6th Generation: Jacob Derk Kruizenga (1912-1974)
June 21, 1912 - Jacob Derk is born to Derk Jacobs & Katherine (Kate) Klooster.
September 20, 1934 - Jacob Derk Kruizenga marries Mary Margaret DeYoung, daughter of Robert Frederick DeYoung and Lena L. Linhouse.
Jan. 1, 1974 - Mary Margaret (DeYoung) Kruizenga (born July 27, 1914), Jacob Derk's wife dies. She is buried at Fairplains.
November 22, 1974 - Jacob Derk Kruizenga dies. He is buried at Fairplains Cemetery in section "O" right by the stake.
OBITUARY ARTICLE - GRAND RAPIDS PRESS - NOV. 25, 1974
LOCAL MAN FOUND DEAD AT HUNT SITE
Jacob D. Kruizenga, 62, of 4142 Grand River Dr. NE, was found dead friday afternoon by a neighbor, Harry Schaap, in a wooded area behind Schaap's home at 4623 Grand River Dr. NE. Dressed in red clothes and seated against a tree, Kruizenga was pronounced dead of natural causes at the scene by Dr. Walther D. Meester, County Medical Examiner. Kruizenga had retired in June from the Fisher Body Division Plant No. 1 of General Motors Corp. Surviving are a daughter Kathryn J.; two sons, David D. and Daniel L., and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Meindersma and Mrs. Henry Adema, all of Grand Rapids, and five grandchildren.
September 20, 1934 - Jacob Derk Kruizenga marries Mary Margaret DeYoung, daughter of Robert Frederick DeYoung and Lena L. Linhouse.
Jan. 1, 1974 - Mary Margaret (DeYoung) Kruizenga (born July 27, 1914), Jacob Derk's wife dies. She is buried at Fairplains.
November 22, 1974 - Jacob Derk Kruizenga dies. He is buried at Fairplains Cemetery in section "O" right by the stake.
OBITUARY ARTICLE - GRAND RAPIDS PRESS - NOV. 25, 1974
LOCAL MAN FOUND DEAD AT HUNT SITE
Jacob D. Kruizenga, 62, of 4142 Grand River Dr. NE, was found dead friday afternoon by a neighbor, Harry Schaap, in a wooded area behind Schaap's home at 4623 Grand River Dr. NE. Dressed in red clothes and seated against a tree, Kruizenga was pronounced dead of natural causes at the scene by Dr. Walther D. Meester, County Medical Examiner. Kruizenga had retired in June from the Fisher Body Division Plant No. 1 of General Motors Corp. Surviving are a daughter Kathryn J.; two sons, David D. and Daniel L., and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Meindersma and Mrs. Henry Adema, all of Grand Rapids, and five grandchildren.
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7th Generation: Children of Jacob Derk Kruizenga & Mary Margaret DeYoung
8th Generation: Children of David Derk Kruizenga & Judy Johnson
8th Generation: Children of Kathryn Kruizenga & Ken Folkertsma
9th Generation: Children of Timothy Derk Kruizenga & JoAnn Sheryl DeVries
9th Generation: Children of Tracy Kruizenga & Rod Bronson
9th Generation: Children of Jason William Folkertsma
9th Generation: Children of Mary Kathryn Folkertsma & Joshua Brown
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