, 55th; WILDEBOER (Hamelink), Peter & Janet, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 20, 30th; WOUDENBERG (Texer), Gerardus & Kunje, London, ON, Oct. 13, 60th;
Obituaries
Harold Baarda, Manilla, Philippines, Sep. 16, 51; Winny Benjamins (Swens), wife of Bill, Port St. Lucie, FL, Oct. 9, 72; Barbara Bergsma (Schuldt), wife of Douglas, Zeeland, MI, Oct. 27, 42; Jan Boers, husband of Anna, St. Catharines, ON, Sep. 20, 75; Catharina Tryntje (Tina) Boersma, wife of Joe, Abbotsford, BC, Sep. 29, 69; Hendrika "Rika" Boersma (VanRennes), widow of Herman "Bob", Hospers, IA, Oct. 23, 80; Harold J. Bolhuis, Brohman, MI, Oct. 17, 70; Jan Boogaard, widower of Margarita, St. Catharines, ON, Aug. 11, 79; Robert C. Bostelaar, widower of Elaine (Uzarski), Newaygo, MI, Oct. 16, 69; Gerald S. Calsbeek, husband of Annie Mae (Jordan), Orange City, IA, Oct. 20, 75; Henrietta Camminga, widow of the Rev. S. Camminga, Holland, MI, Oct. 24, 77; Gwynneth Claus Van Banning (Parry), wife of Alphonse, Willowdale, ON, Nov. 6, 77; Hilda Cok (Fridsma), widow of Engel, Willard, OH, Oct. 3, 77; Margaret Danhof, widow of Ralph J., Porter Hills, MI, Oct. 23, 94; Claude Datema, husband of Betty, Lowell, MI, Nov. 2, 76; Lawrence DeBoer, Howard City, MI, Oct 21, 86; Peter W. DeJong, husband of Cora, Jacksonville, IA, Oct. 6, 90; Arnoldus (Arnold) Adrianus DeKruyf, widow of Magdalena "Leny", Mission, BC, Sep. 17, 71; Arthur J. DeSchampheleer, husband of Elizabeth Sylvia (VanWymeersch), Tillsonburg, ON, Oct. 13, 85; John (Joop) DeVries, husband of Nell (Rous), Burlington, ON, Oct. 17, 73; Cora P. DeVries, widow of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 18, 93; Ulbe (John) DeVries, husband of Tjitske (Klynstra), Sheffield, ON, Oct. 19, 77; Ray J. DeYoung III, husband of Kay, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 24, 70; Maybelle Dykstra (DeVries), widow of Ben, Hull, IA, Oct. 16, 81; Gerben Folkertsma, widower of Elizabeth, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 23, 91; Derk Froma, widower of Kornelia (Peters), Barrhead, AB, Sep. 2, 78; John Peter Glashower, widower of Mary Louise (Hoekstra), Punta Gorda, FL, Oct. 28, 89; Jacob Goeree, widower of Kate, Coopersville, MI, Oct. 21, 95; Christiana Grit, wife of Roelof, Orangeville, ON, Oct. 11, 86; Margaret Groothuis, widow of John, Jenison, MI, Oct. 19, 83; Herman Gruppen, husband of Kathryn, Zeeland, MI, Oct. 24, 80; David L. Haaksma, husband of Joyce M. (VanRyn), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 30, 56; William R. Haan, husband of Maaike (Couperus), Port Hope, ON, Oct. 14, 84; Frank Hoekstra, husband of Rena (Motshagen), Lakewood, CA, Aug. 9, 76; Evert C. Hollander, husband of Susan, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 22, 81; Jack Honselaar, London, ON, Oct. 8, 52; Ray Huizinga, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 27, 101; Grace Iedema (Streef), widow of Willem, formerly widow of Abraham VanderKlooster, Woodstock, ON, Oct. 20, 61; Helen Jongerus (VanKlompenburg), wife of Gerald, Orange City, IA; Oct. 19, 60; Rev. P.M. Jonker, emeritus Christian Reformed minister, husband of Alida, Brampton, ON, Oct. 5, 83; Edwin Allen Kammeraad, widower of Cora (Lamer), Holland, Oct. 18, 82; Albert Kits, husband of Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 20, 76; Henry Koetje, husband of Irma, Wyoming, Mi, Oct. 24, 70; Gerry Henricus Kremers, widower of Johanna (Somers), Springfield, ON, Aug. 19; Marvin J. Kuipers, husband of Corienne (Kloote), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 26, 85; Hendrik Willem (Bill) Kuit, husband of Alice, Abbotsford, BC, Sep. 5, 60; Stella Langstraat (Dykstra), widow of Cornelius, Lynden, WA, Oct. 30, 88; Jessie Le Febre (Alles), wife of Louis, Caledonia, MI, Oct. 30, 