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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#858, July 23, 1998
Birthdays
Adrianna Haveman (Huisingh), Lynden, WA, Jun. 24, 85th; Lena Prins, Grandville, MI, Jun. 25, 90th; Ike Weg, Sanborn, IA, Jul. 3, 90th;
Anniversaries
AFMAN, Theo & Betty, St. Thomas, On, Jun. 16, 25th; AIKEMA (VanderLinde), Derk & Mary, Vernon, BC, Jun. 17, 40th; ALTENA (Muilenburg), Ladene & Sentner, St. Joe, AR, Jun. 16, 50th; BERENDS (Vanderpol), Henk & Joanne, Lynden, WA, July 5, 35th; BERGSMA (Drenth), Harvey & Evelyn, Jenison, Jun. 25, 50th; BOOMSMA (Erffmeyer), Crete, IL, Jun. 25, 40th; DE BRUYNE (Heerema), Peter & Anne, Grimsby, ON, Jun. 27, 40th; DEJONG (Muilenburg), Peter & Lois, Orange City, IA, Jun. 16, 50th; DE JONG, Sam & Nellie, Orange City, Jun. 50th; DEMAAGD (Workman), Roger & Marcia, Wayland, MI, Jun. 25, 45th; DEVRIES (Hofsink), Warn & Jenny, Smithers, BC, Jul. 3, 30th; DE YOUNG (Steensma), Emeritus Prof. Dr. Marvin & Letha, Sioux Center, IA, Oct. 7, 50th; DEZEEUW, Gilbert & Alvina, Rock Valley, IA, Jun. 27, 60th; DIEPHOUSE (Elslo), Sid & Fran, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 23, 50th; DOPPENBERG (Mouw), Bill & Jeanette, Orange City, IA, Apr. 21, 60th; FEENSTRA, Harry & Jenny, Wainfleet, ON, Jul. 4, 45th; FRENS (Gosselink), John & Timmy, Jenison, MI, Jun. 18, 50th; GANSEKOELE (Groenendijk), Ralph & Alice, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Jun. 9, 35th; GEERS (VanDalsen), Raymond & June, Jun. 25, 50th; GELDERMAN (Krikke), Herman & Lula, Neerlandia, AB, Jun. 17, 45th; HAAN (Ippel), Lewis & Charlene, Lansing, IL, Jul. 3, 45th; HANENBURG (Kooiman), Jerome & Shirley, Milaca, MN, Jan. 28, 50th; HARSEVOORT (Sandink), Burlington, ON, Jun. 28, 40th; HIETBRINK (Jonker), Alfred & Janet, Holland, MI, Jun. 17, 50th; HOEZEE (Schripsema), Wyoming, MI, Jun. 24, 59th; JANSSEN (Timmerman), Henk & Helen, Brampton, ON, Jul. 2, 50th; KOLLEN (Nieuwenhuis), Koob & Ann, St. Catharines, ON, Jul. 7, 50th; KONYNENBELT (Wevers), Arie & Aleida, Abbotsford, BC, Jul. 9, 40th; KOOIMAN (Zee), John & Aafje, Red Deer, AB, Jul. 1, 50th; KOOL (VanHaitsma), Bill & Arlene, Byron Center, MI, Jul 1, 50th; KOSTERS (DeStigter), E. John & Alyda, Sioux Center, IA, Jun. 20, 40th; KOSTERS (Kramer), Gerald & Betty, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 9, 50th; KUIK (Donkersgoed), John & Ardis, Winnipeg, MB, Jun. 27, 45th; LENDERINK (Beukema), Howard & Joan, Aurora, CO, Jun. 27, 40th; LOF (Vis), Jacob & Elizabeth, Wellandport, ON, Jul. 13, 25th; MEDENDORP (Ganzel), Peter & Virginia, Racine, WI, Jul. 3, 50th; MEINTS, Tieme & Aly, Houston, BC, Jun. 27, 40th; MEYAARD (Folkert), Glenn & Barb, Zeeland, MI, Jun. 27, 40th; MULDER (Monsma), Lambert & Marian, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 28, 60th; NOOT (Merkus), Harry & Grace, Edmonton, AB, Jul. 5, 30th; RHODA (Brummel), Aurora, CO, Jun. 2, 50th; RIDDER (DeBoer), Herman & Leonora, Holland, MI, Jun. 11, 50th; SCHAA, Harry & Charlette, Grandville, IA, 40th; SCHAAPHOK (Metten), Peter & Margaret, Coopersville, MI, Jun. 30, 50th; SCHILDER, Ben & Ann, Artesia, CA, / Lynden, WA, Jun. 22, 60th; SLAGTER (Roelofs), Norman & Ruth, Montevideo, MN, Jun. 23, 50th; SPALING, Tony & Alice, Sleen, DR / Drayton, ON, Jun. 26, 45th; TEBOS (Sjoerdsma), Kerwin & Doris, Jenison, MI, Jun. 19, 