Jennie is getrouwd met Frederik de Jong op 22 feb 1911 in Ireton, Iowa, Amerika. Frederik (zoon van Tiete de Jong en Renske Kuipers) is geboren op 3 dec 1883 in Het Bildt; is gestorven op 24 apr 1958 in Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, Amerika. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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Gertrude was born Nov. 3, 1911 at Doon, the daughter of Fred De Jong and Jennie Steensma De Jong.

On Feb. 22, 1934 she married John Van Bemmel at LeMars (Carnes). They made their home in Orange City.

She was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church and a charter member of the church's Faith, Hope and Love Society. Mr. and Mrs. Van Bemmel have been co-chairmen of the church's historical committee since its inception, about 30 years ago. She was also an associate member of the Monica Society.

Survivors include her husband; daughter Jennie Marie and her husband Don Pluim of Grandville, Mich.; son Harold Francis and his wife Thelma of Orange City; grandchildren Dave and Laura Pluim, Verla and Alvin Hoogland, Ruthann and Kevin Haverhals, Karen and Mike Bosnia, Lora and Kevin Ten Napel and Jeffrey Van Bemmel; 16 great-grandchildren; and brothers and sister, Peter F. and Ruth De Jong of Orange City, Sue and Tom Jellema of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Tenas and Joanne De Jong of Santa Anna, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her grandson Glenn Pluim, and a brother, Jake De Jong.

Gertrude is getrouwd met John van Bemmel op 22 feb 1934. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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Mrs. Mulder, the former Rose De Jong, was born at Ireton March 8, 1912. She was married to Alvin Mulder on February 10, 1933, at Ireton.

Survivors include the widower; five sons, Alfred of Gallup, New Mex., Harold of Dearborn, Mich., Ivan of Alameda, Calif. , Marvin in Vietnam, Leon at home; four daughters, Mrs. Stan Altena of Sioux Center, Mrs. Curtis Roelofs of Grand Rapids, Mich., Miss Alma and Miss Donna at home; four brothers, Ted De Jong of Ireton, Bernard of Artesia, Calif., Henry of Maurice, Alfred of Ireton; three sisters, Mrs. Art De Boer of Orange City, Mrs. Clarence Mulder of Ireton, Mrs. Harold Bolkema of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 15 grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Fred De Jong of Ireton.

Roelfje is getrouwd met Alvin Mulder op 10 feb 1933 in Ireton, Iowa, Amerika. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

Gezin/Partner: Geraldine Hofmeyer. Geraldine is geboren op 27 apr 1909; is gestorven op 14 okt 1990 in Ireton, Sioux, Iowa, Amerika. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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De Jong was born February 26, 1914, in Sibley, the son of Fred and Jennie (Steensma) De Jong. He was raised in the Doon-Inwood area and later moved to Carnes with his family.

He married Ruth Lydia Streyffeler February 2, 1935, in Wayne, Nebraska. Except for one year at Carnes, the couple made their home in Orange City.

He was a sales representative for home improvement products most of his life.

He was a member of Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jennie "Jackie and her husband, Arnold Vander Spoel of Bitely. Michigan, and Beverly Van Abbema of Orange City; a son and his wife, Eugene and Leslie De Jong of Tempe, Arizona; a sister and her husband, Sue and Tom Jellema of Sioux Falls; a brother and his wife, Tenas and Joanne De Jong of Tustin. California; a brother-in-law, John Van Bemmel of Orange City; eight grandchildren; and 15 great~grandchi1dren.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Gertrude Van Bemmel, and a brother, Jake De Jong.

Peter is getrouwd met Ruth Lydia Streyfeller op 2 feb 1935 in Wayne, Nebraska. Ruth is geboren op 21 feb 1915 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, Amerika; is gestorven op 6 feb 2008 in Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, Amerika; is begraven op 11 feb 2008 in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, Amerika. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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Rena was born March 16, 1915 at Ireton, the daughter of Fred and Jennie (De Jager) De Jong. Except for a few years at Pease, Minn., she was raised at Ireton where she first attended a country school and then the Christian school.

On June 6, 1945 she married Art De Boer at Ireton. They farmed near Ireton until 1968 when they moved to Orange City.

In the fall of 1993, they both became residents of the Heritage House.

Mrs. De Boer was a member of the First Reformed Church in Orange City where she participated in the Lydia Circle. In earlier years she taught Sunday school and catechism classes at Ireton.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters and their husbands, Marcia and Bert Groeneweg and Norma and Robert Lucas, all of Sioux Falls, S.D.; a son and his wife, Arlin and Laura De Boer of Sharon, Conn.; six grandchildren, Rhonda Boyum, Mark Groeneweg, Angela and Jeffrey Lucas, and Jenny and Jesse De Boer; two brothers, Henry De Jong of Orange City and Alfred De Jong of Ireton; and a sister, Esther Mae Bolkema of Grand Rapids, Mich.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ted De Jong and Bernard De Jong, and two sisters, Rose Mulder and Ann Mulder.

