Person:Edward Kooistra (1)

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Edward Kooistra
d.14 Oct 2005
m. 17 May 1900
  1. Edward Kooistra1925 - 2005
m. 14 Dec 1960
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Name Edward Kooistra
Alt Name Eetze Kooistra
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 17 Mar 1925 Wouterswoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Netherlands
Marriage 14 Dec 1960 Bellflower, Los Angeles, California, United Statesto Anneke Steinfort
Death[1] 14 Oct 2005
Obituary[3]
Burial[1] Monumenta Cemetery, Lynden, Whatcom, Washington, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cemetery records of Whatcom County, Washington, additions and corrections to series II (CD). (Bellingham, Washington: Whatcom Genealogical Society, c2019 version 1.5).

    KOOISTRA, Edward son of Sape & Jeltje (VANDER VEEN) KOOISTRA (sp Anneke m 1960 Bellflower CA) b 17 Mar 1925 Friesland NETH d 14 Oct 2005

  2. Hepkema's Courant . (Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands)
    24 Mar 1925.

    Wouterswoude, Eetze zv Sape Kooistra en Jeltje vd Veen

  3. .

    Edward (Eetse) Kooistra, age 80, of Lynden, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. He was born Mar. 17, 1925 in Friesland, Holland to Sape and Jeltje (Vander Veen) Kooistra and was the youngest of thirteen children. After serving in the Dutch Army overseas in Indonesia, he immigrated, in 1950, to Canada. In 1957, he moved to California where he met his wife, Anneke, and they were married in Bellflower, CA in 1960. Later, they moved to Washington State where they dairy farmed until 1978 and then retired in Lynden.
    Visitation hours will be Monday, October 17 from 1 to 8 PM at Gillies Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1:15 PM at Monumenta Cemetery with Memorial services following at 2:00 PM at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, 1105 Liberty St., Lynden with Pastor John Van Schepen officiating.
    Preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters, he is survived by his wife, Anneke; two sons, Sidney (Jackie) Kooistra of Colorado Springs, CO, Edward, Jr. (Annette) Kooistra of Sumas; one daughter, Annette of the family home; five grandchildren; two sisters and one brother in Holland and one sister in Ontario, Canada. -