45th; TENHAGE (Roodzant), John & Alice, Brampton, ON, Jul. 26, 40th; TRIEZENBERG (Boss), Fred & Florence, Tinley Park, IL, Jun. 25, 50th; VANBEMDEN (Rus), Isaac & Jennie, Jenison, MI, Jun. 20, 40th; VAN DALEN (Pol), Henk & Alice, Kitchener, ON, Jun. 25, 60th; VANDEBURGT (Bikker), Peter & Ina, Surrey, BC, Jul. 6, 25th; VANDERHOEK (Yonker), Jack & Jean, Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 22, 50th; VANDERPOL, Arthur & Arlene, Newkirk, IA, Jun. 50th; VANHOUTE (Hoogewind), Neil & Lillian, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 25, 45th; VANKLEY, Cornie & Mina, Sanborn, IA, Jun. 20, 50th; VANPENNINKFER (VanderAvoort), Cedar Springs, MI, Jun. 20, 45th; VREE (Meter), Robert & Marilyn, Coconut Creek, FL, Jun. 25, 50th; WIEGMAN (Verbree), Gerrit & Marie, Koudekerk a/d Rijn / Fort Macleod, AB, Jun. 15, 50th;
Obituaries
Lena Anema (Van Os), hosted Seattle Service Home between 1954 - 1961, Seattle, WA, May 21, 98; Margareth Beimers, b. Menaldum, FR, / Stratford, ON, May 30, 87; John M. Bosma, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 15, 90; Karel Brandenburg, husband of Tina (Burger), St. Marys, ON, Jun. 12, 76; Marian Bulthuis, wife of Jerry, Holland, MI, Jun. 10, 83; Matthew Calsbeek, widower of Alice, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 10, 87; Robert L. Coffer, husband of Evelyn (Boomsma), DeMotte, IN, May 12, 60; Chris de Boer, husband of Greta, Wyoming, MI, Jun. 20, 86; Alex de Bok, husband of Anna (Noothout), b. Surabaya / d. Garnerville, GA, Jan. 3, 71; Lester P. De Jong, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 24, 76; Henry J. DeMaat, Kentwood, MI, Jun. 16, 87; Clarence A. DeVries, Borculo, MI, Jun. 16, 86; Leona M. De Weerd, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 25; Julius C. DeZwaan, husband of Frances, former owner of Industrial Disposal Corp., Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 20, 81; Jonathan T. Elenbaas, Grand Haven, MI, Jun. 19, 20; Augusta Eppinga, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 25, 80; Alice Jeanette Eppink, Holland, MI, Jun. 11, 84; Rinny Gerrits (Doornbos), wife of Bill, b. Nieuw Amsterdam, DR, / d. Kentville, NS, Jun. 3, 55; Emile Gilhuys, husband of Connie, b. Batavia, / Hawthorne, CA, Jan. 21, 72; Henrietta A. Grooters (DenHartog), wife of Robert, Alton, IA, Jun. 12, 70; Kathryn Grooters (Juffer), widow of Gilbert L., Allison, IA, Jun. 7, 91; Peter Guetter, husband of Johanna (Veldhuis), b. Andijk, NH, / d. Fenwick, ON, May 23, 69; John H. Hoogakker, husband of Helen, Mesa, AZ, Mar. 28, 78; James Hop, husband of Aileen (Peuler), Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 10, 81; William Huizenga, Dunnville, ON, Jun. 16, 53; Jennie Huls (Brinks), wife of Louis, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 19, 80; Wayne L. Kammeraad, husband of Patricia, Cutlerville, MI, Jun. 24, 63; Kenneth R. Keizer, Byron Center, MI, Jun. 15, 79; Rev. Harmon J. Kuizema, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 15, 89; Lorena Lippenga (Grit), Hudsonville, Mi, Jun. 24, 83; Robert A. Luidens, Holland, MI, Jun. 24, 78; Ida Elizabeth Meulenberg (Thurber), wife of John, Granmd Rapids, MI, Jun 24, 90; Henrietta (Hinke) Muizelaar (Pelsma), wife of Gerald (Geert), born in Sondel, FR, / d. Jenison, MI, Jun. 18, 75; Tena Myaard, widow of