Genealogy Zwanepol » Gerrit E. Kamphuis (1908-1981)

Personal data Gerrit E. Kamphuis 

  • He was born on July 17, 1908 in Trenton Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on December 7, 1981 in Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA, he was 73 years old.
    Garret E Kamphuis Obituary
    · 16 november 2016 ·
    The Leader News, Wisconsin, December 8 and 9 , 1981

    Garret E. Kamphuis, 73, Rt. 3, Waupun, died Monday morning, Dec. 7, 1981, at Waupun Memorial Hospital. He was born July 17, 1908, in the town of Trenton, a son of the late Edward and Gertrude Bossenbroek Kamphuis. On Sept. 24, 1931, he was married to Jessie Mouw in the town of Alto. Following their marriage, the couple farmed in the Waupun and Alto area. For the past eight years, Mr. Kamphuis was a Renk Seed Corn Dealer. He was a member of the Town Board of Alto, Waupun Lions Club, and a Member of Alto Reformed Church.

    He is survived by his widow, Jessie, with whom he had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Karen) Johnston, of Route 3, Waupun; a brother, Raymond Kamphuis, rural Waupun; two granddaughters Kristin and Karla Johnston, Rt. 3, Waupun, Nieces and nephews; and three sisters, Mrs. Ray R. (Edith) Vande Zande, Waupun; Mrs. Gerald (Marge) Bossenbroek and Mrs. Clarence (Alyce) Greenfield, both of rural Waupun.

    Funeral services for Mr. Kamphuis will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Alto Reformed Church. The Rev. Cornie Keunen and the Rev. Andy Kamphuis will officiate. Burial will follow at Alto Cemetery in Alto.

    Friends and relatives of Mr. Kamphuis may call at the Werner-Harmsen Funeral Home Tuesday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday at the church from noon until time of services.

    Garret E. Kamphuis
    BIRTH17 Jul 1908 Alto, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
    DEATH7 Dec 1981 (aged 73) Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
    BURIALAlto Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
    PLOTNE row 2
    MEMORIAL ID64705504 · View Source
  • He is buried December 1981 in Alto Cemetery, Alto, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of Aart (Edward) Kamphuis and Gertrude Bossenbroek
  • This information was last updated on April 22, 2018.

Household of Gerrit E. Kamphuis

He is married to Jessie Josephine Mouw.

They got married on September 24, 1931 at Alto Township, Alto, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten, he was 23 years old.


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Birthday July 17, 1908

  • The temperature on July 17, 1908 was between 12.7 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
    • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
    • July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
    • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
    • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
    • November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

Day of marriage September 24, 1931

  • The temperature on September 24, 1931 was between 1.2 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
    • March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
    • March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
    • July 16 » Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
    • November 22 » Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.
    • December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.

Day of death December 7, 1981

  • The temperature on December 7, 1981 was between -0.7 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
    • April 9 » The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USSGeorge Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it.
    • June 18 » The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.
    • July 29 » A worldwide television audience of over 700million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
    • August 25 » Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.
    • October 6 » Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
    • December 1 » Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board.


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