Emma (de Vries) Gilman was born June 26, 1922, to William and Albertje (Van Colmeschate) De Vries on the farm west of Edgerton where she was raised and received her education at the Edgerton Christian School.  Emma married Edward Gilman on February 9, 1944. They farmed in the Edgerton area, moved to Bellflower CA for 3 years, moving back to Edgerton, where they purchased their farm west of Edgerton.  Emma worked in Edgebrook as an assistant to the nurses for 25 years.  In...

Irene Fern Van Berkel (Obbink) was born on November 29, 1925 to Richard and Nellie Obbink of Hawarden, IA. She was the first of nine children. She grew up on the family farm and attended school through the 8th grade. Irene met Mitchell Van Berkel in the country school yard where she and her brothers were playing ball. Mitch and Irene dated for three and a half years before getting married on November 29, 1945. They made their first home on a farm near Hawarden, IA. In 1960, they moved to...

Henry W. Spronk was born to William and Minnie (Klap) Spronk at Steen, Minn., on April 14, 1921. When he was eight years old the family moved to Edgerton. He attended District 19 School and later District 39. He graduated 8th grade at Edgerton Christian Elementary School. He professed his faith at First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton. On December 14, 1944, he married Henrietta Pater. They farmed near Edgerton until 1952 when they moved to Holland, Minn. In 1963 they moved back to...

Verna Buys was born May 19, 1926 to Gerhart and Gertie (Schelhaas) Broekhuis.  She graduated from the Christian High School in Edgerton and married Bill Buys on September 15, 1944.  They farmed near Edgerton until 1986 when they moved into Edgerton.  She had been living at Edgebrook since October 2009.  She was a member of the Edgerton Protestant Reformed Church.   Verna loved flowers and gardening and always liked cooking and trying new recipes. Verna passed on...

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...