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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#966, January 23, 2003
Birthdays
Effie Dwarfhuis (Klaassens), Downers Grove, IL, Jan. 1, 100th; Mary Kuik, Ripon, CA, Jan. 25, 90th; Margaret T. Smith (VanderVelde), Kentwood, MI, Jan. 22, 80th; John VandePol, Sioux Center, IA, Jan. 12, 85th;
Anniversaries
BELTMAN, Elmer & Stella, Sheldon, IA, Dec. 28, 50th; BENGELINK (Huyser), Joel & Joyce, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 26, 50th; BLOEM (Buurma), Jack & Dora, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 30, 50th; DEVRIES, Aldrich & Marcella, Mt. Vernon, WA, Jan. 15, 55th; DOZEMAN (VanBronk-horst), Morris & Beatrice, Hudsonville, MI, Dec. 30, 60th; DYKSTRA (Mondriaan), Arnold & Johanna, Pictou, NS, Dec. 24, 50th; ELDERS (Ringerwole), Rudolph & June, Hudsonville, MI, Dec. 25, 67th; ELLENS (Benthem), Stuart & Frances, Hol-land, MI, Dec. 25, 55th; FEENSTRA (VanDuyn), Cal & Jean (Jurena), Hudsonville, MI, Jan. 13, 50th; FRYLING (Spoel-hof), Gordon & Frances, Grandville, MI, dec. 29, 55th; GORT (DeYoung), Henry & Edith, Moline, MI, Jan. 9, 55th; KLOMP (Schemper), Jake & Irene, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 18, 60th; KUPERUS (Sytsema), John & Sonja, Sussex, NJ, Dec. 17, 50th; KUPERUS (DeVries), Nicholas & Jennie, Susses, NJ, Dec. 17, 50th; MANS, Henry & Margaret, Lynden, WA, Dec. 21, 60th; MAST (Groters), Harold & Joyce, Zeeland, MI, Jan. 9, 50th; PASMA (Bouwman), Arnold & Marjorie, Ripon, CA, Dec. 24, 50th; POHLER (Whip), Gerrit & Syble, Hudsonville, MI, Dec. 25, 50th; QUAKKELAAR (Holthuis), Peter & Minnie, Byron Center, MI, Dec. 26, 50th; SJOERDSMA (Hager), H. James & Shir-ley, Hudsonville, MI, Jan. 8, 50th; SPRONK (Visser), Nick & Anna, Edmonton, AB, Jan. 21, 60th; STERK (Hendrickson), Frank & Lois, Jenison, MI, May 19, 50th; TIMMER (Hoeksema), William & Gladys, Grandville, MI, Jan. 8, 60th; VANDERJAGT (DeVoogd), Samuel & June, Jan. 1, 60th; VANDERWOUDE (Heyboer), Neal & Barbara, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 24, 60th; VANLUTTIKHUIZEN, Wynand & Catharina, Komoka, ON, Nov. 19, 50th; WOUDWYK (Gort), Tom & Alice, Jan. 13, 60th;
Obituaries
Mary Grace Block (Veenker), widow of George, Little Rock, IA, Dec. 18, 95; Alexander “Sandy” Boone, husband of Florence (DeKraai), Sheldon, IA, Dec. 29, 88; Gerrit Jan Born, husband of Corrie (Niemeyer), b. Ermelo, GL, / d. Sioux Center, IA, Dec. 31, 85; Bena H. Bos (Willemsen), wife of Otto, Sergeant Bluff, IA, Dec. 29, 87; Jerald “Jerry” Bos, husband of Kathy (Stadt), Lynden, WA, Jan. 6, 53; Helen Bosker, wife of Tom, Woodstock, ON, Dec. 3; Lena Bosman (VanderHouwen), widow of Henry, Lynden, WA, Jan. 3, 86; Wilma D. Bowhuis, widow of Nick, Wyoming, MI, Dec. 20, 82; E. Margerette Brink (VandenBerg), widow of Myron, Palm Desert, CA, Dec. 8, 92; Ina Broek (Altena), wife of Bill, Sioux Center, IA, Dec. 10, 