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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#1114, March 23, 2009
Birthdays
Shirley Aardsma (Beukema), Balley, CO, Mar. 27, 80th; Rev. P.E. Bakker, Mesa, AZ, Mar. 6, 80th; Caroline Bode (Kuiper), Sanborn, IA, Apr. 28, 90th; Martje Buist (Blaauw), Burlington, ON, Mar. 22, 90th; Margaret Buwalda (Bos) & Kathryn Jeltema Kroonenberg (Bos), Waupun, WI & Denver, CO, Feb. 27, 90th; Leendert Byl, Niagara-on-the-Lakes, ON, Dec. 19, 80th; Rena Clousing (Leffring), North Manchester, IN, Mar. 27, 85th; George E. Gritter, Kentwood, MI, Mar. 13, 85th; Ike Hamming, Wantage, NJ, Feb. 23, 80th; Clarence & Lois Hunefeld (VandenBerg), Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 12 & Feb. 15, 85th; Dirk Jongkind, Brampton, ON, Feb. 16. 95th; Tena Kramer, Grimsby, ON, Feb. 7, 90th; Hannah Mae Meyer, Britt, IA, Feb. 15, 90th; Lillian Piersma, Lansing, IL, Feb. 22, 90th; Lena Plooy, Ripon, CA, Feb. 19, 100th; Ray Prins, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 22, 80th; Anna Schripsema, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 6, 95th; Jeanette Sittema, DeMotte, IN, Mar. 6, 90th; Ruth VanHof (Hoving), Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 2, 90th; John Wulfsen, Hudsonville, MI, Mar. 26, 85th;
Anniversaries
ALDERINK (Ensing), Roger & Sandy, Caledonia, MI, Feb. 14, 45th; BAJEMA (Gould), Gerald & Zona, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 27, 50th; BORN, Dewey & Tena, Byron Center, MI, Mar. 20, 50th; BYL (BARENDREGT), Leendert & Lena, m. Numansdorp, ZH, / c. Niagara-on-the-Lakes, ON, Jan. 27, 60th; BYZITTER (Idema), Dick & Tineke, Winnipeg, MB, Mar. 24, 50th; BRUNSTING (Roelofs), Ralph & Carol, Hudsonville, MI, Feb. 19, 50th; DEVRIES (Koppendrayer), John & Frances, Harlingen, TX, Mar. 20, 50th; DEVRIES (Pikstra), Jolle & Jantje, Listowel, ON, Mar. 18, 60th; GUIKEMA (Bartman), Ed & Carole, Byron Center, MI, Jan. 21, 50th; HEYBOER (Ganzevoort), John & Sharon, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 5, 50th; HOFSTRA (Post), Duane & Jann, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar. 6, 50th; LAUTENBACH (Rietema), Sidney & Frances, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 14, 60th; POORT (Kamstra), Ben & Anita, Burlington, ON, Feb. 15, 35th; POSTMA (Baar), Ken & Verna, Newaygo, MI, Feb. 12, 50th; ROORDA, Kadell & Barbara, Lawrence, KS, Feb. 28, 50th; ROZEBOOM (VanZanten), Gilbert & Bertha, Pella, IA, Feb. 16, 60th; SCHIPPER (Miersma), Clarence & Betty, Jenison, MI, Feb. 10, 60th; SCHOLMA (Kiel), Lee & Jean, Allendale, MI, Feb. 14, 40th; SIKKEMA (Norder), Dave & Joyce, Hudsonville, MI, Jan. 31, 40th; SLAGER (Dykstra), Hille (Al) & Grace, Woodstock, ON, Feb. 13, 50th; TERHAAR (Kapenga), Henry & Beulah, Zeeland, MI, Feb. 23, 70th; VANDERKAMP (VanderKolk), Glenn & Hazel, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 8, 60th; VANDERPLAATS, John & Kathryn, Sheldon, IA, Feb. 25, 