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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#1069, May 7, 2007
Birthdays
Ethel DeWeerd, Sioux Center, IA, Apr. 21, 80th; Julia Mulder, Sioux Center, IA, Apr. 1, 100th; Henk Rooman, Saskatoon, SK, Apr. 29, 80th; Wilhelm VanUden, Pouce Coupe, BC, Jan. 28, 70;
Anniversaries
BEUKEMA (DeHorn), Herman & Gertie, Grandville, MI, Apr. 9, 60th; BOLHUIS (Glass), Gerrit & Elora, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 2, 60th; BOUWMA (Miedema), Auke Jay & Carilyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 2, 50th; CAMMENGA, Rev. A. & Millie, Lynden, WA, May 1, 50th; DEVRIES (Schutte), Marvin & Donna, Jenison, MI, Apr. 5, 50th; DEVRIES, Lloyd & MaryAnn, Ferndale, WA, Apr. 17, 50th; GRIT (Schuiling), Marvin & Mildred, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 12, 50th; GRYZEN (VanVliet), John & Jenny, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 9, 50th; MAST (Boeve), Zeeland, MI, Mar. 29, 50th; NIENHUIS (Top), Jay & Eleanor, Holland, MI, Apr. 2, 60th; OUWINGA (Hoekwater), Don & Marian, McBain, MI, Apr. 5, 50th; PLAGERMAN, Durwyn & Julia, Everson, WA, Apr. 3, 50th; PONSTEIN (Gelder), Harvey & Connie, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 10, 45th; SCHOUTEN, Gerrit & Joyce, Hawarden, IA, Apr. 14, 50th; STRAAYER (Mellema), Bill & Vonnie, Ada, MI, Mar. 31, 35th; VANES (VanHolten), John & Lydia, London, ON, May 9, 50th; VERMEEREN (Janssens), John & Joanne, Tilburg, NB, / Calgary, AB, May 21, 60th;
Obituaries
Alida "Alice" Abraham, wife of Wayne, b. Gouda, ZH, / d. Palo Alto, CA, Apr. 6, 83; Dirk Baatenburg DeJong, widower of Elizabeth, Jenison, MI, Mar. 25, 95; Johanna A. Baker (VanGeelen), widow of Harry, Lake Geneva, WI, Apr. 14, 80; Annetta L. Betten (Post), Hudsonville, MI, Mar. 31, 93; Nancy Blocksma (Martin), widow of Douglas, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 28, 85; Carl Edwin Boat, husband of Delores Ann (In't Veld), Pella, IA, Mar. 10, 73; Cornelis Bod, husband of Alice (Moes), Strathroy, ON, Mar. 1, 88; Alice D. Boorsma, widow of Ernest "Boots", Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 25, 86; Rev. D.C.Bouma, husband of Evelyn, Viola, ID, Mar. 26, 79; Willemtje (Wilma) Brandsema (Elzen), wife of Henry, Abbotsford, BC, Feb. 16, 82; Gertruidea Wilhelmina Bras, widow of Henry Peter, b. Ede, GL, / d. Fort Worth, TX, Apr. 24, 81; Anneke Anna Bright (VanderMeer), wife of Benjamin, Cranford, NJ, Mar. 27, 62; Mabel H. Broekhuizen (Heuseveldt), widow of Thomas, Jenison, MI, Apr. 4, 90; Mary Charlotte Crombeen, wife of Emiel, London, ON, Feb. 27; Kea Cornelia Dail (Verhaar), wife of Clifton "Bill", b. Rotterdam, ZH, / d. Cornville, NC, Mar. 3, 68; Marretje Cornelia Davies, b. Amsterdam, NH, / d. Colonial Heights, VA, Mar. 13, 77; Louis E. DeJonge, husband of Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 4; Patricia Ann DeKam (Postma), wife of Kenneth "Kenny", Sanborn, IA, Mar. 29, 65; Tena DeKoekkoek, widow of