76; Eunice Bruinooge (Smit), widow of Henry “Red”, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 28, 79; Ollie Bruxvoort (Starkenburg), widow of Gerrit, Orange City, IA, Dec. 20, 92; Danny Arthur Bruyn, husband of Caroline (Mesman), Hospers, IA, Jan. 1, 86; Helen L. Busse (Rosenboom), widow or Peter, Rock Rapids, IA, Dec. 20, 81; Joe Danhof, husband of Esther, Manhattan, MT, Nov. 15, 86; Simon DeBoom, husband of Marie (Lubben Dirks), previously widow of Mary (Mohr), LeMars, IA, Dec. 26, 89; Hendrik DeHeer, husband of Hilda, Woodstock, ON, Nov. 22, 77; Johanna DeJong, widow of Cor, Woodstock, ON, Dec. 26, 72; Jane DeVries, wife of Harmon, Brussels, ON, Dec. 22, 92; Albertha (Bertie) DeVries (Schut), widow of Cornelius, Hudsonville, MI, Jan. 4, 89; Catharine M. DeWys (Lankamp), Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 24, 57; Emma Dirksen, widow of Michael “Mike”, Rock Valley, IA, Dec. 25, 92; Johanna Ruth Doezema, widow of Richard, Kentwood, MI, Dec. 26, 80; James P. Dornbos, husband of Henrietta, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 24, 92; Beatrice Grace Dozeman, Hudsonville, MI, Dec. 31, 79; Mary “Marie” Antje Duys (Timmerman), widow of Raymond Lee, Sibley, IA, Dec. 28, 91; Connie Dykhuis (Bolle, Hop), widow of Chester, previously widow of Herbert Hop, Holland, MI, Dec. 6, 91; Edward A. Dykstra, husband of Marian, Rockford, MI, Dec. 30, 82; Rosalie Claudia Elenbaas, Lynden, WA, Dec. 29, 42; Henry Engels, widower of Vivian, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 30, 86; Jane Erkelens (VanVliet), wife of John, Woodstock, ON, Dec. 24, 52; Rev. M. H. Faber, widower of Anne (Hamming), previously widower of Theresa, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 14, 94; Geraldine Fennema, wife of Bud (Albert), Lansing, IL, Nov. 1, 76; Donald “Don” Freriks, husband of Margery “Marge” Johanna (Bloemendaal), Orange City, IA, Dec. 30, 91; Carl Grashuis, husband of Edith, Hastings, MI, Jan. 4, 87; Ann Margaret Groen, wife of Henk, Strabane, ON, Dec. 22, 69; Melvin N. Haveman, husband of Cynthia (Verhulst), Holland, MI, Dec. 31, 75; Harry Helder, widower of Mildred (Boeve), Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 30, 96; Kathryne A. Hibma, Orange City, IA, Dec. 15, 89; Nicholas Hoezee, husband of Emily (Meekhof), Hudsonville, MI, Dec. 23, 69; Norma Jean Holthof, Wyoming, MI, Dec. 10, 76; Kristen Joy Hoogenstyn, Jenison, MI, Dec. 25, 20; John Edward Huizen, widower of Harriet, owner and operator of Huizen’s Furniture Store, Grandville, MI, Jan. 1, 85; Dena Hulst (Smith, Roetman, VandenBrink), widow of Henry N., previously widow of John Roetman and of William VandenBrink, Sheldon, IA, Dec.24, 99; Richard Isenga, widower of Jennie, Hudsonville, MI, Dec. 30, 89; Franciscus “Frank” Janssen, husband of Yvonne, Woodstock, ON, Dec. 19, 67; Ben Jongerius, husband of Trudy (Versteeg), Ingersoll, ON, Dec. 30, 