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Vital Statistics
The Family Page
as Listed in the Windmill Herald,
#871, February 8, 1999
Birthdays
Sjoukje Beerda (VanderMeulen), Athens, ON, Jan. 17, 90th; John & Tracy Boersma, Sioux Center, IA, Dec., 94th, Jan., 95th; Florence Bonnema Falkena, Warwick, NY, Feb. 5, 80th; Jeanette Ekema, Hancock, MN, Jan. 21, 90th; Mathilda Falkena VanGrouw, North Haledon, NJ, Jan. 31, 85th; Sue Haan (Hoekstra), South Holland, IL, Feb. 9, 90th; Floretta Krygsheld, South Holland, IL, Jan. 6, 80th; Harry Mulder, Hamilton, ON, Jan. 9, 90th; Fred VanderWerff, Monroe, WA, Dec. 18, 80th;
Anniversaries
BLEEKER (Heemeyer), Richard & Marjorie, Castlewood, SD, Feb. 3, 50th; BRONSEMA, Robert & Hilda, Abbotsford, BC, DEc. 1, 60th; CHRISTIANS (DeBoer), Hebry & Evelyn, Kanawha, IA, Jan. 26, 50th; DEJONG (Smit), Stan & Corrie, St. Catharines, ON, Dec. 27, 40th; DOLMANS, Douglas & Annie, Surrey, BC, Jan. 11, 41st; JANS (VanIperen), Gerry & Jannie, Burlington, ON, Feb. 6, 40th; KREYKES, Bob & Darlene, Sheldon, IA, Jan. 24, 50th; POMMER (Smidt), Harold & Della, Dec. 15, 60th; RUS, George & Jennie, Rock Valley, IA Dec. 8, 50th; SCHOLTEN (Derks), Peter & Miep, St. John, NB, Feb. 17, 45th; STOFFELS, Fred & Mieneke, Burlington, ON, Dec. 21, 35th; VANDENHUL (VandeGriend), Roy & Jeanette, Sioux Center, IA, Jan. 19, 50th; VANOOSTEN (Brink), Wiecher & Geertruida, Chilliwack, BC, Feb. 17, 40th; VANVELDHUIZEN, Gil 7 Marie, Sheldon, IA, Jan. 24, 50th; VEENEMAN, Herman & Ena, Abbotsford, BC, Jan. 9, 40th; WESTERVELD (Ormel), John & Riek, Iona Station, ON, Feb. 18, 45th; WESTRA (Wesselius), Peter & Hilda, Newton, NJ, Jan. 8, 40th;
Obituaries
Sonja Baardolf, Milton, ON, Jan. 2, 45; Alex Berends, widower of Minnie (Hankins), formerly widower of Velva (Larson), Subley, IA, Jan. 5, 93; Marie Besteman, widower of Henry, Grandville, MI, Jan. 11, 86; Clarence Beute, widower of Agnes, Cutlerville, MI, Jan. 18, 90; Jim Blankespoor, husband of Sandra (Meendering), Inwood, IA, Jan. 8, 51; William H. Boer, husband of Frances, b. Hillegom, ZH / d. Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 16, 91; Richard Boomsma, husband of Evelyn (Polderman), Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 13, 79; Emily Booy (Uitermarkt), widow of William, Pella, IA, Jan. 3, 85; August J. (Gus) Brinks, widower of Angeline, Dorr, MI, Jan. 17, 73; John Burns Bos, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 10, 65; Edith Braaksma, widow of Fred, Ancaster, ON, Dec. 29, 92; Joan Ruth Braaksma (Hanenburg), wife of Bill, Burnaby, BC, Jan. 13, 67; Alice Brouwer (Damstra, Dykstra), widow of Gerben, formerly widow of Leonard Dykstra, b. Tzummarum, FR, / d. Sibley, IA, Dec. 30, 88; Neal Burgers, husband of Wilma, Sioux Falls, SD, Jan. 1, 80; Seymour (Bud) Bylsma, husband of Lorrie (Dykstra), Cherry Valley, CA, Nov. 21, 75; Gary Gene DeHaan, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 2, 54; Jane DeJong (Mulder), wife of John, b. Echten, FR, / d. Bowmanville, ON, Jan. 16, 60; Arthur G. DeKuiper, husband of Gladys (Schuiteman), Fremont, MI, Jan. 16, 85; Wesselina C. DeRoos, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 15, 84; Christine DeVries (Bieze), widow of Louis, Caledonia, MI, Jan. 16, 80; Fred DeVries, husband of Wilma, Kalamazoo, MI, Dec. 11, 76; Wilma DeVries (Ryerkerk), widow of Albert, Pease, MN, Dec. 17, 88; Jean K. DeWall (Kikstra), widow of Henry, formerly widow of Edward N. Kikstra, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 15, 87; Tryntje (Catherine) Dimmers (Kok), widow of Bernardus Gerardus, London, ON, Jan. 11, 77; Jeanette Eppinga, widow of Ben, Rock Valley, IA, Dec. 24, 82; Gerrit "George" Evink, husband of Grace (Withaar), Grimsby, ON, Jan. 11, 58; Peter Feenstra, husband of Margaret, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 5, 70; Ruth Ann Grasmeyer (Mulder), widow of Tom, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 9, 54; John Haga, husband of Ethel, Hudsonville, MI, Jan. 14, 87; Peter T. Hanenburg, widower of Coral, Lamont, MI, Jan. 8, 96; Bertus "Bert" Harmsen, husband of Alberta "Betty", St. Thomas, ON, Jan. 7, 70; Job Hogeveen, husband of Antje (Politiek), b. Papekop, ZH, / d. Grimsby, ON, Jan. 6, 78; Joseph Holstege, husband of Julia (Veldink), Zeeland, MI, Jan. 