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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#863, October 7, 1998
Birthdays
Gertrude Baker, Zeeland, MI, Sep. 13, 90th; Lottie Buning (Medendorp), Falmouth, MI, Sep. 1, 90th; Alice Dykstra (Wierenga), Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 8, 90th; Hilda Dykstra, Whitsinville, MA, Sep. 6, 90th; John Fennema, South Holland, IL, Sep. 21, 90th; Elmer Heerema, North Haledon, NJ, Sep. 1, 90th; George Kooi, Sioux Center, IA, Aug. 24, 94th; Sidney A. Lenger, Wyoming, MI, Sep. 8, 80th; Anna Grace Lich (Ozinga), Palos Heights, IL, Aug. 28, 80th; Alice Scheper (Minte), Carman, MB, Sep. 13, 90th; Ann Smit, South Holland, IL, Sep. 5, 90th; Lucille Ritsema (Steenstra), Jenison, MI, Sep. 24, 85; Jedd VandeGriend, Orange City, IA, Aug. 29, 85th; Raymond Vanders, Middletown, NY, Sep. 5, 90th; Cornelia VanderStelt (VanDonkelaar), widow of John, Maurice, IA, Aug. 24, 91; John VanderWal, Whitby, ON, Oct. 26, 75th; Leonard VanderZee, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 8, 90th; Margaret VandeWerken, Oak Lawn, IL, Sep. 2, 90th; Herbert VanOorschot, Sidney, BC, Oct. 11, 95th; Henrietta VanZeelt, Holland, MI, Sep. 5, 95th;
Anniversaries
BAJEMA (VanderZand), Elmer & Maude, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 1, 67th; BEUNK (Petri), Jacobus & Hannie, Brampton, ON, Sep. 4, 35th; BOELEMA (Rykse), John & Ebbelene, Belmont, MI, Aug. 31, 50th; BOERSMA (VanSolkema), Marlin & Shirley, Grandville, MI, Aug. 24, 50th; BOLHUIS (Schierbeek), Harold & Lorraine, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 13, 50th; BOONSTRA (Prime), Cornelis & Bertha, Palos Hills, IL, Aug 27, 55th; BOUMA (Lautenbach), Titus & Alice, Grand Rpaids, MI, Aug. 24, 65th; BRAAM (VanderKwaak), Casey & Pina, Sassenheim/Terrace, BC, Sep. 10, 50th; BRAS (Rooze) John & Joan, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 26, 60th; BRINKS (Dracht), Jay & Marie, Caledonia, MI, Aug. 27, 50th; BRINKS (Vogel), Charles & Joyce, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 24, 50th; BROWER (Nienhuis), Gil & Ida Zeeland, MI, Aug. 28, 50th; BURGHGRAEF (Smits), Fredric & Janet, Toledo, OH, Sep. 5, 40th; DAVELAAR (Verburg), Harvey & Loraine, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 27, 50th; DEBOER (Rummer), John & Mary Lee, Wyoming, MI, Aug. 31, 50th; DEHAAS (Gelderman), John & Diny, Langley, BC, Aug. 23, 30th; DEJONG (Raap), Sam & Anne, Marysville, WA, Aug. 26, 40th; DEVRIES, Jelle & Anna, Woudsend (Fr)/Fenwick, ON, Sep. 3, 50th; DEWIND (Vroom), Loren & June, Downey, CA, Jun. 4, 55th; DIELEMAN (Tiddens), Frank & Cris, Holland, MI, Aug. 17, 55th; DYKSTRA (Stoit), Ben & Ange, Evergreen Park, IL, Sep. 8, 50th; EVENHOUSE (DeBoer), John & Marcia, Westmont, IL, Aug. 23, 40th; FENNEMA (VandenBerg), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug 27, 50th; FRANSSEN, Pierre & Annie, London, ON, Oct. 4, 40th; GANZEVOORT (Brummel), William & Nell, Grandville, MI, Sep. 20, 65th; GELDERMANS (Boersma), Pieter & Johanna, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 30, 50th; GROSS (Buurstra), Robert & Sybeline, Desert Hot Springs, CA, Sep. 3, 50th; HEEMEYER (Mulder), John & Augusta, Clear Lake, SD, Sep. 21, 50th; HEUSINKVELD, Herm & Margaret, Lynden, WA, Sep. 