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Personal data Henrietta Marie Wichers 

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Household of Henrietta Marie Wichers

(1) She is married to Raymond Gerald Thaete.

They got married on February 5, 1943 at Lynden, Whatcom, Washington, USA, she was 21 years old.Sources 1, 2


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(2) She is married to (Not public).

They got married on January 31, 1993 at Lynden, Whatcom, Washington, USA, she was 71 years old.Source 1


Notes about Henrietta Marie Wichers


She came with her parents and 3 siblings to Lynden, WA in 1938

Henrietta "Etta" Marie Thaete-Fransen went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 18, 2015. She was 93 years old. Henrietta was born to Marinus and Annie (Van Rosendale) Wichers on October 10, 1921 in Downs, Kansas. She was the youngest of 13 children. Etta attended a one room school house in Kansas through 8th grade, then high school in Downs, Kansas. The family moved to Lynden in September of 1938, Etta's senior year, allowing her to graduate from Lynden High School. Etta married Raymond Gerald Thaete on February 5, 1943 and together they had four children.

In 1943, Etta opened her first beauty shop on Poleline Rd (Bradley Rd.) just outside of Lynden, then in 1945 they moved into Lynden where she opened her second shop. In 1946, the family moved to Idaho for a couple of years, returning to Lynden in 1948 where she opened a baby shop. In 1952, Ray and Henrietta traveled the Western states doing evangelistic work. In 1957, they settled in Wenatchee where they first pastored a church on Stemilt Hill and then had a second church which met on their property in East Wenatchee. Etta was always supportive of her husband and his ministry. She worked as a bookkeeper during this time, also. In 1967, they moved to Seattle where she bought a beauty shop on Hwy 99. Ray and Etta moved back to Lynden in 1978, where she was the secretary for Word of Life Church for 9 years. Early in 1991, Ray passed away, and a year later Etta was involved in a bad automobile accident on the Guide Meridian, breaking many bones in her body. Etta met Tony Fransen in 1992 and they were married in 1993.

Etta served on two mission trips to the Philippines. She was a prayer warrior for her family and faithful in her Bible reading. Etta was tall and elegant, a real beauty inside and out. Her hair and her clothes were always perfect. Etta was highly involved at the Lynden Community Center for years as a volunteer receptionist, and was very involved with the Hymn Singers. She sang and played the piano with the Hymn Singers for 10 years, then became the leader for 10 years. Etta loved crocheting and working in puzzle books when she had a spare moment. Her grandchildren each have a beautiful crocheted quilt and pillow made by her.

Henrietta was preceded in death by husbands Raymond Thaete and Tony Fransen; and all twelve of her brothers and sisters. Henrietta is survived by her children Gerald Alvin Thaete of Shoreline, WA, Shirley Marie (Bill) Gray of Arizona and Everett, Daryl Ray (Clarice) Thaete of Seattle, and Judy Ann (John) Dunne of Bellingham; stepson Gerald (Dawne) Fransen of New Hampshire; and stepdaughter Evelyn (Bob) Peterson of Georgia. She has 10 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; 1 great great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A visitation time will be from 3:00 5:00, Friday, April 24, 2015 at Gillies Funeral Home, 202 Front St., Lynden. Her graveside service will be 10:15, Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Monumenta Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 11:00 at First Christian Reformed Church, 1010 Front St., Lynden.
You are invited to share your condolences and memories in the online guestbook at www.gilliesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Lynden.

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    Historical events

    Birthday October 10, 1921

    • The temperature on October 10, 1921 was between 11.0 °C and 25.8 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
      • February 25 » Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
      • May 3 » The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is passed, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
      • July 23 » The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.
      • September 7 » The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
      • October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
      • November 4 » The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.

    Day of marriage January 31, 1993

    • The temperature on January 31, 1993 was between -2.3 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
      • February 28 » The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
      • March 29 » Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.
      • July 22 » Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
      • September 22 » A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
      • November 18 » In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.
      • December 2 » Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

    Day of death April 18, 2015

    • The temperature on April 18, 2015 was between 4.1 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called 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 2015: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.9 million citizens.
      • January 26 » An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.
      • February 4 » TransAsia Airways Flight 235 with 58 people on board, en route from the Taiwanese capital Taipei to Kinmen, crashes into the Keelung River just after take-off, killing 43 people.
      • February 11 » A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.
      • June 17 » Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
      • August 5 » The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
      • October 10 » Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 102 and injure 400.
    

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