Herbert, Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 18, 87; Leentje Nagtegaal (Tempelman), widow of Willem, Woodstock, ON, Jun. 10, 83; Jessie Bernice Nyenhuis, widow of Nick, Wilmington, NC, Jun. 9, 85; Cornelis Onderwater, husband of Aat (Van Dyk), Surrey, BC, Jun. 8, 63; Francisco A. (Rere) Pereira, husband of Deine, b. Bandjermasin, former Dutch East Indies / Long Beach, CA, May 10, 64; Peter M. Piersma, husband of June (Van Hekken), Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 12, 75; Hattie Popma, Grant, MI, Jun. 11, 85; Ralph Postma, husband of Annie (Westendorp), b. Grijpskerk, GR, / d. Chatham, ON, Jun. 13, 66; Ted Reitsema, husband of Bessie, Abbotsford, BC, May 3, 58; Jantje (Jane) Sikkema (Schuil), widow of Peter, b. Leek, GR, / d. Grimsby, ON, May 27, 94; Phyllis J. Slagter, wife of Martin Sr., Grandville, MI, Jun. 18, 71; Randall J. Sluiter, Wyoming, MI, Jun. 21, 31; Jan Ernst Spanjaard, husband of Eline (Stein), Port St. Lucie, FL, Apr. 26, 80; Anna Mae Straatsma (Timmermans), wife of Robert, Stasndale, MI, Jun. 21; Henriette Sutton (Robbers), b. Surabaya in 1910, / d. Monrovia, CA, May 25; Christian Terborg, husband of Frances, DeMotte, IN, May 10, 76; Cornelius Valstar, husband of Henrietta (Bensink), Pella, IA, Jun. 8, 91; Cornelia J. Van Daalen, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 21, 98; Gerard VandenAkker, husband of Janna, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 29, 89; Harold VandePol, husband of Jeanine, Marion, MI, Jun. 9, 88; Sue Vander Kooy (Vander Vliet), wife of Gerald, Denver, CO, May 3, 35; Richard VanderMaas, Kentwood, MI, Jun. 21, 39; Sjoerd (Stuart) VanderVaart, husband to Jane for almost 60 years, formerly of Woodstock, Brampton, ON, Jun. 8, 85; Ritske van der Woude, previously widower of Henny, Kelowna, BC, May 18, nearly 67; Jackie Van Dongen R.N., London, ON, Jun. 16, 89; Pieter Van Kempen, husband of Janna, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 17, 81; Co Van Leeuwen, husband of Joanne, Abbotsford, BC, Jun. 16, 51; George M. Van Peursem, former Speaker of the Michigan Legislature and Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, Grand Ledge, MI, Jun. 20, 85; Peter R. Van Putten A.I.A., Alto, MI, Jun. 21, 69; John Peter Van Roestel, husband of Josepha (Hoevenaars), b. Helvoirt, N.B. / d. Aylmer, ON, Jun. 7, 62; Warren R. Van Ryn, husband of Audree (Jager), Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 24, 65; Rev. A.G. Van Zante, minister emeritus of the RCA, Shelbyville, MI, Jun. 22, 95; Kenneth Veenstra, husband of Laverne, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 24, 78; Peter J. Velthouse, Kentwood, MI, Jun. 15, 75; Peter Verbeek, husband of Jenny (Mellema), London, ON, Jun. 19, 73; Joe Vreugde, husband of Tina, New Westminster, BC, Jun 28, 74; Hendrick Westerhout, husband of Patricia (Schneider), founder of Hank’s Foodbaskets in Hanover, Durham, Wiarton, and Southampton, all in Ontario, d. Palm Desert, CA, May 28, 55; Wheeler J. Witte, retired unionist, Wyoming, MI, Jun. 15, 82; Kornelis (Case) Wyngaarden, b. Jislum, FR, / Abbotsford, BC, Jun. 20, 88; Hendrena J. Zylstra (Van Wesep), Jenison, MI, Jun. 23, 92;
Graduations
Rebecca Afman, St. Thomas, ON, Honours B.A. in history, Wilfred Laurier University; Paul Van Eck, Kingston, ON, B. Comm. Honours, Queens University;