60th; VANDERVEEN (VanderSlacht), Ken & Alma, Zeeland, MI, Feb. 20, 50th; VANDERVEEN (Boog), Engel & Janny, Chilliwack, BC, Mar. 26, 55th; VANDERVEEN, Kornelis (Neil) & Clare, St. Thomas, ON, Feb. 24, 50th; VANNOORD (Visser), Lewis & Emma, Hudsonville, MI, Mar. 30, 70th; VANPOPERING (Lynema), Allan & Arlene, Cutlerville, MI, Feb. 20, 50th; VOOGT (Ericks), Ed & Laverne, Byron Center, MI, Feb. 25, 60th; WISNER (Reidsma), Allen & Marian, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 14, 65th; WULFSEN, John & Tena, Hudsonville, MI, Mar. 28, 62nd;
Obituaries
Leonard Ackershoek, husband of Irma (Marks), Wayne, NJ, Feb. 10, 96; Dick Albers, widower of Joyce (Olson), Bellingham, WA, Feb. 10, 90; Arthur (Jay) Alderink, widower of Loretta, Holland, MI, Feb. 17, 67; Raymond Albert Blank, husband of Ann (VanderPloeg), Kanawha, IA, Feb. 24, 85; Melvin Boerman, widower of Joan (Drew), Zeeland, MI, Feb. 12, 84; William “Bill” Brands, husband of Effie (VanVeldhuizen), Rock Rapids, IA, Feb. 12, 81; Genevieve “Gwen” Brink, widow of Harold, Jenison, MI, Feb. 13, 95; Jeanette A. Cuperus, Hull, IA, Feb. 22, 93; Dorothy Edith DeBoer (Bulham), wife of Lambertus, b. Klaten, Java, NEI, / d. Cape Coral, FL, Jan. 5, 87; Willem L. DeGeus, widower of Mathilda “Tilly (VanProosdy), b. The Hague, ZH, / d. Salt Lake City, UT, Feb. 4, 98; Helena (Helen) Lamberta Francisca DeHaas (Geuzebroek), widow of Johannes (John) and co-founder of Holland Shopping Centre Ltd., b. Den Haag, ZH, / d. Langley, BC, Feb. 25, 93; Ane Harmen (Andy) DeVries Sr., husband of Sharon (Devine), b. Surabaja, NEI, / d. Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 24, 79; Earl DeWit, husband of Ada (Andrews), Pella, IA, Jan. 31, 89; John R. “Dunki” Dunki-Jacobs, husband of Louise (Linck), Lynden, WA, Feb. 21, 87; Frank Dykstra, husband of Gertrude (Sluisman), Prospect Park, NJ, Feb. 16, 85; Gerald Frankfort, husband of Jeannette, Hudsonville, MI, Feb. 16, 87; Nick Groenewal, husband of Irene (Venema), North Haledon, NJ, Feb. 21, 74; Robert Grooters, widower of Henrietta A (DenHartog), Alton, IA, Feb. 13, 85; Adriana Guis (Verwey), widow of William, b. Hillegom, NH, / d. Wyckoff, NJ, Feb. 23, 101; Cornelius (Cor) Harmeyer, husband of Marjorie, Edmonton, AB, Feb. 18, 81; Beatrice Heerema (Bossenbroek), wife of Frank, Tallmadge, OH, Dec. 29, 71; Roger John Helder Sr., husband of Marian, retired President and Comptroller of Chrysler Corporation, Holland, MI, Feb. 18, 89; Lois A. Hielkema (DeLeeuw), widow of Anno, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 6, 84; Margaret Hollander (VanderMeer), widow of Peter, Kalamazoo, MI, Mar. 3, 91; Coral Hondorp, widow of Gerald, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 20, 95; Johannes Hoogendoorn, widower of Geraldine M (Wolf), b. Amsterdam, NH, / d. Sebastian, FL, Feb. 7, 92; Elizabeth Henrietta Huyser, Pella, IA, Jan. 31, 81; Ann Jorritsma, wife of Menno, Shoreline, WA, Feb. 17, 80; Fenna H. Kamp (Danhof), wife of Thomas, Manhattan, MT, Jan. 4, 87; Aaltje Kelly (Zantingh), wife of Harm, Dunnville, ON, Feb. 2, 76; Harold Keuning, husband of Adrianna (VanderPol), Knoxville, IA, Feb. 8, 91; Marinus F. Keyzer, husband of Huberta “Bert” (VanVliet), Wyckoff, NJ, Feb. 28, 77; Shirley (Jeltje) Kingma (Dykstra), wife of Mike, Kelowna, BC, Dec. 16, 80; Maynard “Jake” Kooistra, Mayor of Hudsonville, MI, 1975-1983, Hudsonville, MI, Feb. 10, 83; Gertrude Korringa, South Holland, IL, Feb. 2, 86; Bonje Hinderkein “Bonnie” Kroon (VanKomen), widow of Ricard, previously widow of Gerhardus Dubois, b. Nieuwe Schans, GR, / d. Salt Lake City, UT, Mar. 1, 92; ; Andrew J. Kroeze, husband of Muriel, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 15, 84; Henrietta Kuipers (Vogelzang), widow of Bernard Henry, Holland, MI, Feb. 12, 100; Broer Lanting, husband of Audrey (VandeSchaaf), b. Oosthem, FR, / d. Chino, CA, Mar. 4, 87; Kenneth A. Louwenaar, husband of Pat, Wayland Twp, MI, Feb. 21, 66; Johanna Antje Meima, Monroe, WA, Feb. 23, 96; Claire Meyers (DeKorte), widow of Richard, Twinsburg, OH, Mar. 3, 82; Albert “Leo” Mollink, husband of Dina, b. Bussum, NH, / d. Lynden, WA, Feb. 18, 88; Adriaan Muis, widower of Aafje Geertruida Adriana (Houwelingen), London, ON, Feb. 14, 59; Gertrude Muus (VanDyk), widow of Frank, North Haledon, NJ, Feb. 17, 94; Marie Newmeyer, Willard, OH, Jul. 14, 101; Joe Oldenbroek Jr., Kentwood, MI, Feb. 20, 71; Johonna Adriana “Joan” Oostveen, widow of “Bud”, Sarasota, FL, Jan. 13, 77; Nancy Peterman (Medendorp), widow od Claus, b. Uithuizermeeden, GR, / d. Portage, MB, Feb, 15, 96; Sylvia Postema (Huizinga), wife of Ted, South Holland, IL, Feb. 2, 70; Jeltje Pruiksma, b. Kollum, WA, / sister of Aukje Pruiksma Docter, Lynden, WA, Dec. 98; Hilda Reitsma (Spoelstra), widow of Henry, b. Leeuwarden, FR, / d. North Haledon, NJ, Feb. 22, 100; Dr. Cornelis Rol, husband of Marcy (Terrell), b. Haarlem, NH, / d. Sutherlin, VA, Feb. 3, 84; Merlin M. Roorda, widower of Josephine (VanderPeut), Nevada, IA, Jan. 29, 94; Hendrikus J. “Harry” Roosen, husband of Nellie (VanOyen), Vernon, ON, Feb. 24, 81; Erika Russell (VanderVeen), widow of Gary, White Rock, BC, Feb. 23, 65; James E. Schuiteman, husband of Donna (McTeer), co-owner of Schuiteman-DeKuiper Funeral Home in Fremont, DeBary, FL, Feb. 5, 74; Margaret Shershin (Sprakel), widow of Frank, b. Hengelo, OV, / d. Clifton, NJ, Feb. 14, 100; Christiaan Francois Slagmolen, husband of Hendrika (Rijnsewijn), b. Utrecht, UT, / d. Stockton, CA, Feb. 11, 80; Hendrica (Riek) Stapper (Ribbens), widow of Cornelis, Brampton, ON, Feb. 2, 81; Patricia K. Tanis (Valkier), wife of Patrick, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 20, 74; Jan TenPas Jr., husband of Patricia L. (Woodard), b. Winterswijk, GL, / d. Youngville, PA, Feb. 6, 76; Cornelia “Dolly” Terpstra (VanKley), widow of Charles, DeMotte, IN, Feb. 20, 90; Barbara M. Teunis (Witte), wife of