86; Henry Meetsma, husband of Grace, Calgary, AB, Oct. 1, 80; Jennie Mensink (Mackus), widow of Albertus, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 19, 100; Pieter Op'tHof, husband of Catharina (Romeijnsen), Petrolia, ON, Sep. 22, 85; Kathryn Overbeek, widow of Marvin, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 21, 85; Hermina Posthumus (Nagtegaal), wife of Andrew, Owen Sound, ON, Sep. 24, 87; Jean Posthumus, wife of Gerald, Jenison, MI, Oct. 29, 85; Leone E. Postma (Jasper), widow of Calvin, Orange City, IA, Oct. 16, 80; Henk Ridder, husband of Dorethy (Stoffelson), Hamilton, ON, Oct. 30, 73; Henrietta Rienstra, widow of Rev. R. Rienstra, Jenison, MI, Oct. 21, 92; Anna Ris (Barkey), widow of Johannes Henricus, Seattle, WA, Oct. 6, 95; Christina Ritsma (VanderZee), wife of Walter, Burlington, ON, Oct. 29, 58; Tessie Rozema, wife of Peter, Atwood, MI, Oct. 19, 81; Henrietta Schakel (TerLouw), Pella, IA, Oct. 24, 89; Alice Scheffer (Waalkens), Lynden, WA, Nov. 7, 80; Willem Schinkel, widower of Anna Marie, Navan, ON, Oct. 11, 91; Agnes M. Selvius, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 24, 83; Kenneth Sol, husband of Kathleen (Hyink), Sibley, IA, Oct. 19, 84; Laura Lynn Stokkermans, daughter of Martin & Thea Stookermans (Caris), London, ON, Sep. 7, 18; Grace Timmer, widow of Harry, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 16, 84; Grace L. Toering (Ganzevoort), widow of Milton Leroy, Orange City, IA, Oct. 23, 92; Sander VandeHoef, husband of Willy (Hooyer), Aylmer, ON, Sep. 30, 78; Hendrika VandenBosch (VanDijk), widow of Martin, St. Thomas, ON, Oct. 19, 86; Grace VanderKooi (Klomp), widow of Charles Jr., Denver, CO, Sep. 17, 88; John "Sid" VanderLaan, husband of Sara, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 28, 70; Edwin VanderPloeg, husband of Cornelia (VanOenen), Monroe, IA, Oct. 14, 79; Cornelius VanderSluys, husband of Edith, North Caledon, NJ, Oct. 7, 87; Donald Nicholas VanderVeen "Dutch", widower of Eileen Rose (Cuddohy), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 27, 83; Hendrik VanderVelde, Vancouver, BC, Oct. 27, 80; Evelyn VanderWall, wife of Dirk, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 23, 88; Anne VanderWerf, widow of Andrew, Cutlerville, MI, Oct. 31, 96; Cornie VanderZyl, husband of Alice (DeJong), Pella, IA, Oct. 26, 86; Dr. Robert J. VanDragt, husband of Syd, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 26, 79; Dina VanHattem (Visscher), wife of Henk, Burlington, ON, Oct. 9, 78; Martin VanTubergen, husband of Joyce Marie (Wilson), Hudsonville, Oct 24, 71; Hendrik Veenstra, husband of Coby (VanDuyvenvoorde), Hampton, ON, Oct. 11, 53; Henry Veldhuizen, husband of Martha (Vermeer), Eddyville, IA, Oct. 22, 74; Gertrude Veltkamp (Bakker), widow of Samuel "Sam", Rock Valley, IA, Oct. 25, 89; Ferdinand Leopold Vogelsang, Belmont, CA, Oct. 2, 91; Gertrude Vos, widow of Vernie Nelson, Des Moines, IA, Oct. 16, 86; Melissa Lynne Vredeveld, daughter of Dennis & Jennifer (Koenes), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 29, 10; Henrietta Walcott, widow of Rev. A. Walcott, they served the Christian Reformed Churches of Noordeloos, Reeman, Calvary in Holland, MI, Bethel in Waupun, WI, Zeeland, MI, Oct. 18, 83; Fannie Henrietta Wesselink (Versteeg), widow of Gerrit F., Sibley, IA, Oct. 14, 90; Leslie (Lolke) Wiersma, husband of Tina (DeHaan), London, ON, Sep. 11; Rosemary Willison (Bierema), wife of Daniel, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 16, 46; Henry (Hank) Woudstra, husband of Catharina (Nien), Owen Sound, ON, Oct. 17, 79; Sharon Kay Zeutenhorst (VanDonkelaar), wife of Gerhard James, Hull, IA, Oct. 15, 54;
Appointments
Gerard Janssen, NDP MLA, to the board of directors of the Insurance Corporation of BC;