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The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#865, November 9, 1998
Anniversaries
BERENDS (Zandstra), Warren & Joan, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 7, 50th; BERGSMA (Lindhout), Dirk & Annemarie, London, ON, Oct. 11, 40th; BEYNEN, Theodorus & Hendriena, Embro, ON, Sep. 28, 50th; BOERSEMA (Koster), Lester & Rosalyn, Zeeland, MI, Oct.9, 45th; BOUWSEMA, John & Tina, Coaldale, AB, Sep. 28, 35th; BROUWER (Geerdes), Gerrit & Betty, Allendale, MI, Oct. 23, 50th; BRUULSEMA, Case & Jenny, Carluke, ON, Oct. 25, 40th; DANHOF (VanderMolen), John & Tressa, Manhattan, MT, Oct. 15, 50th; DEJONG (Miller), Martin & Marjorie, Oct. 1, 50th; DEMEESTER, Daniel & Jane, Coopersville, MI, Sep. 29, 50th; DENDULK (VanTill), Marvin & Edith, Ripon, CA, Sep. 25, 45th; DEPATER, Rev. J. & Alice, Stoneycreek, ON, Oct. 7, 50th; DEVOEST (Bruinink), Joop & Elba of Hollandia Bakeries, Mount Brydges, ON, Oct. 27, 50th; DEVRIES (Reitsma), Gerlad & Patricia, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 10, 40th; DEWITT (VanHoutum), Dave & Margaret, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 7, 50th; EISENGA (VanderPloeg), Ben & Pearldean, Grandville, MI, Oct. 10, 50th; FRYLING (Achterhof), Jerry & Bev, Grandville, MI, Oct. 3, 40th; GEERLIGS (Strick), Gerald & Evelyn, Caledonia, MI, Oct. 3, 40th; GROELSMA (Kooiker), Tom & evelyn, Grandville, MI, Oct. 9. 40th; HOLLEMANS (Walcott), William & Ruth, Chicago, IL, Sep. 23, 50th; HUIZENGA (Hall), John & Muriel, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 6, 50th; KNOTT (Lanting), Peter & Alice, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 8, 50th; KOK (VanHouten), Dave & Virginia, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 2, 40th; KOMMER (Wieland), Chris & Edith, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 7, 65th; KOPPENOL (Orange), Ken & Mary, Jenison, MI, Oct. 11, 35th; KORTMAN (VanLeeuwen), Gerrit & Viginia, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 14, 50th; KRIKKE (Roeters), Milton & Joan, Grant, MI, Oct. 14, 50th; LENGER (Bouma), Si & Joan, Caledonia, MI, Jan. 19, 50; MACKUS (Groothuis), Bernard & Carole, Jenison, MI, Sep. 17, 45th; LOHMAN (Brouwer), Bernard & Bernice, Holland, MI, Oct. 12, 50th; METER (Voss), Warren & Lee, Orland Park, IL, Oct. 1, 40th; MOTMAN (Spanjer), Bob & Marty, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 2, 45th; NATELBORG (Witteveen), Clarence & Marian, Denver, CO, Sep. 28, 60th; NATELBORG (Witteveen), John & Mae, Denver, CO, Sep. 28, 60th; NEDERVELD (VanBeek), Mar & Fran, Hudsonville, MI, Sep. 30, 50th; NEWHOUSE (Bergsma), Edward & Betty, Boynton Beach, FL, Sep. 18, 45th; PERSENAIRE (Hoitsma), Ted & Gladys, Crete, IL, Oct. 8, 45th; POTT (Koop), Clarence & Gayle, Holland, MI, Oct. 20, 50th; ROORDA, Albert & Grace, Groningen/Lynden, WA, Oct. 10, 50th; ROP (Wilkins), Gerald & Martha, Muskegon, MI, Oct. 20, 50th; SCHOLTEN (Riemersma), Jay & Elsa, Jenison, MI, Oct. 1, 50th; SCHUITMAN (Tuinstra), Ray & Harriet, Jenison, MI, Oct. 3, 58th; SNIP (Katsma), William & Phyllis, Sparta, MI, Oct. 7, 50th; TERHAAR (Grit), Ray & Nellie, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 8, 50th; TJOELKER, Ray & Gert, Custer, WA, Oct. 10, 40th; TRIEZENBERG (VanBeek), Ted & Wilma, Seattle, WA, Sep. 24, 50th; VANDERLAAN (Greenfield), Jacob & Alice, Palos Park, IL, Oct. 26, 60th; VANDERPOL, Rolland & Hattie, Corsica, SD, Oct. 14, 60th; VANDERWALL (Groeneveld), Robert & Nancy, Byron Center, MI, Oct. 3, 35th; VANDYKE (Mastbergen), John & Adriana, Jenison. MI, Oct. 6, 50th; VANKOOTEN, Dale & Millie, Lynden, WA, Oct. 29, 50th; VANOOYEN (Havert), William & Ann Ruth, Newark, NY, Oct. 27, 50th; VANWYK (Smith), William & Anna, Midlothian, IL, Oct. 