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Personal data Clarence (Klaas) Friend 

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Household of Clarence (Klaas) Friend

He is married to (Not public).


Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004
NAME: Joyce Broersma
SPOUSE: Clarence Jr Friend
MARRIAGE DATE: 14 Aug 1959
MARRIAGE PLACE: Whatcom
DATE RECORDED: 17 Aug 1959
REFERENCE NUMBER: nwwtcmcv59b_675

They got married on August 14, 1959 at Lynden, Whatcom, Washington, USA, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. Susan Lynn Friend  1961-1961
  3. (Not public)
  4. (Not public)
  5. (Not public)
  6. (Not public)


Notes about Clarence (Klaas) Friend


Clarence (Klaas) Friend, 79, of Zillah, WA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Christmas morning, December 25, 2013. Clarence lived a life of service dedicated to God, family, church, and community.

Clarence was born to Klaas and Pietertje Vriend on May 12, 1934 in Andijk, The Netherlands. His family moved to the United States in 1947, eventually settling in the Yakima Valley. He served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1955-1957 while stationed in Germany. On August 14, 1959, he married Joyce Broersma, of Lynden, WA. As a family, they farmed in the Yakima Valley for nearly 50 years. Their farm, Friends Flowers, was well known for its beautiful fields of gladiolus flowers.

Clarence was an active and longtime member of Faith Community Church in Zillah, WA. He served as a member of the church council, as well as a board member and bus driver at Sunnyside Christian School and a volunteer at the Sunnyside Christian School Thrift Store. He always looked to lend a hand to those in need and traveled on several mission trips with the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee.

Clarence will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Joyce; his five children: Duane (Cheryl) Friend of Zillah, WA; Timothy (Deborah) Friend of Grandville, MI; Terry (Jill) Friend of Sioux Center, IA; Sherry (Daniel) Teerman of Portage, MI; and Bonnie Mejeur of Grand Rapids, MI; his sixteen grandchildren; and his siblings: Gay (Herman) Roskamp of Outlook, WA, Jan (Lydia) Friend of Dupont, WA, Anna (Chris) Drenth of Aylmer West, Ontario, Nancy Friend of Aurora, CO, and John (Karen) Friend of Outlook, WA.

Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Nick and Gerard; and his daughter, Susan.

Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, December 30, at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah. A graveside service, with military honors, will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, at the Zillah City Cemetery, followed at 2 p.m. by a memorial service at Faith Community Church in Zillah. In honor of Clarence in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Sunnyside Christian School or Faith Community Church.

Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah is in care of the arrangements. Online tributes may be left at valleyhillsfh.com.

http://www.valleyhillsfh.com/obituaries/Clarence-Friend/#!/Obituary

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Clarence (Klaas) Friend
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Susan Lynn Friend
1961-1961
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  1. Broersma Family Tree Book (Book), Broersma Family
  2. The Wichers Family Tree (Web Site), Dave Wichers
  3. Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004 (Web Site)

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Historical events

Birthday May 12, 1934

  • The temperature on May 12, 1934 was between 12.2 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • February 16 » The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.
    • April 21 » The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).
    • May 21 » Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
    • July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
    • August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
    • September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.

Day of marriage August 14, 1959

  • The temperature on August 14, 1959 was between 13.8 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
    • March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
    • March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
    • June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
    • July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
    • October 12 » At the national congress of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance in Peru, a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form APRA Rebelde.

Day of death December 25, 2013

  • The temperature on December 25, 2013 was between 1.7 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2013: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
    • February 18 » Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium.
    • February 27 » A shooting takes place at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland, in which five people (including the perpetrator) are killed and five others injured.
    • April 9 » A 6.1–magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.
    • July 6 » At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
    • September 6 » Forty one elephants are poisoned with cyanide in salt pans, by poachers in Hwange National Park.
    • October 15 » The 7.2 Mw Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At least 215 die.


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