Rena is getrouwd met Art de Boer op 6 jun 1945 in Ireton, Iowa, Amerika. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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Alfred James De Jong was born March 14, 1925 to Fred and Jennie (De Jager) De Jong. He was raised near Ireton, Iowa.
On February 6, 1950, he was married to Winnifred A. Vande Kamp in Ireton. He was drafted into the US Army and served in the Korean War, where he was wounded in combat and earned a Purple Heart. They farmed near Ireton until 1972. He then drove a propane delivery truck until he retired at age 65, but continued to work for Siouxland Propane doing a variety of jobs.
Alfred was a lifelong member of the Ireton Christian Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years; five children and their spouses, Alma (Ron) Schaap of Sioux Center, Iowa, Gloria (Lou) Kingma of Hawarden, Iowa, Lavonne (Dave) Van Oort of New Hampton, Iowa, Dennis (Lin) De Jong of Carmel, Iowa, and Karen (Greg) TeHennepe of Byron Center, Michigan; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Esther Mae Bolkema of Michigan.
Alfred was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ted, Bernard, and Henry; three sisters, Rose Mulder, Rena De Boer, and Ann Mulder; and 2 great-grandchildren.

Alfred is getrouwd met Winnefred A. van de Kamp op 6 feb 1950 in Ireton, Iowa, Amerika. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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Arlene R. Dekkers was born May 24, 1937 at Ireton, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore "Ted" and Geraldine (Hofmeyer) De Jong. She attended Ireton Christian School and married Anthony J. Dekkers September 25, 1957 at Ireton. The couple lived in Florida for a short time while Anthony served in the U.S. Navy. They lived in Ireton before they began farming northeast of Hawarden.

Arlene was an active member of the Christian Reformed Church in Hawarden serving in Sunday School, as Youth Leader and in the Dorcas Aid. She was an Avon representative for 24 years.

Survivors include her husband Anthony J.; her two children, Janelle Tresa Dekkers of Pleaston, California, and Myron Lee Dekkers of Hawarden; one granddaughter; a brother, Alfred B. De Jong of Ireton; and two sisters, Jeanette Groenendyk of Hudsonville, Michigan, and Thelma Bomgaars of Maurice.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Gaylene Rose and a son, Arnold Jay.

Arlene is getrouwd met Anthony John Dekkers op 25 sep 1957 in Ireton, Iowa, Amerika. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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Alfred Bernard De Jong was born on April 12, 1942, the son of Theodore and Geraldine (Hofmeyer) De Jong in Ireton, IA. He grew up in the Ireton area on a farm, graduated from Western Christian High School and attended Sioux Empire College in Hawarden, IA. Alfred enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the 185th Air Guard. He served his country in Vietnam. On February 12, 1965, he was united in marriage to Wilma De Haan in Artesia, CA. The couple made their home on a farm northeast of Ireton, IA. Together they had five children: Rhonda, David, Steve, Brenda and Cheryl. Their son David passed away in infancy.

Alfred is getrouwd met Wilma de Haan [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

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Geraldine Thelma was born on August 25, 1946, in Orange City, the daughter of Ted and Geraldine (Hofmeyer) De Jong. She was raised on a farm near Ireton.

On April 2, 1965, she married Howard Glenn Bomgaars at the Christian Reformed Church in Ireton. They farmed near Maurice, where she was a homemaker and assisted her husband. She was a faithful wife, mother, and grandmother.

Thelma was a lifetime member of the Ireton Christian Reformed Church, where she participated in Coffee Break. She also belonged to the Martha Circle, which raised funds for the Christian School in Ireton, including Cash for Trash.

She enjoyed reading, rummaging, playing games, and vacationing in Branson, Missouri. She loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren and attended all of their various school and sporting activities.

Survivors include her husband of 45 years; four children and their spouses, Kim and Steve De Bruin, of Hudsonville, Michigan; Jody and Bruce Van Zee, of New Holland, South Dakota; Glen and Michelle Bomgaars, of Maurice; and Stacy and Jason Johnson, of Alcester, South Dakota; nine grandchildren, Greg, Andrew, and Nichole De Bruin; Josh, Kendra, Zachary, and Brandon Van Zee; and Samantha and Evan Bomgaars; a sister and her husband, Jeanette and Marion Groenendyk, of Grandville, Michigan; a brother and his wife, Alfred B. and Wilma De Jong, of Sioux Center; a brother-in-law, Anthony Dekkers, of Hawarden; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Adrianna and Gerard Mulder and Gertrude and John Kamies, all of Orange City; and a brother-in-law and his wife, Bill and Mary Bomgaars, of Le Mars.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Arlene Dekkers.

Geraldine is getrouwd met Howard Glee Bomgaars [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

Gezin/Partner: Bert Groeneweg. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]