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Personal data Agner J. Terpstra 

  • He was born on October 5, 1923 in S. Boardman, Kalkaska Co., MI.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Verlyn Groen obituary
  • He died on April 10, 2007 in Hegg Mem. Hosp., Rock Vly., Sioux Co., IA, he was 83 years old.
  • He is buried after April 9, 2007 in Valley View Cem., Rock Twp., Sioux Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on November 17, 2020.

Household of Agner J. Terpstra

He is married to Nella M. Hunderman.

They got married on November 30, 1948 at Drenthe, Zeeland Twp., Ottawa Co., MI, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

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Notes about Agner J. Terpstra

Agner J. Terpstra

Sources: Author: Cromwell, Janet, Title: "Agner J Terpstra," (Publication location: Rock Vly., IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: St. Patrick's Day MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106850559/agner-j-terpstra

"Photo[graph of stone shared with Nella M. Terpstra] added by Janet Cromwell
Picture of [his military-style plaque] Added by Janet Cromwell

Agner J Terpstra Birth 5 Oct 1923 South Boardman, Kalkaska County, Michigan, USA Death 10 Apr 2007 (aged 83) Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA Burial Valley View Cemetery Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 106850559

Agner J. Terpstra was born October 5, 1923 to Jake and Flora (De Young) Terpstra in South Boardman, MI.

Agner served his country during World War II as a medic in the U.S. Army in the Philippines.

He was united in marriage to Nella Hunderman on November 30, 1948 in the Christian Reformed Church, Drenthe, MI. Together they moved to Rock Valley, IA where they owned and operated the Coast-to-Coast Store for 37 years until retiring in 1985 to travel.

Agner enjoyed fishing, traveling and especially spending time with family.

Agner died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Hegg Memorial HospitaL Rock Valley. He was 83 years of age.

Agner is survived by his wife Nella; daughters: Judy Groen of Daihart, TX and Norma (Joel) Kannegeiter of Mitchell, SD; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; brothers: Harry Terpstra of Glenwood, MN, Jake (Carol) Terpstra of Holland, MI, Peter (Ruth) Terpstra of Zeeland, MI, Floyd (Ruth) Terpstra of Rock Valley; sisters: Ada Terpstra and Agnes Harmelink both of Sioux Center, IA; brother-in-law, Jake (Margaret) Teunissen of Rock Valley; sister-inlaw, Helen Vander Wiede of Drenthe, MI.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: David, John and Clarence Terpstra; infant sister, Florence and sister Florence Teunissen; son-in-law, Verlyn Groen.

Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, IA, obit.

Parents
Photo[graph of stone shared with Flora Terpstra] Jake Douwes Terpstra 1894-1988 (Jouke)
Photo[graph of stone shared with Jake D. Terpstra] Flora De Jong Terpstra 1898 - 1984 (Folkje)

Spouse
Photo[graph of a woman] Nella Hunderman Terpstra 1927-2014 (m. 1948)

Siblings

Photo[graph of stone shared with John Terpstra] David Terpstra 1917-1941
Photo[graph of stone shared with David Terpstra] John Terpstra 1919-1941
Harry Terpstra 1920-2012
Photo[graph of of stone shared with Lydia Terpstra] Clarence Terpstra 1925-2006
Photo[graph of a man] Floyd Henry Terpstra 1931-2012
Photo[graph of stone shared with Jake Teunissen] Florence Janet Terpstra Teunissen 1934-1973

Maintained by: GS Originally Created by: ram Added: 17 Mar 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 106850559"

Chiseled into their stone: "TERPSTRA NELLA M. 1927 MARRIED NOV. 30, 1948 AGNER J. 1923 - 2007 OUR CHILDREN JUDY FAE NORMA JEAN"

Enscribed on his plaque: "AGNER J TERPSTRA TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II OCT 5 1923 [a cross] APRIL 10 2007"
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Agner J. Terpstra
1923-2007

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Nella M. Hunderman
1927-2014

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Birthday October 5, 1923

  • The temperature on October 5, 1923 was between 6.3 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1923: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
    • March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
    • September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
    • September 13 » Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
    • October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
    • December 21 » United Kingdom and Nepal formally signed an agreement of friendship, called the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923, which superseded the Treaty of Sugauli signed in 1816.

Day of marriage November 30, 1948

  • The temperature on November 30, 1948 was between -5.4 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -2.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • April 9 » Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
    • April 13 » In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre.
    • May 20 » Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
    • October 28 » Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
    • December 20 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly-formed Republic of Indonesia.
    • December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.

Day of death April 10, 2007

  • The temperature on April 10, 2007 was between 9.1 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • 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.
    • May 19 » President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.
    • June 26 » Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes.
    • July 1 » Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
    • July 16 » An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant.
    • August 23 » The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
    • October 10 » Team Fortress 2 is released by Valve Corporation


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