Carol Ann Van Dam was born to Cornelius and Anna (Van Houten) De Vries on February 2nd, 1936 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. She later met Edward John Van Dam and they were united in marriage on September 1, 1953 at the home of Carol’s parents. The couple made their home on the farm that was owned by Ed’s parents; here they raised two children and shared over 60 years of marriage. Ed preceded Carol in death on August 3, 2017.  Carol...

Bertha Christoffels was born to Aart and Maggie (Van Pykeren) Spronk on December 16, 1921 near Beaver Creek, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm near Beaver Creek and Steen, Minnesota and attended country school, graduating from 8 th grade. She had always hoped she could go on to high school, but she was needed to help with farm work, so she was not able to fulfill that dream. A young man from church, named Louis Christoffels worked for her Dad for a short time and eventually found work for...

Trudy Diane Schelhaas was born on September 26, 1952 to Vernon and AnnaBelle (Beckering) Schelhaas in Pipestone, Minnesota. Trudy grew up in Edgerton, Minnesota and attended the Edgerton Public School. She graduated from high school and began working for the Huisken Market in Edgerton. Trudy enjoyed working for Huisken Market for 20+ years before she started to work at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. Trudy adored working at the Edgebrook Center, spending all of the time that she could...

Verna Mae Brands came into this world on May 12, 1956, to Marvin and Alma (Bolt) Rozeboom in Pipestone, MN. She and her siblings enjoyed life on the farm northeast of Leota. Her first place of education was at Leota Christian School. After graduating from eighth grade, she continued her learning path at Southwest Christian High School. After high school, she attended Dordt College where she earned the secretarial two-year degree. After attending Dordt, it wasn’t long before she...

Alice Helena (De Groot) Jasper was born  April 30, 1921 to Harm John and Aaltje “Alice”(Koedam) at her parent’s farm home at Edgerton, MN.  She attended country school District #43, grades 1-8.  She helped area neighbors with child care and housework.  Alice married Vernon (Bud) Jasper on September 15, 1941 in her parent’s home near Edgerton.  They lived in Texas and southern California for a short time, then moved to a farm north of...

ROGER VERLAN POOL was born on November 26, 1937 to Peter and Allie (Baker) Pool in Leota, Minnesota. He grew up in Edgerton, Minnesota and moved to Pella, Iowa to attend college.  Roger married Joan DeBoer on November 15, 1957.   Following their marriage, they moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. During that time, Roger began working for Onan Generator Corp as an electrical engineer. He continued to work for Onan for the next 20 years. In those 20 years, the couple welcomed three...

David Murel Hensley was born on March 10, 1944 to Murel and Genevieve Hensley in North Bend, Nebraska. He grew up in Nebraska where his father was a stationmaster for Union Pacific Railroad. David graduated from Loup City High School in 1962. He attended Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska where he met his wife, Nancy Vanderbeek.  David was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, working with the Navigators while in college. As he neared graduation, he felt God’s call to enter...

Steven James Huisken was born in Slayton, MN, on October 12, 1953, to Frederick and Minnie (Hoek) Huisken.  The family moved from Lake Wilson to Edgerton when Steve was an infant. Steve was baptized and later made profession of faith at 1st Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton.   As a child, Steve spent his hours exploring the Chanarambie Creek and Rock River.  Unfortunately, one of the highlights of his wanderings was when he decided to use an electric fence wire as a...

Raymond "Rip" Beckering was born on August 5, 1927, to Ernest and Gertrude (Van Essen) Beckering in the village of Edgerton, Minnesota. He was baptized and made his profession of faith at the First Christian Reformed Church. He was raised in Edgerton and attended school there through the eighth grade. He then went to work thrashing and as a mechanic alongside of his father and uncle. On October 31, 1945, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in the European Theatre...

Lambert "Bert" Klumper‚ was born on October 4, 1929 to Dick and Gertie (Jongetjes) Klumper in rural Murray County, Minnesota. Bert was the third of nine children. He attended school through the eighth grade at  Edgerton Christian School, but left school to help provide for the family after the death of their father. Bert worked multiple jobs over the years. On January 9, 1951, he was united in marriage with Henrietta Eernisse in Leota, Minnesota.  In their...