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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#951, June 7, 2002
Birthdays
Klazina Elizabeth Arends (Oomres), Calgary, AB, May 25, 90th; Opal Boxum, Downs, KS, Jun. 2, 90th; Gertrude DenBoer, Rock Valley, IA, May 7, 80th; Don Goris, Grand Rapids, MI, May 11, 80th; Tena Tiemersma, Grafton, ON, Jun. 9, 80th; Corry Vanderspek, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 14, 70th; Jessie Voetberg, Rock Valley, IA, May 11, 80th;
Anniversaries
ARENDS, John & Joan, Acton, ON, May 27, 45th; BAKELAAR (Harkema), William & Janet, Hudsonville, MI, May 8, 45th; BANDRINGA (Steenwyk), Raymond & Evelyn, Palos Park, IL, Jun. 3, 60th; BOLT (Balfoort), Robert & Carolyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 5, 50th; BOTH, Teunis & Wilhelmina, Chilliwack, BC, May 19, 60th; BOUTERSE (DeJager), John & Linda, Moline, MI, May 12, 40th; BREMER (Harkema), Ronald & Tena, Hudsonville, MI, May 4, 40th; DAM (Terpstra), Lee & Ada, Guelph, ON, May 7, 40th; DEJONG (Faber), Durk & Sietske, Birdaard/Bartlehiem, FR, / Laurens, NY, May 21, 60th; DEKOK, Mr. & Mrs. Huib, Diamond City, AB, May 10, 45th; DENHOLLANDER, Mr. & Mrs. Jacob, Wayne, NJ, May 8, 45th; DEVOS, Bernardus (Ben) & Hilda Cornelia, Grimsby, ON, May 18, 40th; DEVRIES (Lamberts), John & Joan, Byron Center, MI, May 4, 40th; DOOD (Malloy), Dr. Arnolf & Mary, Holland, MI, Jun. 13, 50th; DYKSTRA (Olthoff), Andrew & Minnie, Lansing, IL, May 26, 60th; FLEDDERUS (Huisman), Ralph & Theresa, Guelph, ON, May 11, 40th; GEUZE, Len & Anne, Grimsby, ON, May 1, 50th; GIETEMA, Fred & Hanna, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 7, 50th; GRIT (Player), Klaas & Valerie, Dunnville, ON, May 18, 45th; GRUTTER, Mike & Lammie, Enschede, OV, / Brampton, ON, May 24, 50th; HOEVE (Slager), Henry & Greta, Creston, BC, Apr. 13, 45th; HUTTEMA (Oostenbrug), Klaas & Mannie, Chilliwack, BC, Apr. 26, 45th; JELSMA (Schaaf), Henk & Ann, Burlington, ON, Apr. 28, 30th; JONGERT (Ondersma), Thomas & Janet, Sun City, AZ, May 15, 50th; KAMMENGA (Stegehuis), Simon & Carrie, Grandville, MI, May 16, 60th; KRUITHOF (Rodenhouse), Harvey & Karen, Byron Center, MI, May 4, 40th; KUIPERS (Feenstra), Cornelis & Dieuwke, Brockville, ON, May 15, 60th; MOLENAAR, Joe & Kathleen, Trenton, ON, May 11, 50th; NIENHUIS (Assink), Alvin & Henrietta, Zeeland, MI, May 15, 60th; PEKELDER (Bouma), John & Dorothy, Grand Rapids, MI, May 15, 60th; POOL, Jan & Geertje, Ommen, OV, / Abbotsford, BC, May 5, 65th; PROPER (VandenBrink), John & Maria, Voorst, GL,/ Rockwood, ON, May 27, 60th; PUNT (DeYoung), Neal & Betty, Grand Haven, MI, Jun. 6, 50th; REISIGER (DeVries), Allard & Regina, Caledonia, ON, May 17, 50th; SCHREGARDUS (Prins), Nelson & Ruth, Kentwood, MI, May 10, 45th; SMITH (Janssen), Willem & Roelie, Belwood, ON, May 5, 35th; SLEGT (VandenBroek), Willy & Elisabeth, Bussum, NH, / Wasaga Beach, ON, Jul, 3, 45th; SNOEYINK (Vos), Al & Dolly, Grandville, MI, May 8, 50th; STEENBERGEN (Karsten), Lubbert & Alice, Ruinerwold, DR, / Clinton, ON, May 29, 50th; STURSMA (Gritters), Donald R. & Alberdeen, Pella, IA, Jun. 3, 50th; TIMMERMANS, Leonard & Toni, London, ON, Apr. 27, 50th; VANDERGAAG (Zylstra), Arend & Minke, Smithers, BC, May 24, 50th; VANDERHEIDE (Koops), Wietze & Lamkje, Picture Butte, AB, May 14, 65th; VANDERHEYDEN, Jack & Margaret, Toronto, ON, Apr. 28, 40th; VANDERLEST (Leegwater), Bernie & Betty, Grandville, MI, May 9, 50th; VANDERSLUIS (Riemersma), Carel & Rieny, Orangeville, ON, May 18, 50th; VANDYK (Eskes), Duane & Trudy, Oak Harbor, WA, May 21, 50th; VANMIDDELKOOP (Kiefte), Gerry & Brenda, Carrying Place, ON, May 