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Herman A. De Jong

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Herman A. De Jong

Birth
Iowa, USA
Death
3 Mar 1987 (aged 78)
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Herman Anthony was the eleventh of twelve children born to Arie C. and Jaantje "Jane" (De Bruin) De Jong. This was a farm family having horses, cattle, pigs, and chickens on their farm. They rented farms in the Prairie and Richland Townships in Mahaska County, Iowa until Herman was sixteen years old. Then his parents bought their own farm in the Peoria area.

The family was one of several to found the Peoria Christian Reformed Church where his father was a leader in the church.

Herman's siblings were Mary, John, Martin, Richard, Margaret, Jacob, Peter, Wilma, William, Gerrit, and Anna.

February 16, 1939 Herman married Catherine Vander Linden, daughter of Carl and Nellie Vander Linden. Her parents farmed in the same area as Herman's - Mahaska County.

Herman and Catherine had four children -

Arlene born Dec. 11, 1939 who married Allen Vander Wey on June 22, 1962, then married Jerome Nichols on August 27, 1966.

Patricia born Mar. 28, 1941

Marion born Jun. 4, 1943 who married Linda Van Druinen on Nov. 1, 1963.

Rosalie born Oct 4, 1945 who married Kenneth Vander Ark on Mar. 28, 1969.

By 1960 Herman and Catherine were living in Grand Rapids, MI where Herman was a machinist for Keeler Brass.

Herman died suddenly in the Holland Home-Fulton Manor at the age of 78. Catherine and his four children and their families survived him.
Herman Anthony was the eleventh of twelve children born to Arie C. and Jaantje "Jane" (De Bruin) De Jong. This was a farm family having horses, cattle, pigs, and chickens on their farm. They rented farms in the Prairie and Richland Townships in Mahaska County, Iowa until Herman was sixteen years old. Then his parents bought their own farm in the Peoria area.

The family was one of several to found the Peoria Christian Reformed Church where his father was a leader in the church.

Herman's siblings were Mary, John, Martin, Richard, Margaret, Jacob, Peter, Wilma, William, Gerrit, and Anna.

February 16, 1939 Herman married Catherine Vander Linden, daughter of Carl and Nellie Vander Linden. Her parents farmed in the same area as Herman's - Mahaska County.

Herman and Catherine had four children -

Arlene born Dec. 11, 1939 who married Allen Vander Wey on June 22, 1962, then married Jerome Nichols on August 27, 1966.

Patricia born Mar. 28, 1941

Marion born Jun. 4, 1943 who married Linda Van Druinen on Nov. 1, 1963.

Rosalie born Oct 4, 1945 who married Kenneth Vander Ark on Mar. 28, 1969.

By 1960 Herman and Catherine were living in Grand Rapids, MI where Herman was a machinist for Keeler Brass.

Herman died suddenly in the Holland Home-Fulton Manor at the age of 78. Catherine and his four children and their families survived him.

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Thank you to Mark DeJong for some of this information.

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