3, 45th; HEYBOER (Wynalda), Ron & Char, Kentwood, MI, Aug. 22, 40th; HEYS (Dykstra), Cecil & Gertrude, Kentwood, MI, Aug. 30, 60th; HOEKER (Medendorp), Kenneth & Verna, Sep. 29, 50th; HOEKSTRA (Brumels), George & Willene, Bitely, FL, Sep. 8, 60th; HONDERD (Plakmeyer), John & Jeanette, Jenison, MI, Sep. 4, 70th; HOOGEBOOM (Versluys), Sid & Mary, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 31, 65th; JEURINK (Hoffman), Ben & Isabelle, Allendale, MI, Aug. 31, 50th; LEMMEN (Schat), Bern & Elsie, Allendale, MI, Aug. 27, 50th; LOUWS (DeKok), John & Mary, Talbotville, ON, Sep. 4, 40th; MEDENDORP (Veltkamp), John & Christine, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 25, 50th; MOHR (Leeuwenburg), Adrian & Janet, Grandville, MI, Sep. 2, 59th; MOSHER (Meyering), Ed & Betty, Holland, MI, Sep. 14, 50th; MUIS (DeGelder), Len & Nell, Berkel and Rodenrijs / Burlington, ON, Sep. 15, 50th; NYDAM (Feddema), Jim & Jean, Uxbridge, MA, Sep. 9, 50th; OEGEMA (Andre), Casey & Phyllis, Grandville, MI, Aug. 27, 50th; OSTERBAAN (Wyrick), Peter & Carolyn, Hamilton, MI, Aug. 29, 40th; PALS (VanTongeren), Harold J. & Shirley M., South Holland, IL, Aug. 20, 50th; RAVENSBERGEN (VanderBurg), Pieter & Sophia, Smithville, ON, Sep. 1, 60th; RIETBERG (Koel), Albert & Gladys, Wyoming, MI, Aug. 27, 68th; RITSEMA (Stark), Clarence & Lilian, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 20, 60th; SCHUT (LaHuis), Roger & Lois, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 28, 45th; STAGER (Westerhuis), Richard & Jean, Middleville, FL, Aug. 29, 40th; TERHAAR (Hoekje), Russell & Beatrice, Grand Rapids, MI Sep. 1, 50th; TIEMERSMA (DeJager), Jelle & Trientje, Visalia, CA, Sep. 16, 40th; TRIEZENBERG (Pastoor), Herman & Shirley, South Holland, IL, Sep. 17, 50th; VANBRENK, Gilbert & Mieke, Chesley, ON, Aug. 7, 40th; VANDAM (Kooiman), Gerrit & Dorothy, Edgerton, MN, Sep. 12, 70th; VANDELINDE (Zwerus), Jack & Jeanette, Norwich, ON, Oct. 1, 40th; VANDENDOOL (Sebok), Geurt & Irma, Jordan Station, ON, Sep. 11, 40th; VANDERLUGT (Potgeter), Fred & Catherine, Allendale, MI, Aug. 5, 50th; VANDERMEER (Helms), John & Donna, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 13, 40th; VANDERMEULEN (Folkens), James (J.T.) & Helen, Denver, CO, Sep. 8, 50th; VANDERMEULEN (DeKoster), Walter & Marion, Baldwin, MI, Sep. 2, 50th; VANDERSAR (Bruggeman), Pete & Ann, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug 26, 50th; VANDERWEY (May), Gerald & Altha, Crookston, NE, Sep. 11, 50th; VANVOORST, Gerrti & Jo, Rock Valley, IA, Sep. 5, 50th; VEEN (VandenBrand), John & Carolyn, Kalamazoo, MI, Aug. 8, 40th; VERBEEK (VanStigt), Cor & Trudy, London, ON, Sep. 26, 40th; VERSEPUT (Schemper), Rev. T. & Arlene, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 20, 50th; VISSER (Berkenpas), Pete & Jean, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 29, 40th; WIGBOLDY (DeVries), Rev. H. & Betty, Lynden, WA, Aug. 21, 45th; WISSE (Broekhuis), Rev. D. & Ethel, North Haledon, NJ, Sep. 10, 45th; WORTMAN (Toop), Frits & Margaret, Sherwood Park, AB, Oct. 11, 40th; WYNIA (Urbaan), Symon & Anna, Grandville, MI, Aug. 26, 50th; YFF (Stegenga), John & Netta, South Holland, IL, Sep. 8, 60th; ZANDSTRA (Ypma), Piebe & Elizabeth, Thunder Bay, ON, Sep. 6, 45th; ZEILENGA (Heemstra), Chris & Bernice, Dyer, IN, Sep. 8, 55th; ZINGER (Mulder), Henry & Mary, Leroy, MI, Aug. 30, 50th; ZYLEMA (Bylsma), Henry & Madelyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 14, 50th; ZYLSTRA (VanLant), Henry & Norma, Artesia, CA, Sep. 27, 50th;
