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Jacob Lawrence Hubers…was born on August 5, 1929, to William and Jennie (Doctor) Hubers in Hospers, Iowa. He spent his early childhood years in Sioux County and attended school through the eighth grade. In 1940, his family moved to a farm outside of Pipestone, Minnesota. Throughout his life, Jacob worked hard on the farm, helping his father when he was a child and young adult and eventually owning the family farm. Jacob served honorably as a soldier with the US Army during the Korean...

Nicholas (Nick) Veenhof, was born on November 28, 1937 on a farm 5 miles north of Edgerton in Burke Township to Henry and Lorraine Veenhof.  He attended a country school until the age of 10 when his parents moved to Edgerton.  He then attended Edgerton Public and graduated in 1955.  He went to Northwestern College in Orange City, IA for a semester then joined the U.S. Navy.  He served two years active duty and his remaining service in the Navy Reserves.  On August...

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...