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Personal data Norma Faye van Hofwegen 

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Household of Norma Faye van Hofwegen

She is married to Richard Clyde Dykstra.

They got married on June 29, 1961 at Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, USA, she was 20 years old.Source 1


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Notes about Norma Faye van Hofwegen


Norma F. Dykstra, age 72, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls. Funeral service will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. The family will be present to greet friends for visitation from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday at George Boom Funeral Home, Sioux Falls.

Norma Van Hofwegen, daughter of Laurence and Nellie Van Hofwegen, was born September 15, 1940, in Worthington, Minnesota. She was the youngest of 4 children, joining brother, Adrian and sisters, Geneva and Arlene. Norma graduated from Worthington High School.

On June 29, 1961, Norma was united in marriage with Richard Dykstra in Worthington. The couple spent the early years of their marriage in Pipestone, Minnesota, where they were blessed with three children, Mike, Mark, and Brenda. Richard's job soon took them to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where they lived the remainder of their lives.

In addition to raising three children and maintaining a home, Norma spent over 20 years working as a secretary/receptionist in the HVAC industry, for Krier and Blain, Inc., where she met many life-long friends.

Norma was a member of the First Christian Reformed Church. She was active her entire adult life in various aspects of music ministry as an organist, pianist, choir member, and bell choir member. She was also active in service ministries - she prepared meals for others, and volunteered at Destiny Family Medical Clinic.

In her spare time, Norma enjoyed pursuing her hobbies of counted cross stitch and hardanger. She spent many hours creating wonderful gifts for numerous family members and friends.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Mike (Karla) Dykstra, Mark (Michelle) Dykstra, and Brenda Dykstra, all of Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Allison (Jon) Cochrun, Jeremy (Heidi), Benjamin, and Andrew; great grandchildren , Taysia, Maison, and Asher; sister, Arlene Hofstee of Corsica, SD; many dear relatives and friends.

Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; parents, Laurence and Nellie Van Hofwegen; sister, Geneva Luinenberg; brother, Adrian Van Hofwegen.

The family will direct memorials to Destiny Family Medical Clinic and the Sioux Falls Christian School Fine Arts program.
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    Historical events

    Birthday September 5, 1940

    • The temperature on September 5, 1940 was between 11.2 °C and 29.0 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • February 29 » 12th Academy Awards: For her performance as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
      • March 3 » Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
      • June 3 » Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
      • July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
      • November 5 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term.
      • November 10 » The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.

    Day of marriage June 29, 1961

    • The temperature on June 29, 1961 was between 7.6 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 15.1 hours of sunshine (90%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 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 1961: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
      • January 31 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.
      • May 31 » The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership.
      • June 1 » The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.
      • September 12 » The African and Malagasy Union is founded.
      • October 20 » The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
      • December 19 » India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.

    Day of death April 17, 2013

    • The temperature on April 17, 2013 was between 8.1 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (17%). 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.
      • April 3 » More than 50 people die in floods resulting from record-breaking rainfall in La Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
      • April 15 » A wave of bombings across Iraq kills at least 75 people.
      • May 30 » Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
      • June 7 » A gunman opens fire at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, after setting a house on fire nearby, killing six people, including the suspect.
      • July 29 » Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
      • August 19 » The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.
    

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