Obituaries
John H. Barneveld, husband of Leona, past president and boardmember of the Christian Labor Union, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 2, 80; Ruth Benes, wife of George, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 1, 87; Benjamin Boes, widower of Evelyn (Lubbers), Fremont, MI, Aug. 29, 79; Everett Boone, husband of Annetta B. (Slothouber), Orange City, IA, Aug 27, 82; Bernhard "Bernie" Bosscher, husband of Mary (Witteveen), Sumas, Sep. 4, 66; John Bouwman Jr., husband of Marge, formerly widower of Evelyn, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 31, 74; Corrine Brasser (Dekker), wife of Wallace, Sheboygan, WI, Aug. 1, 76; Irene Buma (DeJong), widow of Peter, Lynden, WA, Sep. 11, 80; Don DeBruijn, husband of Marilyn, born in Hilversum, d. Abbotsford, BC, Sep. 11, 55; Stella DeHaan (VanderMaten), widow of Louis, Hull, IA, Aug. 17, 97; Thomas DeJong, widower of Trudy, Jenison, MI, Aug. 28, 69; Hilda DeKryger, Fremont, MI, Aug. 30, 83; Dingeman DeLeeuw, husband of Hilda, Waterdown, ON, Aug. 28, 79; Kathy Deurloo, Edmonton, AB, Aug. 26, 75; John DeVries, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 27, 86; Effie DeWeerd, widow of Peter, formerly widow of Leslie Bekins, Hudsonville, MI, Aug. 24, 96; Hendrik Diek, husband of Vrouwkje (Voerman), Grimsby, ON, Aug. 23, 77; Otto Doornbos, husband of Wilhelmina (Huiner-Laninga), formerly widower of Marie A. (Jellema), Chicago, IL, Aug. 11, 84; Richard G. Doorenbos, widower of Marie (Horn), Boyden, MI, Aug. 23, 92; Joyce Douma, Sibley, IA, Aug. 24, 65; Dick Dykstra, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 25, 90; Johanna Dykstra (Douma), wife of Siebe, Winnipeg, MB, Aug. 23, 77; Sally Ann Eppinga (Klarenbeek), wife of Jeffrey, Sioux Center, Aug. 24, 54; Corry Gaasbeek, Edmonton, AB, Sep. 9, 74; Simon Jacob Groot, husband of Henny, Edmonton, AB, Aug. 20, 86; Rev. W. J. Haak, husband of Magdalena (Havert), Sanborn, IA, Aug. 24, 78; Jacob Harskamp, widower of Bessie (Bleyenberg), born in Barneveld, Gld, d. Sioux Center, IA, Aug. 26, 93; John (Jan) Haveman, husband of Susan (Hokke), Sombra, ON, Aug. 4, 70; Laryl "Joe" Heitritter, husband of Sharon (Meester), Hull, IA, Aug. 20, 60; Elizabeth Holstege, Hudsonville, MI, Sep. 2 63; Clarence Holwerda, husband of Jeri, Grandville, MI, Aug. 28, 73; Nicolaas Hotke, husband of Janke, St. Albert, AB, Aug. 23, 81; Jane Houtstra, Edmonton, AB, Sep. 2, 45; Herman Jansen, Lynden, WA, Aug. 29, 83; Martinus J. Kalisvaart, widower of Marigje (DeRuiter), Oshawa, ON, Jun. 28, 87; Elizabeth Karsten (Oosse), widow of W.J. "Bud", Grand Haven, MI, Aug. 29, 74; Bernard Willem Keunen, widower of Gerritdina (Nijhuis), born in Varseveld (Gld), Grimsby, ON, Aug. 11, 92; Jan (John) Kiers, widower of Gerrediena, Grimsby, ON, Sep. 1, 80; Alvin Kooiker Sr. husband of Donna, Grandville, MI, Aug. 31, 62; Gerritt Kroeze, husband of Frances (VanRoekel), Sheldon, IA, Aug. 29, 70; Gertrude Krol, wife of Robert, Jenison, MI, Aug. 29, 74; Adriana