Kuiken, Gerrit 1889-1976

KUIKEN, VANHORSSEN, MULDER

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/6/2010 at 06:12:09

GERRIT KUIKEN
Date of Birth: November 1, 1889
Date of Death: October 23, 1976
Services: First Reformed Church, Orange City, IA
Clergymen: Rev. Perry Raak, Rev. Frank Snuttjer
Interment: West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City, IA
Arrangements:Van Gelder Funeral Home, Orange City, IA.
Gerrit Kuiken, 86, died Saturday morning at the Christian Retirement Home at Sheldon where he had been living since August of 1974.
Mr. Kuiken was born November 1, 1889 at Orange City, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douwe Kuiken. Mr. Kuiken farmed until 1938 in the Maurice area and then moved back to Orange City. He married Minnie Van Horssen, who preceded him in death in 1940, and later married Agnes Mulder who died in 1965.
Survivors include one daughter Mrs. Bernard (Vaida) Vander Zwaag of rural Sheldon, three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Also one brother Martin Kuiken and one sister, Mrs. John (Gertrude) Brink both of Orange City.
Preceded in death by two brothers Jake and Frank, and two sisters Mrs. Gerrit Raak and Mrs. John Vander Meulen.
Source: Van Gelder Funeral Home, Orange City, IA.