8, 50th; VELDMAN (Essenberg), Robert & Bernice, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 1, 50th; VERBEEK, Cor & Trudy, London, ON, Sep. 27, 40th; VERHEY (Verberkmoes), John & Edith, Comstock Park, MI, Oct. 7, 60th; VINK (Ryken), Arie Jr. & Joyce, Pella, IA, Sep. 26, 40th; VOGEL (Boonstra), Franklyn & Lois, Orange City, IA, Sep. 26, 50th; VREMAN, Harry & Joanne, St. Thomas, ON, Oct. 4, 40th; WIERSEMA (Renkema), Hendrik & Lammie, Brampton, ON, Sep. 27, 60th; WINTER (Nydam), Bill & Rita, Bradford, ON, Oct. 7, 50th; WUSTMAN (Boes), John & Jurane, Byron Centre, MI, Oct. 7, 50th; ZANDSTRA (Venema), Ben & Diane, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 27, 30th; VERJAARDAGEN/BIRTHDAYS Tryna Berends (Popjes), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 7, 80th; William Beukema, Denver, CO, Oct. 9, 90th; Willie Boers (Groenewegen), Ancaster, ON, Oct. 18, 80th; Simon DeBruin, Stayner, ON, Oct. 20, 81st; Etta DeJong, Lynden, WA, Sep. 28, 85th; Wilhelmina Haack, Bradenton, FL, Oct. 12, 90th; Catherine Haveman, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 23, 90th; Gertrude Roede (DeGroot), Oak Lawn, IL, Oct. 5, 80th; Lucille Tuinstra, Martin, MI, Oct. 2, 90th; Angeline VanderMeer, Chicago, IL, Sep. 29, 92nd; Minnie VanderWerf, Ripon, CA, Sep. 29, 80th; Martha VanHeukelem, Denver, CO, Oct. 18, 85th; Marie VanOs, Byron Center, MI, Sep. 29, 90th; Catherine E. Verhey, Jenison, MI, Sep. 23, 90th; Elizabeth Zandstra (Leep), Munster, IN, Oct. 3, 80th;
Obituaries
Hendrik Arends, husband of Klazina (Oomkes), Calgary, AB, Sep. 17, 90; Sadie Baartman (Mollema), widow of Peter, Boyden, IA, Sep. 24, 91: Marlys Faye Baker (Meints) Hudsonville, MI, Sep. 30, 70; Geiske Anna Bevelander, widow of Ferdinand, London, ON, Sep. 13, 77; Bertha Blommers (VanEsch), widow of Henry, London, ON, Oct. 6, 83; Sjoerd Boeijenga, Caledonia, ON, Oct. 12, 66; Henry Lee Bonselaar, widower of Jane, Holland, MI, Sep. 24, 81; Albertha (Bertie) Boomsma (Doornbos), widow of Ted, Hudsonville, MI, Oct. 2, 72; Bernie Bosscher, husband of Mary, Sumas, WA, Sep. 4, 66; Edna M. Brinker (Girschle), widow of Arthur, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 27, 94; John Brusse, husband of Rosa, Vancouver, BC, Oct. 16, 76; Lottie Buning, Falmouth, MI, Sep. 28, 90; Felucien “Phil” Catrysse, husband of Margaret (Lee), Aylmer, ON, Oct. 1, 62; Ake (Al) Croeze, husband of Audrey, Penticton, BC, Sep. 28; Minnie H. Dahm (VanRoekel), widow of Henry, Pella, IA, Sep. 9, 92; Gertrude C. DeBruyn, widow of Leonard, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 8, 101; Mildred DeCaesteker (Fick), wife of Wilfred, Wallaceburg, ON, Sep. 19, 84; Dingeman DeLeeuw, husband of Hilda, Hamilton, ON, Sep. 1, 79; Enne DeVries, husband of Jacoba, Haley Station, ON, Oct. 1, 73; Hendrik Diek, husband of Vrouwkje (Voerman), St. Ann’s, ON; Robert James Donkerbrook, husband of Marian (Schurman), San Jose, CA, Sep. 12, 76; Cornelia Draaistra (Kleywegt), wife of Meindert G., Brighton, ON, Sep. 30, 61; Peter John Drenth, widower of Alice (Keizer), Ellsworth, MI, Sep. 17, 86; Joseph Fransen, husband of Wilma (Arends), London, ON, Sep. 26, 63; Edward Genzink, husband of Florena, Holland, MI, Jul. 26, 74; Harold John Geurts, husband of Jennie, Sully, IA, Sep. 26, 81; Wilma Martha Goodyk (Pol), wife of Jacob, Pella, IA, Sep. 20, 67; John Gort, husband of Faye (DeRuiter), Tulsa, OK, Oct. 4, 75; Gerrit Grevengoed, husband of Winnie (van Oort), Hull, IA, Oct. 2, 87; Harold B. Haverkamp, Montague, MI, Sep. 22, 81; John Hermsen, husband of Johanna (VanOs), Springfield, ON, Sep. 20, 84; Belle Hoekstra (Evink), widow of Jacob, formerly widow of Dick Vis, Ripon, CA, Aug. 30, 89; Justin Homkes, husband of Anne (Kooistra), Holland, MI, Sep. 10, 87; George Hoogenslag, widower