Robert, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 12, 79; Harris (Tim) Timmer, husband of Hazel, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 11, 83; Gordon VanBeek, husband of Joyce, Spring Lake, MI, Nov. 27, 73; Lois Elma VandeLune (Vroom), widow of Richard Gerrit, Pella, IA, Feb. 4, 96; Sadie VandenBosch, widow of Leonard, Zeeland, MI, Feb. 13, 90; Harold VandenBosch Sr., widower of Bernice, retired President of Zeeland Lumber, Zeeland, MI, Feb. 9, 83; Vivian L. VandenBrink (Stehouwer), widow of Charles, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 19, 82; Hovyd VandenEnd, b. Delft, ZH, / d. Delta, BC, Feb. 19, 89; Freda VanDeventer, widow of Chester Arthur, Wyoming, MI, Feb. 17, 85; Elizabeth (Liz) VanDoornum, wife of Ed, b. Groningen, GR, / d. Saskatoon, SK, Feb. 2, 67; Adrian Eddie (Ed) VanDyke, husband of Peggy, b. Nieuw Beyerland, ZL, / d. Houston, TX, Feb. 28, 75; Tunis Henry VanHalm, widower of Barbara Ann, Eddyville, IA, Feb. 15, 76; Albert VanHouten, husband of Nancy (Winters), Midland Park, NJ, Feb. 21, 65; Josephine Maria VanLubeek, widow of Johannes, Markham, ON, Feb. 8, 88; Frank Ignatius VanLeusden, husband of Phyllis, b. Bodegraven, ZH, / d. Victoria, BC, Mar. 2, 96; Arnold J. VanLummel, widower of Marjorie (Brower), Goshen, IN, Feb. 4, 87; Wilhelmus Johannes VanMeesen, husband of Jacoba Hendericka (Bruinek), Saskatoon, SK, Feb. 12, 68; Cornelis H. VanOrsouw, husband of Carmen Sofia, b. Rotterdam, ZH, / d. Charlotte, NC, Feb. 24, 77; Myron W. (Mike) VanPeursem, husband of Lenora (VerHoeven), Orange City, IA, Feb. 13, 87; Walter VanPut, husband of Dora (Reis), b. Bandoeng, NEI, / d. South Windsor, CT, Feb. 11, 74; Thelma Mary VanWesep, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 9, 85; Lester VanWieren, husband of Rena “Wimpy” (Scheeringa), Highland, IN, Feb. 24, 82; Elmer VanWyk, husband of Elizabeth (Betty Lammers), Sioux Center, IA, Feb. 18, 76; Peter W. VanZetten, husband of Barbara (Poole Sutton), New Scotland, NY, Feb. 2, 83; Janet Vedders (Ruis), widow of Albert, Visalia, CA, Dec. 4, 88; Wilhelmina Venhuizen (Hoeks), widow of Fred, South Holland, IL, Feb. 7, 87; Gary J. Vermeer, husband of Matilda (VanGorp), Pella, IA, Feb. 2, 90; Hendrika “Henny” Vespia (Dolstra), wife of Dominic, Wayne, NJ, Feb. 16, 61; John J. “Dutch” Vogelzang, husband of Beanie, Santa Ana, CA, Feb. 16, 81; Jack Voogd, husband of Geesina (DeVries), Woodstock, ON, Feb. 2, 80; Elmer Walhof, husband of Muriel, Edgerton, MN, Oct. 21, 82; Sam Werkhoven, widower of Hilda, Monroe, WA, Nov. 5, 87; Kerwin J. (Lefty) Westveer, widower of Doris, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 10, 78; Greetje “Grace” Wikkerink (Kostelijk), wife of Gary, b. Broek op Langendijk, NH, / d. Chilliwack, BC, Feb. 19, 69; Garien H. Wycoff, husband of Ann Marie, Richmond, BC, Feb. 13, 52; Kathryn Zoet (DeZeeuw), widow of Johan Andrew “Joe”, Hull, IA, Feb. 9, 87; Jessie Zuidema (VanKampen), Wyckoff, NJ, Mar. 2, 92;