Ralph married Jeanette "Jean" Van Berkum on October 29, 1932 in Canton, South Dakota.
Ralph and Jeanette are the parents of:
~Beverly Charlotte b. September 23, 1934 d.
~Donna Mae b. August 3, 1936 d.
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After Jeanelle's death, Ralph married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972 in Chino, California
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Sioux Center News; March 29, 2000
Ralph L. Kooiker, 88, of Hull died Monday, March 20, at Lyon Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Rapids. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Reformed Church in Hull with the Rev. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
Kooiker was born September 16, 1911, in rural Hull, the son of Lambert and Gertrude "Dot" (Te Slaa) Kooiker. He was raised in Hull, where he graduated from high school. He was employed at a black-Smith shop. He opened a small business doing general blacksmithing in 1936. He then developed a system for mounting corn shellers on trucks. He developed and held patents to an engine-powered auger, portable elevator, grain chutes, mill feeder attachments, hydraulic hoists and numerous other items. He built a small factory in Hull, Kooiker Manufacturing, which he sold in 1957 to Sioux Steel Co. of Sioux Falls.
He married Jeanette Van Berkum on October 29, 1932, in Canton, South Dakota. She died July 31, 1970, in Spirit Lake. He married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972, in Chino, California. He wintered in California, spent summers at Lake Okoboji and lived in Hull the Remainder of the time. He enjoyed traveling.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly and Donna; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four stepchildren; 11 step grandchildren; 17 step great-grandchildren; two brothers, Cerril and Donald; and a sister, Viola. He was preceded in death by a brother, Albert.
Ralph and Jeanette are the parents of:
~Beverly Charlotte b. September 23, 1934 d.
~Donna Mae b. August 3, 1936 d.
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After Jeanelle's death, Ralph married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972 in Chino, California
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Sioux Center News; March 29, 2000
Ralph L. Kooiker, 88, of Hull died Monday, March 20, at Lyon Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Rapids. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Reformed Church in Hull with the Rev. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
Kooiker was born September 16, 1911, in rural Hull, the son of Lambert and Gertrude "Dot" (Te Slaa) Kooiker. He was raised in Hull, where he graduated from high school. He was employed at a black-Smith shop. He opened a small business doing general blacksmithing in 1936. He then developed a system for mounting corn shellers on trucks. He developed and held patents to an engine-powered auger, portable elevator, grain chutes, mill feeder attachments, hydraulic hoists and numerous other items. He built a small factory in Hull, Kooiker Manufacturing, which he sold in 1957 to Sioux Steel Co. of Sioux Falls.
He married Jeanette Van Berkum on October 29, 1932, in Canton, South Dakota. She died July 31, 1970, in Spirit Lake. He married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972, in Chino, California. He wintered in California, spent summers at Lake Okoboji and lived in Hull the Remainder of the time. He enjoyed traveling.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly and Donna; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four stepchildren; 11 step grandchildren; 17 step great-grandchildren; two brothers, Cerril and Donald; and a sister, Viola. He was preceded in death by a brother, Albert.
Ralph married Jeanette "Jean" Van Berkum on October 29, 1932 in Canton, South Dakota.
Ralph and Jeanette are the parents of:
~Beverly Charlotte b. September 23, 1934 d.
~Donna Mae b. August 3, 1936 d.
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After Jeanelle's death, Ralph married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972 in Chino, California
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Sioux Center News; March 29, 2000
Ralph L. Kooiker, 88, of Hull died Monday, March 20, at Lyon Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Rapids. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Reformed Church in Hull with the Rev. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
Kooiker was born September 16, 1911, in rural Hull, the son of Lambert and Gertrude "Dot" (Te Slaa) Kooiker. He was raised in Hull, where he graduated from high school. He was employed at a black-Smith shop. He opened a small business doing general blacksmithing in 1936. He then developed a system for mounting corn shellers on trucks. He developed and held patents to an engine-powered auger, portable elevator, grain chutes, mill feeder attachments, hydraulic hoists and numerous other items. He built a small factory in Hull, Kooiker Manufacturing, which he sold in 1957 to Sioux Steel Co. of Sioux Falls.
He married Jeanette Van Berkum on October 29, 1932, in Canton, South Dakota. She died July 31, 1970, in Spirit Lake. He married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972, in Chino, California. He wintered in California, spent summers at Lake Okoboji and lived in Hull the Remainder of the time. He enjoyed traveling.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly and Donna; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four stepchildren; 11 step grandchildren; 17 step great-grandchildren; two brothers, Cerril and Donald; and a sister, Viola. He was preceded in death by a brother, Albert.
Ralph and Jeanette are the parents of:
~Beverly Charlotte b. September 23, 1934 d.
~Donna Mae b. August 3, 1936 d.
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After Jeanelle's death, Ralph married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972 in Chino, California
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Sioux Center News; March 29, 2000
Ralph L. Kooiker, 88, of Hull died Monday, March 20, at Lyon Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Rapids. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Reformed Church in Hull with the Rev. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
Kooiker was born September 16, 1911, in rural Hull, the son of Lambert and Gertrude "Dot" (Te Slaa) Kooiker. He was raised in Hull, where he graduated from high school. He was employed at a black-Smith shop. He opened a small business doing general blacksmithing in 1936. He then developed a system for mounting corn shellers on trucks. He developed and held patents to an engine-powered auger, portable elevator, grain chutes, mill feeder attachments, hydraulic hoists and numerous other items. He built a small factory in Hull, Kooiker Manufacturing, which he sold in 1957 to Sioux Steel Co. of Sioux Falls.
He married Jeanette Van Berkum on October 29, 1932, in Canton, South Dakota. She died July 31, 1970, in Spirit Lake. He married Tressa (Vanden Bosch) Van Sloten on December 29, 1972, in Chino, California. He wintered in California, spent summers at Lake Okoboji and lived in Hull the Remainder of the time. He enjoyed traveling.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly and Donna; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four stepchildren; 11 step grandchildren; 17 step great-grandchildren; two brothers, Cerril and Donald; and a sister, Viola. He was preceded in death by a brother, Albert.
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