84; Priscilla Jonker, Orange City, IA, Dec. 22, 90; Susan Laura Joosten, wife of Harry, Woodstock, ON, Nov. 11, 47; Verdus “Bud” Jurgens, husband of Ethel (DenBeste), Sibley, IA, Dec. 17, 77; Jerome M. Kalmink, husband of Marjorie (Pape), Visalia, CA, Nov. 14, 78; John E. Keessen, husband of Alice (VanWeelden), Crete, IL, Sep. 3, 91; Richard Kelderman, husband of Anna (VanWeelden), Mesa, AZ, Oct. 25; Sas Kingma, husband of Rine (Piersma), Winnipeg, MB, Dec. 14, 75; Christopher Kingma, husband of Brenda (Boelens), Bolton, MA, Oct. 29, 38; Roger Edward Klay, husband of Pearl (DeBoer Roskamp VanderPloeg), previously widower of Johanna (Haveman), Hull, IA, Jan. 1, 82; Dr. Thomas Henry Koeze, husband of Sheila, consulting physician in neurology at the Royal London Hospital, London, England, Nov. 15, 68; Judith B. Kool, wife of Jim, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 2, 61; Helen Kranenberg, widow of Roger, Brooksville, FL, Dec. 29, 83; Johanna Krijgsman (VandeValk), widow of Adriaan, b. Middelharnis, ZH, / d. Clifton, NJ, Dec. 20, 93; Phyllis Krol (Wustman), wife of Chester, Hudsonville, MI, Dec. 27, 67; Lois Irene Kunst (Wiersum), widow of Wilford, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 31, 83; Bauke Kuperus, husband of Aaltje (Jellema), Clinton, ON, Dec. 16, 93; John “Jack” Louws, husband of Alta (VanKooten), Whatcom County’s first County Executive, father of current Lynden Mayor, Lynden, WA, Jan. 5, 72; Rev. Dr. J. E. Luchies, husband of Jane Anne, previously widower of Marian, Holland, MI, 90; Rena C. Meyners, widow of George, Grandville, MI, Dec. 19, 94; Anna E. Milkamp (Zandt), widow of Arnold, Muskegon, MI, Dec. 30, 85; Sophia Johana Mouw (Boer), wife of James, Alton, IA, Dec. 17, 87; Karel Mulder, husband of Rita, b. The Hague, ZH, / d. Delta, BC, Jan. 1, 78; Wilhelmina Maria Oud, widow of Nick, Hensall, ON, Nov. 19, 102; Alfred G. Pennings, M.D., husband of Margaret Schuppe, Fond du Lac, WI, Dec. 28, 77; Janny Petter (Jaspers, Vink), wife of Clarence, formerly of Orangeville, Ontario area and widow of Jacob Vink, Lynden, WA, Dec. 20, 63; William “Bill” Post, husband of Vivian, previously widower of Jeanette, Orange City, IA, Dec. 17, 77; Elisabeth Relouw (Huys), widow of Mathew William, Grand Bend, ON, Dec. 23, 93; Arthur J. Roodvoets, widower of Marian, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 22, 96; Vernon W. Roorda, husband of Beulah M., Pella, IA, Dec. 17, 87; Edith Schemper, wife of Clarence, Sheldon, IA, Nov. 12, 89; Gerrit D. Schut, Grand Rapids, MI, Pueblo, CO, Dec. 31, 83; Gerrit R. Schut, husband of Henrietta, Hudsonville, MI, Jan. 4, 93; Betty-Ann Skillings (Duivenvoorde), wife of Ken (Johnny), Woodstock, ON, Dec. 1, 46; Leon Spiessens, husband of Godelieve, Newbury, ON, Nov. 22, 76; Minnie Stro-ven, widow of John, Coopersville, MI, Jan. 4, 95; Reinier TerVelde, husband of Cheryl, London, On, Dec. 28, 33; Herman