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Lynden resident A. Leona De Young went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, January 15, 2016 at the age of 91.

She was born January 23, 1924, to Matthew and Anna (Vander Griend) Meenk in Lynden, WA. She attended Lynden Christian Grade School then went on to graduate from Lynden High School.

Leona worked as a teller and loan officer throughout her 30 years at First National Bank.

Leona is preceded in death by her husband, Donald De Young; brothers: Jake, Maurice, Albert and Clarence Meenk; and sisters: Margaret Van Adeland Adriana Starkenburg.

Leona is survived by stepchildren: Dolores (Karl) Bosman, Jane (Curt) Lenssen, Larry De Young, Glen De Young and Gene (Nicole) De Young; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A member of Second Christian Reformed Church all her life, she was involved in many activities. She also volunteered for many years at the Lynden Christian School Elementary Library.

A time of visitation will be 5-7 PM, Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Gillies Funeral Home. A Graveside Committal will be 1:15 PM, Wednesday, January 20, at Monumenta Cemetery, followed by a 2 PM, Memorial Service at Second Christian Reformed Church, 113 8th St, Lynden, WA, with Pastor Ben de Regt officiating.

Arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Lynden.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of A. Leona MEENK

Marius van der GRIEND
1842-1913
Adriaantje Stiena VAANDRAGER
1845-1925
Mathew MEENK
1882-1926

A. Leona MEENK
1924-2016


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    Birthday January 23, 1924

    • The temperature on January 23, 1924 was between -2.3 and 1.6 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
      • January 22 » Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
      • September 17 » The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.
      • September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
      • October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
      • October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
      • December 24 » Albania becomes a republic.

    Day of death January 15, 2016

    • The temperature on January 15, 2016 was between -1.2 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 2016: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
      • March 13 » The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
      • March 19 » An explosion occurs in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, killing five people and injuring 36.
      • April 10 » An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
      • June 16 » Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.
      • September 28 » The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.
      • December 22 » A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70-100% effective, and thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease.
    

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