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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#862, September 23, 1998
Birthdays
Frances André (VanderMey), Ashburn, VA, Aug. 22, 101st; Tena Andriessen, Zeeland, MI, Aug. 30, 90th; Lillian DeBoer, Hudsonville, MI, Jul. 29, 80th; Beulah DeVries (Hekman), Ripon, CA, Aug. 23, 90th; Rev. G.S. Kok, Bellflower, CA, Aug. 29, 95th; Annie Haaksma, Byron Center, MI, Aug. 15, 80th; Claude Kuiper, Spring Lake, MI, Aug. 31, 90th; Wilhelmina Leyenhorst (VandeBurgt), Surrey, BC, Aug. 10, 80th; Gerrit K. Ouwehand, Hamilton, ON, Jul. 25, 80th; Dena Zweegman, Lynden, WA, Aug. 28, 85th;
Anniversaries
BARTELS (Deur), Harold & Lucille, Wyoming, MI, Aug. 18, 62nd; BIERMA (Miedema), William & Frieda, Aug. 25, 50th;, BOERSMA (VanSolkema), Marlin & Shirley, Grandville, MI, Aug. 24, 50th; BOERTJE (Stob), Paul & Lois, Bellflower, CA, Aug. 27, 55th; BOUWMAN (Dykslag), Rudy & Nancy, Calgary, AB, Aug 27, 40th; BRASZ (DeBoer), Gerrit & Alice, Richmond Hill, ON, Sep. 20, 40th; BROUWER (Vermeer), John & Bertha, Pella, IA, Jul. 2, 50th; BUIS (Vos), Harry & Shirley, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 18, 50th; BURSMA (Landstra), Boyd & Marcy, Grnad Rapids, MI, Aug. 20, 45th; BYLSMA (Dykstra), Bud & Lorrie, Cherry Valley, CA, Aug. 18, 50th; DEBOER (Koopman), John & Joanne, Caistor Centre, ON, Sep. 6, 40th; DECKER (Adriaansen), Bob & Corrie, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 25, 50th; DEEMTER (Honderd), Gerald & Marilyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 20, 45th; DENDULK (VanEs), C.J. & Carrie, Zeeland, MI, Aug. 22, 65th; DEWIT, John & Irene, Rock Valley, IA, Aug 22, 50th; DEWITT (VanderStoep), Luitsen & Annie, Elora, ON, Aug. 30, 30th; DUTHLER (Swieringa), Bruce & Sheryll, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 16, 30th; FENNEMA (Boelens), John & Gertie, Cutlerville, MI, Aug. 19; HARKE (Hoogezand), Klaas & Alberta, Burlington, ON, Sep. 11, 45th; HEMMES (Schutte), Bud & Henrietta, Grandville, MI, Aug. 20, 50th; HEUKER (Kruithof), Jim & Elois, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 21, 45th; HIELEMA (Nicolai), Jack & Alice, Prince George, BC, Aug. 29, 40th; HOEKSEMA (Smit), Richard & Roelfien, Barrhead, AB, Aug. 21, 45th; HOFSINK (VanDyk), Fredrikus (Fred) & Appollonia (Ploon), Smithers, BC, Aug. 15, 40th; HUTTINGA (Schutter), Elmer & Mary Jane, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 19, 50th; IPPEL (Diephuis), Paul & Trudi, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 10; JEURINK (Hoffman), Ben & Isabelle, Allendale, MI, Aug. 31, 50th; KAMSTRA, Bill & Adi (Bykerk), Kentwood, MI, Aug. 20, 50th; KRIKKE (VanDelden), Yul & Coby, Burlington, ON, Sep. 6, 40th; KROLL (VanBeek), Egbert & Willie, Edgerton, MN, Sep. 30, 50th; LUCHIES (Stehouwer), Rev. J. & Marian E., Holland, MI, Sep. 1, 60th; MEDENDORP (Veltkamp), John & Chris, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 25, 50th; MIDDEL (Radsma), Ray & Jill, Wellandport, ON, Aug. 29, 40th; MUILENBERG, Wally & Henrietta, Sioux Center, IA, Aug. 22, 50th; MULDER (Tolsma) Art & Gert, Byron Center, MI, Aug. 21, 45th; MULDER (Kuipers), Roger & Marian, Wyoming, MI, Aug. 29, 40th; NIENHUIS (Lof), Henk & Liz, Victoria, BC, Aug. 14, 35th; OORDT, Gerb & Dorothy, Ferndale, WA, Aug. 28, 45th; OUWEHAND (VanDam), Gerrit & Jo, Hamilton, ON, Aug. 12, 45th; PETROELJE (Visser), Carl & Elaine, West Olive, MI, Aug. 10, 50th; POMP (VanMarrum), Willem & Minke, Rotterdam / Woodstock, ON, Aug. 18, 50th; POST (Schut), Bill & Florence, Glen Arbor, MI, Aug. 24, 50th; RIEPMA, Ed & Nellie, Sheldon, IA, Aug. 15, 50th; RUMPH (Steenbergen), Henry & Lammie, Ruinerwold (Dr.) / Smithville, ON, Aug. 29, 50th; RUPKE, Chris & Katie, Holland Landing, ON, Sep. 2, 50th; RYZEBOL (Meyer), Sidney & Toni, Orangeville, ON, Aug. 29, 45th; SCHIPPERS (Kuivenhoven), Bob & Angie, Kalamazoo, MI, Aug. 20, 50th; SCHUTT (Beishuizen), John. Jr. & Ann, Oak Lawn, IL, Aug. 27, 50th; STRUYK (Bosma), John R. & Annie, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 15, 45th; SWEET (Meulendyke), Alan & Lois, Zeeland, MI, Aug. 19, 50th; TELLINGHUISEN (Kok), Ray & Sadie, Princeton, MN, Aug. 24, 50th; TERPSTRA (Schievink), Donald & Arlene, Grandville, MI, Aug. 12, 50th; TIMMER (VandeRiet), Lawrence & Sylvia, Wilmar, MN, Oct. 6, 50th; TULS, Herman & Cindy, Assen (Dr.) / Orangeville, ON, Aug. 4, 50th; VANDEREIDE (Kramer), Elmer & Alberta, Fulton, IL, Aug, 24, 50th; VANDERVELDE (VanEgmond), Henrik Taeke & Emily Elizabeth, Wellandport, ON, Aug. 9, 30th; VANDERWEYDEN (Schaart), Hans & Margaret, Salem, OR, Aug. 21, 40th; VANRAALTE (Brouwer), James & Audrey, Belwood, ON, Aug. 2, 35th; VERSEPUT (Schemper), Rev. T. & Arlene, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 20, 50th; VOS (Groenboom), Arthur Jr. & Joanne, Oak Brook, IL, Sep. 4, 45th; WISPELWEY (Grayson), John & Audrey, Midland Park, NJ, May 8, 50th;
Obituaries
Jerome Arends, husband of Pauline "Polly", Ravenna, MI, Aug. 13, 84; Catharina Baas, wife of Theodorus (Ted), London, ON, Jul. 31, 75; Wouter (Walter) Baatje, husband of Wympje (Schut), Woodstock, ON, Aug. 6, 79; Pearl J. Bengelink, wife of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 11, 83; Winnie Beukema, widow of Chester, Wyoming, MI, Aug. 16, 91; Ada Boot (Kakebeeke), wife of Henry, Kalamazoo, MI, Jul. 1, 91; Ruth C. Boshoven (Riddering), wife of Bernard, Tucson, AZ, Aug. 10, 63; Verna Louise Bouma (Oostenink), widow of Wally, Aug. 21, 70; Magdalena Juliana Boussen, widow of Alois, Aylmer, ON, Aug. 4, 91; Gordon J. Bouwman, husband of Jane, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 15, 61; Gertrude E. Browneye, widow of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 18, 86; Martha Dalhuisen (Welfing), wife of Dick, Vernon, BC, Jul. 24, 42; Adrian (Ade) DeBoer, husband of Irene, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 15, 94; Johannes "John" DeVries, husband of Sylvia (Zandstra), b. Leeuwarden, FR, d. Quinte West, ON, Jul. 19, 66; Joe L. DeVries, husband of Marie, Sheldon, IA, Aug. 13, 91; Harmen Sjoerd Doornbos, husband of Geertje (Bruinsma), Abbotsford, BC, Aug. 17, 74; Gertrude Dykman (Schaper), widow of Clarence, Manhattan, MT, Jul. 9, 94; Ruth J. Engbers, Pella, IA, Aug. 15, 90; Carl E. Gaass, husband of Dorothy Lee (Hoeksema), Pella, IA, Aug. 7, 70; Douglas Roy Gysen, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 16, 36; Ruth Wilhelmina Haas (Harmelink), widow of Maurice Page, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug 12; Peter Harkema, husband of Mildred, Byron Center, MI, Aug. 19, 88; Flo Hoogstins, widow of Cornelius, Winfield, BC, Aug. 28, 55; Ida Huisman, Markham, IL, Jul. 16, 80; Russell Kamerman, husband of Mabel (Lambert), Ceres, CA, Aug 4, 84; Gerrit George Kingma, husband of Jean (Stringer), Hamilton, ON, aug. 16, 77; Clarence Klaver, husband of Marie (Elgersma), Sanborn, IA, Aug. 8, 80; Linda K. Kleinheksel, wife of Ken, Holland, MI, Auh. 11, 40; Jan (John) Korvemaker, husband of Tjaaktje (Jackie) (DeGroot), Port Lambton, ON, Jul. 30, 