of Beatrice, Kentwood, MI, Oct. 2, 80; Fr. James Hoogterp, ordained as priest May 22, 1948 at St. Andrews Cathedral in Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 7, 76; John L. Keyzer, husband of Jennifer, Wayland, MI, Sep. 24, 27; Geraldine Klein (Smits), wife of James, Luverne, MN, Sep. 22, 68; Anna Christina Klomps (Simmelink), widow of Gerhard Willem, Clinton, ON, Sep. 7, 75; Gerrit Kooima, husband of Nancy (VanRoekel), formerly widower of Bertha (VanBoeyen), Rock Valley, IA, Sep. 18, 85; Grace Kooima, Rock Valley, IA, Sep. 28, 71; Jessie Kooistra (VanDokkumburg), widow of Dick, Phoenix, AZ, Aug. 23, 74; Julia Ann Korhorn, widow of Bert, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 2, 85; Susan M. Koster (Timmerman), wife of Bob, Middleville, MI, Oct. 6, 40; Harriet LaFleur (Klein), widow of George, Midland Park, NJ, Sep. 6, 94; John H. Kreeft, husband of Ginny (Rozema), London, ON, Aug. 30, 53; Sandra R. Lautenbach (DeLeeuw), wife of David M., Orland Park, IL, Aug. 3, 26; John M. Luchies, widower of Kern Klassen, Fremont, MI, Oct. 7, 85; Henry G. Meninga, husband of Margaret (Stevens), Ripon, CA, Jun. 17, 79; Clarence (Klaas) Otten, widower of Agnes, Kentwood, MI, Sep. 27, 91; Thomas “Tom” Piersma, husband of Nell (Hoving), Wheaton, IL, Aug. 29, 78; Petronella (Nellie) Ponse (Heyboer), Woodstock, ON, Sep. 27, 90; Maurice Popelier, husband of Maria (Lammens), Petrolia, ON, Sep. 23, 88; John (Yelle) Posthumus, husband of Margaret, St. Thomas, ON, Aug. 20, 70; Peter A. Provoost, husband of Mary (Buis), St. Thomas, ON, Oct. 5, 73; Edward Roghair, husband of Irene (Mulder), Sioux Center, IA, Sep. 15, 72; Wilma Roorda (Schaap VanDrunen), widow of Rev. N. Roorda, formerly widow of Rev. S. VanDyken, Holland, MI, Sep. 8, 75; Johanna Wilhelmina Ruyer, widow of John, Surrey, BC, Oct. 19; Stan Stadig, husband of Vivien, Waterdown, ON, Aug. 4, 43; Leon Sterken, Zeeland, MI, Aug. 6, 73; Joyce Darlene Stuit (VanderPol), wife of John “Bud”, Lynden, WA; Robert VanderLaan, husband of Mary, Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 3, 68; Willem VanderMeer, husband of Ann, Surrey, BC, Oct. 17, 73; Howard S. VanderMolen, husband of Sue, Lowell, MI, Oct. 6, 70; Arie VanderSpruit, husband of Henny (Kruys), formerly widower of Bep, b. Lisse, ZH, d. Bow Island, AB, Sep. 3, 78; Klaas VanderWoude, husband of Corrie (Greidanus), b. Oosterbierum, FR / d. Brampton, ON, Sep. 27, 78; B. Edward VanGilst, husband of Kathryn (Stek), Oskaloosa, IA, Sep. 5, 75; Wilhelmina VanNes, widow of Cornelis, Surrey, BC, Aug. 30, 85; Dorothy Maud VanPatter, wife of Ray, St. Thomas, ON, Sep. 29, 75; Kitty VanReenen, wife of Herman J., Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 27, 70; Gordon H. VanRy, husband of Marsha (Strong), Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 5, 85; Jean Anne Daily VanSluyters, widow of David E., Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 25, 77; Marvin H.P. VanWoerkom, widower of Grace, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 5, 90; J. Douglas Venhuizen, husband of Evelyn, Lake City, MI, Oct. 7, 80; Jeanette Voss (Doornbos), widow of John H., previously widow of Joseph Hommes & James Lappenga, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 3, 90; George Voss, husband of Marion, Holland, MI, Aug. 6, 80; Dick Weurding, widower of Janet, Hudsonville, MI, Sep. 26, 82; Gertrude Wiers (Neels), widow of Gerrit, Wyoming, MI, Oct. 5, 89; Hattie Woudstra (Kreykes), widow of James, Orange City, IA, Sep. 15, 97; Ryan Nathan Woodwyk, widower of Rosie Mae, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 26, 67;
Graduations
Rev. Dr. H. Marissen, B.A., M. Div., D. Min, a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Theological College, London, ON;