Huizenga, E. Donald

HUIZENGA, HUSSONG, LOVGREN, SIKKEMA, PELLETIER, DEWEERDT, HAMILTON, TEMPLE

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Date: 12/1/2008 at 10:27:58

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WOODSTOCK, Ill. — E. Donald Huizenga, 93, of Hearthstone Manor and formerly of Fulton, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at Hearthstone Manor, Woodstock, Ill.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2008, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. The Rev. Scott Stephan, pastor of Second Reformed Church in Fulton, IL, will be officiating. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Graveside committal service is at 10 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2008, at the Fulton Township Cemetery, Fulton, IL. Memorials may be made to Woodstock Christian Life Services, Woodstock, IL. He was born September 15, 1915, in Lyndon, IL, to Earl and Mary (Hussong) Huizenga. He was educated in Erie Grade Schools. Don was a 1933 graduate of Erie Community High School, Erie, IL. He married Arlene M. Lovgren on November 3, 1940, in Princeton, IL. She died January 10, 1992. He entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II as a tank commander with the Second Armored Division. Don served as a part of the Honor Guard during the meeting of the Big Three at Potsdam, Germany. He was first employed as an electroplater at Lawrence Brothers Manufacturing, Sterling, IL. Later he co-owned the Fulton Locker Service for 14 years. He then owned and operated along with wife Jahn’s Home Furnishings for 24 years, retiring in 1984. Don was active in community service. He served as president of the Fulton Lions Club, Fulton Kiwanis Club and the Fulton Country Club. He also served as both an alderman and mayor of the City of Fulton from 1953 to 1961, during which time he helped to bring both Drives Inc. and natural gas service to the city. He organized the Fulton Community Fund and established and organized the Fulton Fire Protection District. He was an avid golfer and bowler, acquiring over 50 bowling trophies. He was also a member of the Second Reformed Church, Fulton, IL. Survivors include one son, Craig (Karen) Huizenga of Woodstock, IL; two grandsons, Paul Richard Huizenga and Grant Logan Huizenga; four sisters, Edna (Wayne) Sikkema of Fulton, IL, Marie (George) Pelletier, Erie, IL, Grace (Marvin) DeWeerdt, Sun City, AZ, Kay (John “Jack”) Hamilton, Fulton, IL. He was preceded in death by his wife; one son, Paul Huizenga; two sisters, Shirley Huizenga in infancy and Joyce Temple; one brother, Johnnie Huizenga.To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com.Death date: Nov. 19, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 11/20/2008 - 11/22/2008