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Personal data Benjamin Harry BOXUM 

  • He was born on April 22, 1922 in Jewell County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten.
  • (Roepnaam) : Ben.
  • He died on March 3, 2014 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA, he was 91 years old.
    Published in The Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA March 25, 2014

    Benjamin Harry Boxum, age 91, went to be with Jesus on Monday, March 3, 2014. He had been living at the Christian Health Care Center since May 2013.

    Ben was born at home in Jewell County, Kansas, on April 22, 1922, to Harry and Bertha Boxum.

    He married Elizabeth (Betty), who preceded him in death five short months ago on September 27, 2013.

    Just prior to Betty's passing, they had celebrated 70 years of marriage on September 8.

    Ben had a passion for education. His first teaching job was in a one-room country schoolhouse in Kansas. His young teaching career was interrupted by World War II. After serving in the Army Air Corps, he returned to Kansas, teaching in elementary schools while pursuing his bachelor's and master's degrees in state colleges.

    Ben felt called to Christian education. Encouraged by his pastor at Dispatch Christian Reformed Church, he applied for and was accepted at Sumas Christian School as teacher/principal. This opportunity, as well as having two brothers (Albert, Ed and their families) in Washington State, drew him to take his young family to the Pacific Northwest. After three years in Sumas, he relocated to Lynden Christian School, where he taught, coached and later served as superintendent.

    Even following his retirement in 1987, Ben continued to served as a Christian educator. He served as an interim principal at Orange City Christian, and later at Sioux Center Christian schools in Iowa.

    At family gatherings Ben and his brothers, Albert and Ed, would keep everyone entertained with their Kansas stories. Laughter was a given. The stories he told gave all who listened a window into the heart and soul of who he was.

    Ben was a teacher, author and orator. He was a man of prayer and deep humility, spending much time in the Word. He was blessed with the gift of contentment and a love for simple things: homemade ice cream, nature, Shagren's draft horses across from 8807 Benson Rd., books, poetry, gardening, Betty's pies and Andy Griffith. Ben adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He loved people and he and Betty often had after-church coffee guests. His capacity to joyfully embrace life was matched with a tenderness when sadness came to the lives of others.

    We thank God for the gift of Dad's presence in our lives.

    Ben is survived by his four children and their spouses: Vivian (Marlo) Covey, Steve (Carolyn) Boxum, Von (Greg) Geleynse and David (Peggy) Boxum. Ben also had 12 grandchildren: Mike (Jackie), Mark (Emily), Matthew (Charissa), Tim (Tracy) and Jon (Kelsey) Covey, Tara (Nathen) Storness-Bliss, Joel (Michelle) Boxum and Ian Boxum, Jesse and Dana Geleynse and Autumn and Anna Boxum; as well as 13 great-grandchildren: Brady, Rachel and Addison Covey, Kendra, Carson and Kali Covey, Quin, Charles and Marlowe Covey, Hattie and Benson Covey and Serenity Storness-Bliss; as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.

    The family thanks the Christian Health Care Center for their compassionate care and devotion to Dad. We also thank the Bethel CRC family that loved, supported and ministered to Dad in so many ways.

    Memorials are suggested to Lynden Christian Schools, 417 Lyncs Dr., Lynden, WA 98264; or Christian Health Care Center, 855 Aaron Dr., Lynden, WA 98264.

    Services were under the direction of Moles Funeral Home/Lynden. You may share your thoughts and memories of Ben at www.farewelltributes.com.

    Burial:
    Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown.
  • He is buried after May 3, 2014 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA.Source 1
    Ben is begraven op de Monumenta Cemetery in Lynden (USA)

    de foto van de grafsteen is in het familie-archief onder nummer 20823-O30
    Monumenta Cemetery
  • A child of Arie BOXUM and Bertha DENGERINK

Household of Benjamin Harry BOXUM

He is married to Elizabeth May RELING.

They got married on September 8, 1943 at Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA, he was 21 years old.Source 2

de huwelijksakte is in het familie-archief onder nummer 20823-H10

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Harry BOXUM

Hendrik Jan DENGERINK
1851-1923
Willemken van LEEUWEN,
1863-1919
Arie BOXUM
1882-1958

Benjamin Harry BOXUM
1922-2014

1943

Elizabeth May RELING
1921-2013


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    2. Huwelijksakte, Whatcom County, 1943, aktenummer 11647

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    Birthday April 22, 1922

    • The temperature on April 22, 1922 was between -2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1922: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
      • January 7 » Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote.
      • April 3 » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
      • May 10 » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
      • July 9 » Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
      • August 30 » Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence").
      • November 4 » In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

    Day of marriage September 8, 1943

    • The temperature on September 8, 1943 was between 8.6 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 3 » The SSDorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive.
      • February 10 » World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
      • March 5 » First Flight of the Gloster Meteor, Britain's first combat jet aircraft.
      • June 20 » The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
      • July 4 » World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka.
      • October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.

    Day of death March 3, 2014

    • The temperature on March 3, 2014 was between 0.6 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 2014: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
      • May 23 » Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.
      • May 24 » At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
      • September 16 » The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
      • October 1 » A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.
      • November 12 » The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
      • December 5 » Exploration Flight Test 1, the first flight test of Orion is launched.

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