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Personal data Audrey de Blauw 

  • She was born on April 29, 1927 in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA.
  • She died on October 13, 2008 in Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA, she was 81 years old.
    VanZanten, Audrey Mrs. Cornelius 1927-2008
    Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
    Date: 10/21/2011 at 05:20:05

    AUDREY VAN ZANTEN
    Mrs. Audrey Van Zanten, age 81, of Orange City, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2008, at the Happy Siesta Care Center in Remsen. There will be a funeral service on Thursday, October 16, at 10:30am, at the Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City. The Rev. David Heilman and the Rev. Paul Bakker will officiate. Interment will follow at the West Lawn Cemetery in Orange City. Visitation will be after 4:00pm on Wednesday, with the family present from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

    Audrey was born on April 29, 1927, in Orange City, the daughter of John and Angeline (Mouw) De Blauw. She was raised on a farm west of Orange City, where she attended a country school.

    On June 2, 1947, she married Cornelius E. Van Zanten in Orange City. They made their home in the Orange City area, where she was a homemaker and for three years, she was also employed in the dietary department of the Pioneer Memorial Home. In June of this year, she moved to Happy Siesta.

    Mrs. Van Zanten was a member of the Calvary Christian Reformed Church, where she participated in the women's organizations and sang in the choir. She enjoyed raising and working with flowers, cooking and baking, and sewing for her daughters.

    Survivors include her husband of more than 61 years, "Casey"; five daughters and their husbands; Judith Van Zanten and Leonard Nagel, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Linda and Jim Johnson, of Dallas, Texas; Andrea and Jim Pitts, of Phoenix, Arizona; Janet and Carl Mol, of Burnsville, Minnesota; and Melissa and Michael Cihak, of Newaygo, Michigan; seven grandchildren, Jimmy Pitts, Angela Ring; Casey Pitts, Zandt Johnson, Kathryn Mol, Jillian Mol, and Andrew Mol; two step-grandchildren, Joe Nagel and Ben Nagel; eight great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Elinor Noteboom, of Orange City; Mary Ver Hage, Randolph, Wisconsin; and Betty Boss, of Batavia, Illinois.

    In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Laura Vermeer and Trudy Muyskens; and a brother, John De Blauw, Jr.

    Source: Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, IA., obit
  • She is buried October 2008 in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, Iowa, Verenigde Staten.
  • A child of John de Blauw and Engelina (Angelina) Wilhelmina Mouw
  • This information was last updated on August 22, 2018.

Household of Audrey de Blauw

She is married to Cornelius E. (Casey) van Zanten.

They got married on June 2, 1947 at Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA, she was 20 years old.

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Birthday April 29, 1927

  • The temperature on April 29, 1927 was between 4.7 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
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Day of marriage June 2, 1947

  • The temperature on June 2, 1947 was between 15.3 °C and 30.7 °C and averaged 23.5 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
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Day of death October 13, 2008

  • The temperature on October 13, 2008 was between 10.2 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
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