John, b. Andijk, NH, / d, Shoreline, WA; Clarence William DeKorte, widower of Katherine (Hertel), Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 26, 94; Anthony M. DeLouw, husband of Mary (Dortmans), St. Thomas, ON, Mar. 11, 84; Darlene DeRuyck, Strathroy, ON, Mar. 1, 42; Abraham DeVisser, widower of Jessie (Brouwer), Kalamazoo, MI, Mar. 4, 80; Blanche G. DeYoung (Jansen), wife of Sidney, South Holland, MI, Apr. 6, 82; William H. Dieck, husband of Carolyn (Barehead), South Holland, IL, Mar. 13, 85; Alice J. Dolieslager (Kruizenga), widow of Arie, Hospers, IA, Mar. 23, 92; Paul H. Eikenhout Jr., widower of Trish, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 11, 53; Wilma Jean Ettema (Wielsma), widow of Willem, Imlay City, MI, Mar. 31, 75; Robert L. Gerdes & Helena J. Gerdes (Gerritsen), Holland, NE, Mar. 11, 90 & 92; Edith Gort, Moline, MI, Mar. 27, 78; Egbert M. Gritters, husband of Henrietta (Brands), Hull, IA, Apr. 3, 73; Abaraham Groenendijk, widower of Elisabeth, b. Sittard, LB, / d. Duncan, BC, Apr. 13, 82; Henrietta Groenink (Zwart), widow of Henry, Jenison, MI, Apr. 6, 91; Henny Groot (Pot), widow of Jack, previously widow of John Wierstra, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 13, 86; Jonas Clair "Yopie" Harschel, husband of Cora, b. Den Helder, NH, / d. Burlingame, CA, Apr. 11, 88; Helen F. Hasper, wife of Donald, Muskegon, MI, Apr. 12, 80; Severt A. Haverhals, Sioux Center, IA, Apr. 8, 85; Joyce Arlowne Hendricks (Hoving), wife of Gordon, Naples, FL, Mar. 28, 78; Dorothy E. Heystek, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 4, 88; Janet Mary Hissink (Russell), wife of Andre, Perth, ON, Apr. 16, 88; June E. Hoekstra, widow of Wilbur, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 29, 90; Ethel May Huyser, wife of Adrian, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 31, 87; Bert Jasperse, husband of Rita, b. Tilburg, NB, / d. Leduc, AB, Mar. 13, 87; William Jonkman, husband of Ann, Abbotsford, BC, Feb. 15, 74; Mark A. Kanis, husband of Cindy, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 26, 48; Lillian Enid Knoppert (Shipley), widow of Cornelis, London, ON, Mar. 1, 88; Annie Koolen, widow of Johannes, London, ON, Feb. 28, 83; Clarence Koster, husband of Marie (VanderGiessen), South Holland, MI, Mar. 11, 86; Geraldine A. Lambers, widow of Guy, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 12, 86; Florence Lambertus, London, ON, Mar. 7, 90; Rose Lena Lindall (Jongsma), widow of Karl, previously widow of Nicholas Roorda, Sioux Center, IA, Mar. 29, 78; Johan Jacobus Louwersheimer, widower of Hermina, b. The Hague, ZH, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Mar. 25, 89; Anna R. Lustenhouwer (VandenHeuvel), widow of Matthew, b. Soest, UT, / d. Schenectady, NY, Mar. 22, 87; Hennie Cornelia Luteyn (Kloppenburg), b. Amstelveen, NH, / d. Everett, WA, Apr. 8, 72; Henk Luymes, widower of Lidy, b. Aalten, GLD, d. Abbotsford, BC, Feb. 10; Lijntje "Lynn" Maris, widow of Adrian, b. Klundert, NB, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Mar. 25, 99; Anna Medema, Inwood, IA, Apr. 1, 80; Elizabeth Nebbeling, widow of Victor, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 25, 92; John Nywening, husband of Annie, Abbotsford, BC, Mar. 16, 93; George Okken, Pompton Plains, IL, Mar. 7; Jeff Peters, husband of Maureen, St. Louis Park, MN, Apr. 12, 70; Louisa Elizabeth Piersma (Schmidt), widow of August "Augie", Inwood, IA, Mar. 29, 83; Trena Piper (Scholten), widow of Bernie, previously widow of Paul (Bud) Schilthuis, Grandville, MI, Mar. 24, 80; Onere L. Pottelberg, husband of Elinor, Tillsonburg, ON, Mar. 5, 68; August (Auke) Prins, husband of Teresa, previously widower of Beatrice, b. Ternaard, FR, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Jan. 31, 86; Chester Harold Ratering, widower of Pearl, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 1, 93; Theresa G. Reniers (VanHoof), widow of Jacobus "Jack", Ottawa, ON, Apr. 23, 87; Evelyn Ritsema (DeBoer), widow of Fred, Grandville, MI, Apr. 13, 95; Antony (Tony) Roffel, husband of Grace, Calgary, AB, Apr. 16, 89; Alice Rykse, widow of William, Wyoming, MI, Apr. 3, 92; Lester J. Santefort, husband of Harriet (DeYoung), South Holland, IL, Mar. 24, 82; Hilbrand Schuitema, husband of Hemmy, Vancouver, BC, Apr. 13; Alice Schuiteman (Brands), wife of Art, Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 4, 83; Johanna Gosawina "Honey" Sheehan, (VanDoorn), widow of Peter, Longtime Bay, CA, Feb. 25, 71; Tryntje "Trina" Slootweg, widow of Klaas, b. Lisse, ZH, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Mar. 1, 95; Mies (Mary) Soet, widow of Lou, Burnaby, BC, Apr. 7, 83; Craig Alan Spoolstra, husband of Rita (Teunissen), Byron Center, MI, Apr. 11, 56; Maria Staal, b. Scheemda, GR, / d. Berkley, CA, Mar. 21, 96; Charles Sweedyk, widower of Louise, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 12, 88; Alvin Jay Tacoma, McBain, MI, Mar. 31, 79; Fanny TenHaken (Van't Hul), widow of John William, Hull, IA, Apr. 5, 100; Barry Dale TerBeek, husband of Sharon (Boorsma), Hudsonville, MI, Apr. 3, 57; Maria Anna Terpstra (VanAdrighem), Salt Lake City, UT, Mar. 5, 98; Henry Toering, husband of Geneva R. (Post), Lansing, IL, Mar. 6, 78; Jeanne Maria Tuyttens, widow of Jacob Edmund, London, ON, Mar. 1, 96; Elizabeth Vaessen, London, ON, Feb. 28, 54; Wilhelmina (Mimi) VanAkkeren, Montreal, QC, Apr. 17; William VanAssen, Edmonton, AB, Feb. 26, 72; Evelyn VanBeek, widow of Conrad, Marysville, WA, Apr. 10, 86; Johannes "Jack" VanBussel, husband of berry, London, ON, Mar. 2, 72; Catherine VandenBossche (DeRoeven), wife of Mike "Chico", Wallaceburg, ON, Mar. 9, 64; John A. VanderArk, widower of Julia (VerWolf), Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 27, 95; Jerald L. VanderLaan, husband of Grace (Rudenga), Redlands, CA, Apr. 19, 66; Gertrude VanderLaan (Tazelaar), wife of John Jr., Westchester, IL, Apr. 14, 86; Thomas VanderMeer, husband of