73; Kathryn J. Kruger, George, IA, Jul. 31, 79; Harold Joseph Leo, husband of Eleanor (Koster), South Holland, IL, Jul. 19, 74; Cornelia (Kern) Luchies (Klassen), wife of John M., Fremont, MI, Aug. 16, 85; Janna P. (Nellie) Markus (VanDorp), widow of Klaas Jan, Woodstock, ON, Aug. 12, 79; Margaret Oldenkamp (Solsma), wife of Gilbert, Sanborn, IA, Aug. 6, 66; Lammert W. Popkes, husband of Jeanette (DeBoer), Ellsworth, MN, Aug. 12, 71; John (Jelle) Posthumus, husband of Margaret, St. Thomas, ON, Aug. 20, 70; George Postma, husband of Jean, Clinton, ON, Aug. 19, 86; Tjeerd (Ted) Rintjema, husband of Janny, b. Rinzumageest, FR, d. Whitby, ON, Jul. 22, 81; Clara Rooda (VanDyk), widow of Andrew, born in Vrouwenparochie (Fr.), Pella, IA, Aug. 8, 90; William J. Roosma, widower of Bess (DeGroot), Bellingham, WA, Aug. 15, 84; Rev. A.E. Rozendal, husband of Margaret (VanSomeren), Zeeland , MI, Jul. 14, 84; Caroline Scholten (DeVrou), widow of Edward, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug 11, 83; Artur Slenk, husband of Joan, Holland, MI, Aug. 17, 83; Albertus Snoeyink, widower of Ethel, Jenison, MI, Aug. 8, 88; Adrian "Deacon" Steenland, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 12, 81; Jessie Steensma (Schumacher), widow of Fred, Rochester, NY, Jun. 9, 91; Jennie Swier (Klaver), widow of Cornelius, Manhattan, MT, Jun. 24, 82; Ivan "Bud" Timmer, widower of Alysse, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 7, 79; Janice Tolsma, widow of Clarence, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 23, 85; Hendrik VanBodegom, husband of Ann, Langley, BC, Aug. 19, 77; Riva VandenBerg (Maassen), wife of Albertus "Al", Rock Valley, IA, Aug. 10, 68; Blanche Elgenia VanderPutte, Pella, IA, Aug. 15, 82; Teunis (Tony) VanderStelt, husband of Jenny (VanderTuin), Brantford, ON, Jul. 18, 67; Seymour VanderWall, husband of Joyce, Dresden, ON, Jul. 5, 70; Johan (Hans) Fetty VanderWoude, husband of Marijke, b. Zutphen, GLD, d. Brockville, ON, Aug. 16, 71; Henry M. VanKints, husband of Millie, Holland, MI, Aug. 16, 75; Samuel C. VanLeeuwen, widower of Lucille, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 19, 91; Kornelus VanLoo, husband of Martha (VandenHoed), Wroxeter, ON, Aug. 8, 78; Grace VanMaanen (Scholten), wife of Roy, Rock Valley, IA; Aug. 14, 79; Arend VanOtterloo, husband of Joyce (VanKley), Hull, IA, Aug. 14, 82; Allen VanRoekel, husband of Deanne (VanHeuvelen), Sheldon, IA, Aug. 4, 47; Dirk Jr. (Dick) VanRooyen, husband of Elizabeth (Bouma), Forest, ON, Aug. 27, 57; Edna VanWieren, wife of Robert, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 20, 73; Benjamin Veldhuyzen, husband of Engelina, London, ON, Aug. 17, 84; Peter Verbrugge, widower of Thelma A. (Langford), Aug. 18, 92; Theresa Visser, wife of Clarence, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 10, 79; Captain Joel Vreeman, husband of Billie Jo (Duff), Grand Rapids, MI, Jul. 12, 37; Jennie Walhof (VandenBosch), widow of Henry, Edgerton, MN, Jul. 3, Jonathan E. Warntjes, Sioux Falls, SD, Aug. 7, 10; Margaret Ann Willemsen, widow of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 16, 79; William C. Zylstra, widower of Rosaleen, Federal Way, WA, Aug. 13, 69; John Zwyghuizen, husband of Harmina, Zeeland, MI, Aug. 11, 89;
Graduations
Christopher A. DeVries, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering First Class Honours from the University of Waterloo; Leslie Goossens, Bachelor of Human Kinetics Honours Movement Science form the University of Windsor, ON;