M. (Jean) Krygsman (DeRuiter), widow of Cornelis, Bradford, ON, Jul. 7, 83; John D. Lindhout, husband of Barbara (Turner), Rockford, MI, Aug. 30, 60; Jan Lof, husband of Margje Maria (Spelt), Grimsby, ON, Aug. 24, 86; Fannie Lubbers, widow of Peter, Jenison, MI, Aug. 25, 83; Deane Oelrich (Febus), widow of Clarence, born in Geervliet, Orange City, IA, Aug. 19, 96; George Onderwater, husband of Marian, Abbotsford, BC, Sep. 13, 54; Elbert Pol, Edmonton, AB, Aug. 13, 74; Dr. Earl F. Ophoff, husband of Lois, formerly widower of Marguerite (Peg) and Nelle (Pruis), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 26, 76; Bernard Plas, widower of Gertrude, Kentwood, MI, Aug. 27, 84; Jennie Reitsma (Zonnefeld, Bakker), widow of Leonard, formerly widow of Garrett Zonnefeld, Sanborn, IA, Aug. 16, 88; Aaron Wayne Rozendaal, Sully, IA, Aug. 28, 22; Rhoda Scheeres (Bower), wife of John, Cedar Springs, MI, Aug. 28, 83; Edwin C. Schelhaas, husband of Sue (Hommes), Modesto, CA, Jul. 25. 64; George Slagter, widower of Edith V., Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 30, 83; Sharon Rae Sonneveldt (Schouten), Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 28, 53; Cornelia L. Steenhagen, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 30, 91; Roy Sybrandy, husband of Anne (Bouma), Artesia, CA, May 17, 87; Janice Tolsma, widow of Clarence, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 23, 85; Joukje (Joanne) Toorenburgh, wife of Bill, Burnaby, BC, Sep. 1; Edward Top, Brampton, ON, Aug. 13, 90; Henrietta VandenBerg, widow of John Sr., Wyoming, MI, Aug. 24, 89; Carl VanderBrug, husband of Alice, Artesia, CA, Jul. 20, 92; Christina VanderHoek (VandenHeuvel), widow of Arie, Pella, IA, Aug. 21, 92; William VanderKaaden, husband of Carol, Edmonton, AB, Aug. 19, 65; Julius R. VanderLaan, husband of Dorothy, Grandville, MI, Aug. 25, 77; Jeltje Japke VanderVeen, Brampton, ON, Aug. 7, 90; Abram VanderWeit, widower of Bertha (Stob), Tinley Park, IL, Aug. 1, 87; Alvina VanderZwaag (Beimers), wife of Adrian, Orange City, IA, Aug. 17, 75; Dorothy VanEssen (Uitermarkt), widow of Otto, Pella, IA, Aug. 27, 88; Peter VanKley, husband of Artie (VanZee Grotenhuis), Hospers, IA, Sep. 1, 85; Catherine (Trijntje) VanNiejenhuis, Perth, Western Australia, Jul. 26, 51; Flora Veldman (Ezinga), widow of Rev. H. Veldman, Grand Rapids MI, Aug. 28, 89; Allen Venema, husband of Jessie, born in Haulerwijk, Fr, d. Smithers, BC, Aug. 4, 86; Jeanette "Jan" Wabeke, wife of Ben, Holland, MI, Aug. 24, 86; Albertus (Al) Evert Werkman, Wetaskiwin, AB, Jun. 25, 55; John S. Weyers, widower of Gwen (Roberts), formerly widower of Gertrude (Tukker), Perry, IA, Aug. 25, 84; Leland J. Wielenga, Orange City, IA, Aug. 4, 67; Albertha Helena Witte (Fix), widow of Lawrence, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 25, 79; Henry William Wubbels, widower of Betty, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 21, 86; Sjerp Ysselstein, husband of Margaretha (VanderWerff), Woodstock, ON, Aug. 28, 77;
Appointments
Rudy Ambtman, as the new director of the Child Guidance Clinic of Winnipeg, MB;
Awards
Jan Schoumans, the title "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem, for help rendered to Jewish persons during the period of the Holocaust;