18, 45th; VANOFWEGEN (DeZoete), Frank & Hendrika, Norval, ON, Brampton, ON, Jun. 7, 50th; VANSINGEL (VanGemmert), Willard & Jane, Byron Center, MI, Apr. 4, 60th; VEENEMA (Hofstee), Lammert (Len) & Waltje (Wilma), Beetsterzwaag, FR, / Fenwick, ON, May 30, 50th; VELDKAMP (Doesburg), Corky & Mennie, St. Albert, AB, May 24, 50th; VEROUDEN, Bill & Trudy, Innerkip, ON, Apr; 6, 50th; VERSLUIS, John & Kitty, St. Catharines, ON, May 21, 50th; VIS (Bruinius), Marvin & Pearl, Orland Park, IL, May 16, 55th; VIS (Vanderhoning), Hendrik & Anne, Dunnville, ON, Jun. 15, 50th; WAGNER (VanDam), Leonard & Evelyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 28, 60th; WALMA, Mr. & Mrs. Andy, Stickney, SD, May 3, 45th; WENDT (Poll), Hank & Diny, Surrey, BC, Apr. 18, 40th; WIERENGA (Marcusse), Don & Arlene, Jenison, MI, May 10, 45th; ZWART, Peter & Anna, Townsend, ON, May 9, 50th;
Obituaries
Benjamin Altena, widower of Jeanette, Holland, MI, May 12, 95; Gertrude Baker (Kool), Holland, MI, Apr. 8, 93; Dr. Jacob Berghuis, husband of Barbara, Gloucester, VA, Apr. 3, 72; Donald Boes, husband of Marie, Grand Rapids, MI, May 5, 84; Henry Boom, husband of Ann (Deelstra), Woodstock, ON, Mar. 28, 74; Jim (Jentje) Bootsma, husband of Carol (Klaaske), Goderich, ON, Apr. 28, 72; Oege Bouma, husband of Audrey, Makkum, FR, / Hamilton, ON, Apr. 7, 84; Cornelia Thona Brandes, widow of Karel, b. Geersdyk, OV, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 23, 86; Nellie Broersma, widow of John, Grand Rapids, MI, May 6, 88; Thelma A. Bronkema, widow of Leonard, Grand Rapids, MI, May 11, 89; Sadie Brouwer, widow of Ben, Whitsinville, MA, Apr. 13, 96; Tiet Bruinsma (Buikema), husband of Wiebren, b. Pingjum, FR, / d. Langley, BC, May 8, 78; Gerrit Willem “George” Brunsveld, husband of Hendrika (Menkhorst), Williamsburg, ON, Apr. 22, 68; Ethel DeBruin (Hummel), wife of Harold A., Oskaloosa, IA, Apr. 30, 84; Cornelia Maria (Connie) DeHaan, Vancouver, BC, May 15, 70; John DeJong, husband of Jean (Guetter), Kitchener, ON, Mar. 24, 74; Peter Donald DeJong, husband of Thelma, Albuquerque, NM, Apr. 10, 67; Sander Johannes “Sam” DeRuiter, husband of Corrine (VanderWiel) b. Tricht, GL, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Mar. 28, 47; Joan Carol DeVries (Lamberts), wife of John, Grand Rapids, MI, May 8; Marinus “Doc” Dokter, husband of viola, Holland, MI, May 3, 81; Anna Dykstra, widow of David I., Sibley, IA, Mar. 27, 98; Bill (Wybren) Eelkema, b. Ferwerd, FR,/ d. Listowel, ON, Apr. 30, 64; Albert Endeman, husband of Janna, b. Dalfsen, OV, / d. Palgrave, ON, Mar. 4, 94; Thelma Timmy) Frens, wife of John, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 10, 75; Augusta Goegebuer, widow of Maurice, Tillsonburg, ON, Apr. 7, 96; Patricia Grondin (Slegers), wife of Todd, London, ON, Apr. 10, 43; Antje Hamming (Bakker), wife of Pieter, Blythe, ON, Apr. 24, 95; Dirk William Bill Hesselink, husband of Debbie (Oosterink), Tavistock, ON, May 7, 70;Hendrika Gerharda Heyink (Kistemaker), widow of Jan, previously widow of William VanRaalte, Chatham, ON, Mar. 30, 73; Harold Hiskes, widower of Everdean (Schurman), Crete, IL, Apr. 3, 86; George M. Hoogerheide, husband of Geneva, Byron Center, MI, May 4, 78; Daniel Lee Hossink, Holland, MI, May 8, 27; Jeanette Huyser (Dekker), wife of Francis C., Pella, IA, May 3, 96; Janet Jager (Boomsma), wife of James, Grandville, MI, May 5, 78; Alice Kerkstra (Beukema), widow of Raymond Sr., Holland, MI, Apr. 21, 91; Jeanette Koster (DeBoer), wife of William “Bill”, Jenison, MI, May 5, 86; James Kroese, husband of Janet (Rens), Hull, IA, May 3, 78; Jaqueline Johanna Leffers (Kleine-Deters), wife of Klaas, Coaldale, AB, Mar. 21, 61; Henny Mastebroek, vice-president of the Court of Justice in Den Bosch, b. De Krim, OV, / d. Edmonton, AB, Apr. 5, 53; Wilbert “Bill” Medendorp, widower of Esther (Schepers), Grand Rapids, MI, May 3, 80; Grada (Grace) Meinen, wife of Arend John, Brampton, ON, Apr. 28, 86; Tieme Meints, husband of Aly (Dallinga), Houston, BC, Apr. 10, 69; Ella Meendering, Rock Rapids, IA, May 2, 87; Gordon P. Meyering, widower of Rolina, Walker, MI, May 2, 80; Rev. P. Nicolai, husband of Benna, Chatham, ON, Apr. 15, 63; Elmer S. (Lefty) Nyenhuis, husband of Gertrude (Hoogewind), Jenison, MI, May 10, 88; Elizabeth Oosterhouse, wife of Collins, Grand Rapids, MI, May 10, 85; Grada Overzet, widow of Jacob, Zeeland, MI, May 9, 89; Ebeltje Paas (Daling), wife of Jan, Strathroy, ON, Apr. 22, 83; Margaret Pollema (Miersma), widow of Sibolt, Hull, IA, May 4, 90; Jean Postema (Westrate), widow of Herman, previously widow of Bob Westrate, Jenison, MI, May 7, 92; Hinke Raap, widow of Thijs, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 13, 69; Evert Ruesink, husband of Alice, Lowell, MI, May 9, 89; Harry (Harm) Martinus Riepma, husband of Evelyn (Aukema), Chatham, ON, Apr. 9, 78; Inga Belinda Sandness (Rust), Bellingham, WA, May 5, 84; Kathryn Schols, Grand Rapids, MI, May 2, 94; Jackie (Sjoukje) Sloetjes, London, ON, Apr. 10, 73; Kenneth Wayne Sneller, husband of Mary Jane (Poortinga), Tracy, IA, May 4, 61; Beatrice Sprik (VanNoord), wife of Herman, Grand Rapids, MI, apr. 30, 80; Richard W. Steketee Sr., widower of Patricia, East Grand Rapids, MI, May 10, 78; Glen Stiemsma, Rock Valley, IA, May 1; Andrew John Stuitje, Byron Center, MI, May 6, 20; Carnella Telgenhof, widow of Raleigh, Zeeland, MI, May 1, 88; Ena Trip, widow of Ralph, London, ON, Apr. 7; Louis J. Troost, husband of Nellie (Koetje), Caledonia, MI, May 9, 77; A. Claus Van Banning, Toronto, ON, Apr. 14, 90; Rev. J. VandenHoek, husband of Joan, previously widower of Marjorie, Grandville, MI, May 2, 78; Adele VanderHoeven, wife of Johannes (Joe), London, ON, Apr. 12, 87; Donald G. VanderSchaaf, husband of Delma (Rensink), Sioux Center, IA, May 6, 65; Dan VanDyk, Grand Rapids, MI, May 5, 38; William VanHerk, husband of Audrey (Griffioen), Smithville, ON, Apr. 18, 76; Rebecca VanMeeveren, Orange City, IA, May 2, 81; John W. VanTielen, husband of Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, May 9, 90; Mattie T. VanWienen, widow of Willem, Grandville, MI, May 10, 76; Norman L. VanWyk, husband of Marilyn, Pella, IA, Apr. 15, 66; Mattie T. VanWienen, widow of William, Grandville, MI, May 10, 76; Ronald J. Veeneman, Hudsonville, MI, May 9, 42; George Veldhouse, husband of Jo, previously widower of Tena, Byron Center, MI, May 6, 83; Jan Verkerk, widower of Johanna, Surrey, BC, May 16, 87; Clarence Visser, Dundas, ON, Apr. 14, 85; Herman Wichers, Abbotsford, BC, Apr. 5, 89; William Wierda, Hamilton, ON, May 6, 79; Barbara Wierenga (Jolman), wife of John, Grand Haven, MI, May 11, 69; Sadie Wormmeester (Miedema), widow of Jerry, Holland, MI, May 7, 89; Lambert H. “Bert” Wouters, Lynden, WA, May 1, 70;
Appointments
Lindhout, Julie, President of Lindhout Associates, an educational consulting business in Toronto, as President of The Atlantic Council of Canada which promotes Trans-Atlantic relationships between Canada and European nations - West, Central and East - in cultural, economic and security terms.
Awards
De Dutch Pannekoek House, the CFA Corporate Citizenship Award; Waring, Bill, the Vince Nichols Award for voluteerism in recognition of his work promoting Canadian franchise businesses;