C. TeVelde, husband of Wilma (Bouwman), Lynden, WA, Dec. 23, 79; Martin VanArenthals, husband of Donna, Lucan, ON, Dec. 17, 79; Martha Maria VanBakel (Moeke), widow van Martin, Seaforth, ON, Dec. 13, 93; Renger VanBeek, husband of Jannetje, St. Catharines, ON, Dec. 18, 86; Arend B. VanBergen, widower of Jane, Marne, MI, Dec. 23, 81; Derek Lee Vanden-Berg, Lynden, WA, Dec. 17, 28; Christine VandenHul (Hop), widow of Cornie, Sioux Center, IA, Dec. 24, 86; Martin VanderKallen, London, ON, Nov. 23, 77; Jacob VanderMeer, husband of Hilly (Alkema), Brampton, ON, Dec. 4, 84; Dr. Willard Earl VanderStolp, widower of Maybelle, chiropractor, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 30, 87; Tony Arthur VanderWeide, husband of Hildred, Sioux Center, IA, Dec. 19, 72; Peter Cornelius VanDongen, husband of Emilia, Rodney, ON, Dec. 24, 71; Tena VanDyke, widow of Jake, Grand Rapids, MI, Nov. 21, 93; Diane Lorna VanGalen, wife of Con, Tillsonburg, ON, Springfield, ON, Dec. 26, 42; Kenneth VanHeukelum, widower of Norma, Hudsonville, Dec. 30, 89; Bessie VanHouten (Douma), widow of William, previously widow of Samuel Douma, Grandville, MI, Dec. 19, 83; Pauline C. VanKemp-en, widow of Adrian, Grandville, MI, Jan. 2, 87; Audrey C. VanLoon (VandenEinden), wife of John, Norwich, ON, Nov. 27, 75; Wilhelmina “Willie” VanOostveen (DeWit), wife of Kryn, Woodstock, ON, Dec. 17, 61; Mildred VanPutten, widow of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 31, 86; Rev. F. VanRooy, Oblate of Mary Immaculate, Vancouver, BC, Dec. 30, 79; Greta Marie Veenstra, Sheldon, IA, Dec. 17, 31; Albertus Veldhuizen, husband of Jannetje (Hardeman), Woodstock, ON, Dec. 19, 66; Jennie Veltkamp (Kamps), widow of Wieber, Belgrade, MT, Nov. 13, 90; Loree Anne Verbeem, London, ON, Dec. 8, 40; Julia VerBuyst (Mattheus), wife of Roger, Dec. 21, 78; Marcel Roger Verlinde, husband of Christiane, Exeter, ON, Dec. 20, 69; Dawn Carol Vermeer (Swets), wife of Evan, Sioux Center, IA, Dec. 22, 53; Jacobus “Jack” Vestering, London, ON, Nov. 27, 72; Alta M. Vroegindewey (Dewey), widow of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 31, 87; Casimir “Casey” P. Walenga, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 14, 83; Margaret Wedeven, widow of Alfred, Holland, MI, Jan. 2, 86; Jan Weijer, doctor in science in microbial genetics, Edmonton, AB, Nov. 4, 78; Roger L. Wiersma, husband of Kathy, Grand Rapids, MI, Dec. 24, 47; Mary L. Windemuller, wife of Donald, Holland, MI, Dec. 21, 68; Jannetje Witteveen (Holstege), wife of Jan, Woodstock, ON, Nov. 9, 88; Henry Zomermaand, widower of Anna (Statema), Sioux Center, IA, Dec. 27, 88; Mark A. ‘Zeke’ Zuidema, Big Rapids, MI, Dec. 18, 55; Margaret H. Zylstra (Laman), widow of Albert, Cascade, MI, Dec. 23, 90.
Miscellaneous
Terry Huitink, Iowa Court Appeals Judge of Ireton, recommended to fill vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit;