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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#857, July 7, 1998
Birthdays
Marjorie Bandstra, Prospect Park, NJ, May 31, 80th; Donald & Antoinette Blaauw, Holland, MI, Jun. 11 & Aug. 24, 80th; Pauline Bosma (VanderBrug) & Edith Plantinga (VanderBrug), Whitinsville, MA, Jun. 12, 85; Akkiene DeJong (Zondag) Jun. 13, 80th; Jennie Heemstra, Orange City, IA, Jun. 3, 96th; Henrietta Tiesenga, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 21, 90th; John VanBemmel, Orange City, IA, Jun. 7, 90th; Rev. J. VandenHoek, Grandville, MI, Jun. 24, 75th; Peter H. VanDriel, Sioux Center, IA, Jun. 7, 90; Jannetje VanGeest Miedema (VanBuren), St. Catharines, ON, Jun. 24, 90th;
Anniversaries
AUKEMAN (Driesenga), William & Anna, Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 17, 50th; BAZUIN (Jansma), Lugene (“Archie”) & Ellie, Crete, IL, Jun. 11, 50th; BERENDS (Nylaan), Ken & Jean, Jenison, MI, Jun. 4, 50th; BERGSMA (VandenBrink), Rev. H. & Gerda, Komoka, ON, Jun. 14, 30th; BOERSMA (Bosma), Henry & Loekie, Marne, MI, Jun. 3, 50th; BOONSTRA (Hoekzema), Jacob & Angeline, Denver, CO, Jun. 3, 50th; BOSCH (Boeve), Albertus & Julia, Holland, MI, Jun. 2, 60th; BOVERHOF (Gochenour), John & Mildred, Kentwood, MI, Jun. 18, 50th; BRINK (Postma), Leonard & Grace, Allendale, MI, Jun. 4, 50th; BRINK, Raymond & Dorothy, Sheldon, IA, Jun. 13, 40th; BRINK (Tamminga), John & Helen, Brussels, ON, Jul. 25, 45th; BROEKSTRA (VandenHoek), Mark J. & Wilma, Kentwood, MI, Jun. 9, 45th; BRUINSMA (Verboom), John & Mary, Jun. 9, 50th; BRUNSVELD (Groen), Anthony & Elizabeth, Cambridge, ON, Jun. 27, 45th; BUITENHUIS (Otten), Jan & Henny, Thunder Bay, ON, Jun. 29, 50th; BURGERS (Koopman), Elmer & Julia, Colton, SD, Jun. 2, 50th; BYTWORK (Karsten), Albert & Marjorie, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 16, 50th; COUWENHOVEN (Tacoma), Dr. Mike & Lois, Lake City, MI, Jun. 4, 50th; DEBOER (Brummel), Gene & Irene, Jenison, MI, Jun. 10, 50th; DELANGE (Koning), Walter & Harriet, May 2, 69th; DEKKER (Buteyn), Peter & Lillian, Sheboygan, WI, Jun. 2, 50th; DEMEESTER (Bouma), Robert & Mildred, Jenison, MI, Jun. 15, 50th; DESTIGTER (Vis), Peter & Myrna, Sioux Center, IA, May 19, 50th; EIGENBROOD (VanTol), Lisse, ZH / Frankford, ON, Henry & Annie, Jun. 2, 50th; EIZENGA (Alderink), Henry Fred & Dolores, South Holland, IL, Jun. 21, 50th; ELLEN (Prins), John & Tena, Lacombe, AB, Jun. 24, 60th; FEENSTRA (Stroven), Donald & Mildred, Tallmadge Township, MI, Jun. 17, 50th; GRONSMAN (Kamminga), Carl & Sandy, Kalamazoo, MI, Jun. 14, 40th; HEERES (Verburg), Simon & Fannie, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 8, 65th; HEETHUIS (DeBoer), Andrew & Verna, Jenison, MI, May 29, 45th; HOLTVLUWER, Henk & Susan, Manotick, ON, Jun. 10, 40th; HOUSEWARD (Buikema), John & Trudy, Grandville, MI, Jun. 9, 50th; HOUTSMA (VanderVennen), Tony & Gloria, Wyoming, MI, May 31, 30th; HUIZINGA (Bosma), Fred Jr. & Janet, Orland Park, IL, Jun. 27, 40th; IMMINK (DeKleine), Leonard & Doris, Zeeland, MI; IPPEL (Zylman), John & Ruth, Sheboygan, WI, Jun. 23, 50th; JAGER (Salverda), Bob & Pearl, Smithville, ON, Jun. 6, 40th; KAARSEMAKER, Fred & Alice, Edmonton, AB, Jun. 5, 50th; KAMPS (Faber), John & Kathleen, Gallup, NM, Jun. 6, 40th; KENBEEK, Adrian & Henrietta, Clinton Township, MI, Jun. 21, 65th; KRUL (Groothuis), Grandville, MI, May 29, 40th; KUIPERY (DeJong), St. Catharines, ON, Jun. 18, 50th; MINNEMA (Huissen), Herman & Marti E, Visalia, CA, Jun. 23, 50th: MUNK (Woldman), John & Alice, Bradenton, FL, Jun. 18, 50th; NEVENZEL (Goulooze), William & Helen, Jenison, MI, Jun. 17, 60th; NYHOLT (Natte), Frank & Julia, Hudsonville, MI, May 25, 50th; OOSTEN (Haaksma), Eddy & Agnes, Maple Ridge, BC, May 23, 40th; OOSTERBAAN (Vande Riet), Norman & Evelyn, Jenison, MI, May 28, 50th; OPPERWALL (Brondsema), Ray & Helen, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 11, 50th; PRINCE (VanderWeide), William & Catherine, Lansing, Il, Jun. 11, 50th; PYLMAN (VanHouten), Henry & Janice, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 3, 45th; RATERING (Frens), Norman & Myra, Zeeland, MI, Jun. 5, 40th; RHODA (Brummel), Thomas & Arlene, Auroro, CA, Jun. 2, 50th; ROSKAMP (Bierema), Bud & Ellamae, Grand Rapids, MI, SCHREUDER (Kuipers), Jacobus & Marion, Langley, BC, Jun. 27, 40th; SLAGER (Timmerman), Derwin & Georgianna, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 7, 64th; SNIPPE (Kentie), Ralph & Wilma, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 1, 60th; STEENWYK (Petroelje), Jacob & Joan, Zeeland, MI, Jun. 8, 50th; STERKEN (Wolters), Norman & Leona, Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 6, 40th; TERPSTRA (Chuck & Jean), Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 11, 50th; TIEMEYER (VanHolland), Peter & Elsie, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 6, 50th; TIMMER (Kragt), Ed & Agnes, Milaca, MN, Jun. 7, 65th; TIMMERMAN (Scholten), Cornelis & Johanna, Caistor Centre, ON, Jun. 3, 45th; TOESET (Koops), Rev. C. & Julia, Mesa, AZ, Jun. 4, 55th; VANANDEL (Bultje), George & Grace, Smithville, ON, Jun. 21, 40th; VANBEEK (Willemstein), Elmer C. & Marie, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 25, 50th; VANDENBERG (VandenBosch), Ray & Loretta, Byron Center, MI, Jun. 11, 50th; VANDENBORN (Wierenga), Bill & Dixie, Edmonton, AB, Jun. 6, 40th; VANDERBILT (Fridsma), John & Effie, Ontario, CA, Jun. 9, 50th; VANDERWULP (Postema), Rich & Carole, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 7, 35th; VANDEVOORT (Haupt), Henry L. & Ruth, New Sharon, IA, Jun. 12, 40th; VANDRUNEN (Schuitema), Rev. L. & Carol, Jenison, MI, Jun. 17, 50th; VELDMAN (ALberda), Peter & Myrna, Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 2, 70th; VONK (Gesink), John & Eleanor, Rock Valley, IA, Jun. 15, 50th; WIEGMAN (Verbree), Gerrit & Marie, Fort McLeod, AB, Jun. 15, 50th; WONDERGEM (Wilterdink), Ed & Joyce, Jenison, MI, Jun. 14, 40th; ZIEL (VanderPloeg), Howard & Lois, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 11, 60th;
Obituaries
Ronald Bajema, Sheldon, IA, May 21, 53; Didrich “Dick” D. Beukelman, husband of Nadyne, Boyden, IA, May 23, 74; Ardeth Kay Bosman, wife of Ronald, Wyoming, MI, May 29, 66; Wilhelmina “Shorty” Boss, Kentwood, MI, May 28, 81; Trudy Bouma, wife of Frank, Grand Rapids, MI, May 10, 78; Sarah Breen, widow of John, Grand Rapids, MI, May 15, 92; James Arthur Burghgraef, husband of Sandra, Courtice, ON, May 3, 42; Gertie Bykerk, widow of Cornelius, Jenison, MI, May 3, 89; Gracia A. De Boef (Hoogland), wife of Jimmie Leroy, Pella, IA, May 20, 51; Cornelia (Nellie) DeGroot Boersma (Ketelaars), wife of Fred, London, ON, Jun. 2, 50; Pieter DeKievit, husband of Roelfina, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 6, 72; Anna DeRidder, widow of Daniel, Inuvik, NWT, Apr. 29, 86; Sipke (Ben) DerNederlanden, husband of Adriana, St. Catharines, ON, Apr. 18, 94; H. Maria DeRuiter (Peters), widow of John Bernardus, London, ON, Jun. 5, 84; Sjoukje DeVries, widow of Oeds, Simcoe, ON, Jun. 10, 83; Doede DeWitt, husband of Hiltje (VanderVelde), Fergus, ON, Apr. 27, 93; Jenny (Jean) Ditmar, Wyoming, MI, Jun. 8, 86; Joukje (Joyce) Fokkema, widow of Abe, Edmonton, AB, May 25, 88; Betty Geels (Kempers), widow of John, Pella, IA, May 30, 92; Glenn Geerlings, husband of Theressa, Zeeland, MI, Jun. 7, 68; Eleanor Glashower, wife of Joel, Hudsonville, MI, Jun. 3, 58; Jeffrey Groen, husband of Barb, Bellinham, WA, Jun. 8, 41; Roger David Groendyk Sr., husband of Arlene, Jenison, MI, Jun. 4, 68; Coral Hanenburg (Koppenol), wife of Peter, Coopersville, MI, Apr. 29, 92; Ronald H. Hauber, husband of Alma, born in Bandoeng, Lakeland, FL, Apr. 28, 69; Anna Hielkema, widow of Sam, born in Apeldoorn (Gld), Sibley, IA, May 28, 95; Henrietta Hollander, widow of John, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 9, 99; Henry W. Huisman, husband of Geraldine (Nibbelink), Orange City, IA, Jun. 6, 71; Arnold L. Hummel, Grand Rapids, MI, May 29, 80; William H. “Bill” Jiskoot, husband of Anne (VanIperen), Alton, IA, May 31, 91; Leo James Jonker, husband of Betty (Bouma), Hampton, MN, May 3, 74; Lisa Kamps (Tamminga), wife of Paul, Wyoming, MI, Jun. 5, 33; Ruth A. Ketelaar, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 5, 88; Harold Kloostra, Grandville, MI, May 28, 77; Ruth A. Ketelaar (Mentzer), Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 5, 88; William Arthur Kleinendorst, widower of Mildred (Hiscott), Grimsby, ON, May 31, 81; Ted Knegt, husband of Connie (Bouwman), Aqaba, Jordan, Jun. 3, 41; Hazel J. Koenders, wife of Harold, Parksville, BC, Jun. 8, 76; Grace Kuiper (VanKlompenberg), widow of Ralph, Sheldon, IA, May 23, 101; Howard N. Kuyper, husband of Ethel, Sheldon, IA, May 25, 82; Paul Langstraat, widower of Evalena (DeZwarte), Pella, IA, May 28, 83; John D. Laninga, husband of Genny, formerly widower of Berdine, former owner of U.S. Tile, Bradenton, FL, Jun. 6, 89; Linda K. Medema (Watties), wife of Robert L, Grandville, MI, Jun. 4, 48; Harvey Meyer, husband of Ruth (Kleinjans), Grandville, MI, May 30, 73; Suzanna G. Mulder (VanMeeteren), wife of Dick, Alcester, IA, May 30, 76; Henry Plender, husband of Arta (VanderWilt), Orange City, IA, May 27, 84; Bradley John Prins, Jenison, MI, May 30, 19; Jacquita A. (Jackie) Rykse, widow of Robert V., Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 7, 62; Lawrence Schilperoort, husband of Alice, Gresham, OR, May 1, 80; Clara Setsma (Bouman), wife of Neal, Jenison, MI, May 5, 86; Viola E. Silvis (Snyder), widow of Henry, Wyoming, MI, Jun. 6, 89; John H. Steenbergen, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 2, 82; Boukje (Berta) Stenekes, widow of Johannes, Burlington, ON, Jun. 8, 78; John Stoutjesdyk, husband of Jane (Grinwis), formerly widower of Pauline (Hodde), Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 3, 79; Syne Sybesma, husband of Margaret (Meendering), formerly widower of Alyda b, Sioux Center, IA, May 21, 73; Adrianna Terpstra (Beurkens), Grandville, MI, May 29, 89; Gerda Willemina Tolsma (Debbink), wife of Folkert, Edmonton, AB, May 27, 74; Art VandenBrink, husband of Coral, Grand Rapids, MI, Jun. 1, 79; Gerald (Gerry) Stanley VanderBurgh, Edmonton, AB, May 19, 48; Grietje (Grace) VanderGulik, widow of Peter, Newbury, ON, Jun. 3, 80; Stella VandeRiet, (Otterloo Steffens), wife of Garret C., Grand Rapids, MI, May 30, 85; Margaretha VanderLaan (Kuipers), widow of Feijo, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 27, 65; Freddie Courtney VanderPloeg, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 29, 37; J. Arthur VanderPol, husband of Wilma Martha (VanWyk), Pella, IA, May 29, 87; Jannetje Jacomina (Jenny) VanHoorn, wife of Ernie, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, May 11, 79; Paul VanOosterom, London, ON, Jun. 1, 51; Margaret T. VanOrden (Kryger), widow of Earl, Grandville, MI, Jun. 6, 84; Stanley M. VanPelt, husband of Ruth (Fraser), Glendale, CA, Jun. 2, 76; Leni VanSoest, widow of Ben, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 14, 81; Betty VanVeldhuizen, (Oordt), Sibley, IA, May 27, 94; Lucille VanZante (Kuiper), widow of Delmon, Pella, IA, May 21, 78; Clarence Vermeer, husband of Leona (Uitermarkt), Pella, IA, May 26, 74; Gertrude Vermulm, widow of Robert, born in Apeldoorn (Gld), Sioux Center, IA, Jun. 6, 88; Clarence Vis, Terrace, BC, Apr. 21, 70; Arendje “Ard” Vledder, widow of Jan, Edmonton, AB, Apr. 18, 64; Ernest W. Vogelaar, widower of Wilma (VanZee), Pella, IA, May 30, 89; Gerardus B. (Charles) Weemers, husband of Anne-Marie, Vancouver, BC, Jun. 16, 64; Gertie Lois Wierstra (Bosma), wife of Edward, Picton, ON, May 26, 43; George Woudwijk, husband of Ann, born in Leeuwarden (Fr), Jun. 12, 59;
Appointments
Jack J. VandenBerg, as Vice-President for the Communications Business of Amtelecom Group Inc.;
Graduations
Greg Schaafsma, from Ridgetown College, ON, with a diploma in Horticulture.