Genealogy van der Wal en Reijns » Geeske "Gertie" Groen (1914-2007)
Personal data Geeske "Gertie" Groen
- Nickname is Gertie.
- She was born on February 2, 1914 in Shepherd, Montana, USA.
- She died on April 20, 2007 in Lynden, Washington, USA, she was 93 years old.
- A child of Yke Groen and Wiske Tolsma
Household of Geeske "Gertie" Groen
She is married to Louis de Vries.
They got married in the year 1934, she was 19 years old.
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Notes about Geeske "Gertie" Groen
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Gertie DeVries, of Lynden, went to be with her Lord on Friday, April 20, at the age of 93. Gertie was born in Shepherd, Montana on February 2, 1914 and was the daughter of Ike and Winnie (Tolsma) Groen.
She grew up in Shepherd and married Louis DeVries before moving to the Lynden area in 1944. Together they operated a dairy farm on the East Badger Road where they raised their family. Following Louis'death in 1978, Gertie continued farming until 1983,.
when she moved into Lynden.
A homemaker, Mrs. DeVries was a member of the Third Christian Reformed Church in Lynden. She was active in ladies groups, Bible Study Fellowship and volunteering at Lynden Christian School fund raising programs. Gertie made numerous oil paintings and enjoyed horseback riding, knitting, crocheting, gardening and traveling, but especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Gertie is survived by her children Jim (Beryl) DeVries of Everson, Janet (Dale) Holt of Lynden, Barbara (Chuck) Tjoelker of Blaine, Rob (Louise) DeVries of Everson, Wayne (Barb) DeVries of Ferndale and Karen (Mike) Lindeen of Anchorage, Alaska; twenty-four grandchildren, forty-three great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; brother-in-law Johnny Kinghorn in Montana and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. DeVries was preceded in death by a son Daryl DeVries, three grandchildren Linda, Krystal and Jessica, sisters Nellie DeVries and Susie Molendyk and brothers Joe, Aize, John and Fred Groen.
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Historical events
Birthday February 2, 1914
- The temperature on February 2, 1914 was between 0.5 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
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- June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
- August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
- August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
- August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
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Day of death April 20, 2007
- The temperature on April 20, 2007 was between 3.0 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
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