Sjoukje, b. Buitenpost, FR, / d. Surrey, BC, Apr. 11, 80; Johanna Pauline VanderMolen (VanElk), widow of Kobe, Kalamazoo, MI, Mar. 30, 96; Marlene VanderRaadt (Temple), Sarnia, ON, Mar. 12, 57; Mary VandeVenne (VanHaecke), widower of Albert, London, ON, Feb. 26, 84; M. Lloyd VanDoren, husband of Evelyn M. (Peters), Freehold, NJ, Mar. 2, 89; John VanEs, husband of Crescenciana, Imperial Beach, CA, Apr. 2, 66; Johannes VanGylswyk, b. Noordwijkerhout, NH, / d. Victoria, BC, Mar. 9, 70; Roelof Eric VanHelden, husband of Leslie, b. Oss, NB, / d. Garden Grove, CA, Mar. 8, 54; Gary VanKerkwyk, husband of Elizabeth Ann (Luther), Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 10, 61; John VanKoesveld, husband of Doreen, b. Barneveld, GL, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Feb. 6, 69; Wim C.C. VanOmmeren, husband of Lyn, Scottsdale, AZ, Mar. 24, 66; Jane VanOort (VanKeppel), wife of Lester, DeMotte, IN, Mar. 7, 75; Anne VanOosten, Calgary, AB, Mar. 15, 60; Rudolf (Rudy) VanOosten, husband of Yukiko, b. The Hague, ZH, / d. Calgary, AB, Feb. 19, 79; Doreen Mary VanRooijen (Whyte), wife of Jack, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 23, 64; Johannes "John" VanSandwyk, widower of Greta (Weenink), Brentwood, CA, Apr. 17, 84; Raymond Arthur VanStee, widower of Beryl (Jewell), Spring Lake, MI, Mar. 29, 84; Kenneth P. VanTatenhove, husband of Gerry, Zeeland, MI, Mar. 31, 78; Pieter VanVeen, Monroe, NC, Apr. 6, 86; Maria VanWoerkom, widow of Adrianus, Waterford, CT, Mar. 1, 90; Hank VanWyngaarden, husband of Mary, b. Rotterdam, ZH, / d. Calgary, AB, Apr. 6, 93; Ron Veenstra, husband of Alberta, b. De Wilp, GR, / d. Abbotsford, BC, Jan. 24, 79; Bertha Velthuizen, widow of Herman, Lynden, WA, Apr. 1, 95; Alvina (Vi) Veltman (Ketelhut), widow of Fred, Spring Lake, MI, Mar. 25, 80; Catharina "Kay" Verbeek, wife of Gilbert, Tekamah, NE, Feb. 23, 80; Kathryn J. Vlasblom, widow of Richard, Grand Rapids, MI, Apr. 5, 86; Max W. Vogler, husband of Natalie, Ocala, FL, Mar. 11, 80; Dorothy Eleanor Vollbrecht, widow of James, London, ON, Feb. 25, 78; Jantina Vos, widow of Gerrit, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 4, 103; Alice Ann Wierenga, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 31, 74; George (Gerlof) Winia, husband of Alice, Calgary, AB, Mar. 6, 91; Ellen M. Witvoet (Trentacosti), wife of Boyd "Bud", Thorton, IL, Apr. 24, 51; John Wolfert, widower of Wilma, Zeeland, MI, Mar. 15, 91; Irwin L. Wolffis, husband of Thelma, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 19, 67; Geertruida (Trudy) Yff, Norwalk, CT, Mar. 24, 72; Ronald Dale Zevenbergen, Ocheyedan, IA, Sioux Falls, Mar. 31, 77; Andrew Stewart Zomer, nephew of guardians Jan & Marianne Idema, London, ON, Feb. 28, 19; Theodore (Ted) Ray Zondervan, widower of Helen (Zandbergen), Grandville, MI, Apr. 1, 79; Gertrude Zwikker (deJong), widow of Gerrit, Sibley, IA, Mar. 13, 92; Trisha Ann Zylstra (Bosman), wife of Tim, 31, & Fletcher Zylstra, infant son of Tim, Lynden, WA, Apr. 2;