6, 76; Mary Jonckheere, Sister of Mercy, Farmington Hills, MI, Jan. 17, 87; Siebert Karsen, widower of Margaret, Carol Stream, IL, Dec. 8, 92; Johanna Louwerse, widow of John, Dundas, ON, Jan. 5, 83; Abraham Luteyn, Kalamazoo, MI, Dec. 16, 84; Victor Luteyn, husband of Bessie, formerly a fieldman for immigrants in the 1950s and an insurance agent, Vancouver, BC, Jan. 11, 77; Agnes M. Maat, widow of Lee, Wyoming, MI, Jan. 16, 85; Donald G. Maatman, husband of Jane (Brouwer), Glen Lake, MI, Jan. 15, 74; Esther M. Michmerhuizen, widow of Maurice, Jenison, MI, Jan. 5, 83; Leonardus (Leo) Migchels, husband od Maria (VanderWiel), Petrolia, ON, Jan. 9, 71; Emma Cornelia Moerman, widow of Rene, Aylmer, ON, Jan. 1, 93; Beth A. Mulder, Sibley, IA, Jan. 6, 39; Marie Newhouse, widow of Henry, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 12, 87; Charles H. Oudhoff, husband of Yvonne, veteran of WWII where he served with the Allied Forces in the Dutch Army, Jenison, MI, Jan. 7, 82; Richard "Dick" Pettinga, husband of Bette, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 13, 84; Theodore Roorda, husband of Fanny (Koolstra), Everson, WA, Jan. 7, 83; Henry Salomons, b. Nieuwlande, DR / d. Lacombe, AB, came with his family to the Shackleton, SK, area in the 1920s and later operated a hardware store in Lacombe, Dec. 24, 89; Anne Scheffer, widow of Joe, Lynden, WA, Jan. 8, 81; Arend Schipper, widower of Jantje (TeStrake), St. Thomas, ON, Jan. 10, 91; Gertrude Schoolland (DeGroot), widow of Bart, formerly widow of Henry Bouma, Denver, CO, Nov. 23, 93; Louise Schutt (Leffring), wife of Nick, Tinley Park, IL, Nov. 27, 75; William Snyder, husband of Esther, Wyoming, MI, Jan. 10, 86; Mary B. Siegersma (Scheerhoorn), wife of Gary, Jenison, MI, Jan. 17, 42; Margaret E. Sluyter (DeBaun), widow of Howard R., Dallas, TX, Jan. 9, 89; Margaret Smit (Uittenbogaard, Klynsma), widow of Sam, formerly widow of John Klynsma, Hospers, Jan. 9, 87; Patricia Ann Stroosnyder (Larkin), wife of Doug, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 14, 66; Minnie Sytsma (Vooren), wife of John Sr., Mission, BC, Jan. 1, 71; Miek Talen, Chatham, ON, Dec. 9, 80; Gertrude TenBroeke, widow of Egbert, Borculo, MI, Jan. 14, 82; Adrian Tinklenberg, husband of Lois, Zeeland, MI, Jan. 11, 76; Albertus "Bert" VanBeek, husband of Elizabeth (DeBoer), born in Ede (Gld), Rock Valley, IA, Jan. 8, 85; Cornelia Adriana VandeBrake (Nugteren), wife of Henry Gilbert, Orange City, IA, Dec. 30, 79; Albert VandeKamp, widower of Ethel (Wiersma Kraayenbrink), formerly widower of Marie (DeJong), Sioux Center, IA, Jan 2, 92; Elisabeth (Bep) VanderPauw, widow of Martin, Vancouver, BC, Jan. 15, 79; Lyle VanderPol, widower of Evelyn (Vrooman), Mount Vernon, WA, Jan. 11, 79; Anthony "Tony" C. VanderSyde, husband of Rose, Wayland, MI, Jan. 16, 64; Frank VanderVeen, husband of Virginia, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 7, 84; Martinus VanDrongelen, husband of Neeltje, Hamilton, ON, Jan. 6, 86; Gerald VanEizenga, Zeeland, MI, Jan. 8, 80; Dorothea VanSoest, wife of Keith, b. Eindhoven, NB, / d. Provo, UT, Dec. 16, 68; Michael Timothy VanSteeg, husband of Shelley (Eckhardt), Mitchell, ON, Jan. 7, 30; William VanHooydonk, husband of Catherine, Burnaby, BC, Dec. 5, 86; Berendina VanIngen, widow of Gerrit, Kalamazoo, MI, Dec. 9, 89; Verna VanSolkema, Grand Rapids, MI, Jan. 10, 62; Donald H. VanTimmeren, husband of Cornelia (Stehouwer), Ludington, MI, Dec. 30, 69; Gysberta VanWoudenberg, wife of John, Wayne, NJ, Dec. 1, 74; John M. Verbeek, husband of Connie (Remus), Regina, SK, Jan. 8, 56; Rev. R.B. Vermeer, husband of Anna, Lynden, WA, Jan. 5, 72; Cornelia Vink (Monster), widow of Martin, Pella, IA, Jan. 9, 88; Paul A. Vinkemulder, husband of Arly, Byron Center, MI, Jan. 18, 72; Christine Waayenberg, widow of Marienis (Rene), Caledonia, MI, Jan. 16, 84; Whelmina Wegter, Boyden, IA, Jan. 11, 77; Rev. R. Wildschut, husband of Stella (DeJonge), Middletown, NY, Nov. 2, 84; Alvin Wolters, husband of Adeline, Hudsonville, MI, Jan. 12, 75; Clarence Zorgdrager, widower of Irene (Buysman), Sibley, IA, Dec. 31, 91;
Appointments
Kurt Alberts and Janna Bakker, members of the Agriculture Land Commission, BC; Ken Veldman, of Terrace, president of the Northern British