Clara (Luinenburg) Hofstee was born Feburary 10, 1918 to Henry and Marie Luinenburg in Sibley Iowa. She moved to Brewster as a child in 1924 and attended country school through the eighth grade. She is a survivor of the 1918 Spanish flu. She began working as a maid for individual families in Worthington until she met Peter Hofstee. Peter and Clara were married on August 4, 1943. They lived in Bellflower, Calf. where daughter Mary was born. They returned to Minnesota to farm.  Nancy...

Julie Beth Klomparens was born on September 23, 1971 to Wayne and Gloria (Brink) Klomparens of Holland, Michigan. She attended schools in the Holland, Michigan area and she graduated from high school in June of 1989.  At the age of twelve years, Julie was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy and this condition slowly progressed during her life time until her death. Julie’s mother was also afflicted with this disease. At an early age, Julie’s mother, Gloria, began to teach...

Jennie (Vander Top) Van Essen… was born to John William and Gysbertje (Ver Hoef) Vander Top on January 10,1928, in Murray County, MN. She attended country school in District #57 until fifth grade, when she transferred to Edgerton Christian School, where she later graduated from eighth grade. Jennie professed her faith in Jesus Christ as her Savior at First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton, MN; and remained a member there for the rest of her life. She married Nelvin Van Essen on...

Linda Sue Hartog, 66, of Edgerton, Minnesota, passed away on April 9th, 2020. She was born to the parents, Wayne and Helen Ellsworth, July 3, 1953 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She graduated from Tripp High School with the class of 1971. Linda then went on to study education at the University of South Dakota in Springfield. Linda was an avid musician, and played the oboe, piano and organ. She was involved in countless theatrical productions throughout her college career. In 1975, she...

Albert Vander Haar was born on March 1, 1928, to Evert and Cornelia (Vander Braak) Vander Haar in Barenveld, Netherlands. His family immigrated to the United States in September, 1936, when Albert was eight years old and made their home in Chandler, Minnesota. He grew up in the Chandler/Edgerton/Woodstock area until he was a teenager when the family moved to California for two years before returning to farm by Woodstock, Minn. On July 15, 1949, Albert was united in marriage to Henrietta...

Henry “HANK” Klumper was born on April 17, 1934, the larger of twins born to Dick and Gertie (Jongetjes) Klumper at the family farm in Nobles County. Hank attended school in Edgerton, Minnesota, and during high school he was a member of the madrigal. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1952. Following his graduation, Hank worked briefly at the Central Telephone Company and then began working at Peavey Lumber Yards. In 1956, Hank joined the United States Army and was...

Fannie Bernice (Gunnink) Post was born on January 3, 1922, to Jurry and Joanne (Eernisse) Gunnink at a home near Leota, Minnesota.  The family moved to Chandler, Minnesota, where she grew up on the family farm.  She attended country school near Chandler and graduated from Chandler High School.  She graduated from Calvin College with an elementary teaching degree and from the Reformed Bible Institute with a Bible degree.  She was united in marriage to Nelson Post on...

BARBARA HELEN NETTINGA was born on June 6, 1945, to Chris and Helen (VanderLaan) Nettinga in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm near Edgerton, Minnesota and graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1963. Following her graduation, Barb relocated to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and furthered her education at the Sioux Valley School of Nursing. Her career as a registered nurse at the Sioux Valley and later, Sanford Hospital, would go on for over 45 years prior to...

Peter “Pete” Vander Lugt, son of Hubert and Grace (Verbrugge) Vander Lugt, was born in Rock County, Minnesota on July 2, 1930. He lived west of Leota, Minnesota in his early years and attended Christian schools in Leota and Edgerton. Following that, he lived east of Edgerton, Minnesota until he received a draft notice for the United States Army. His tour of duty was from February 1952 to November 1953. He spent one year in the Korean Engineering section, including road work and...

Jeannette Ann Tinklenberg was born on February 4, 1965 to Martin and Jacquelynn (Glaze) Fisher in Buena Park, California, where she was raised. She attended school and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, California. Growing up she enjoyed animals, particularly horses, and was involved in motocross racing. Following her graduation, Jeannette continued her schooling at North Orange County ROP in Anaheim, California. She then went to work at a medical facility as an...