FRANK R. ZUIDEMA
, 90, of Harbor Crest Nursing Home, Fulton, died Monday, May 12, 2003, at the nursing home. He farmed in Prophetstown, Ustick, Garden Plain and York townships and the Thomson area for many years. He then owned and operated Miles Locker, Miles, Iowa, was a partner at Fulton Locker and was employed by Millview Feed, Morrison. Mr. Zuidema was born March 27, 1913, in Prophetstown, the son of Cornelius and Anna (Stuart) Zuidema. He attended Spring Valley and Otter Bluff grade schools. He married Helen Balk on June 22, 1935, in Fulton. She died in April 1957. He then married Gwendolyn Robertson-Houzenga on May 13, 1960, in Fulton. She died Nov. 13, 2000. He was a member of First Reformed Church, Fulton, and a former member of Spring Valley Reformed Church. He enjoyed fishing and bowling. Survivors include two daughters, Corliss (Donald) Venema of Morrison and Doris (Donald) Swanson of Mount Carroll; two sons, Robert E. (Ardith) Zuidema of Morrison and Daniel (Valerie) Zuidema of Fulton; a stepdaughter, Sheryl (Larry) Huizenga of Fulton; three sisters, Ivy Arians of Sterling, Lavisa Boss of Jenison, Mich., and Grace (Arnold) Hartman of Fulton; 17 grandchildren; five stepgrand-children; 29 great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; and a step-great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Rebecca Zuidema and Patricia Witt-Rus; a son, Frank Zuidema Jr.; a stepson, Robert Houzenga; and two brothers, Nicholas Zuidema and George Zuidema. The funeral is at 10:30 am, Thursday at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, with the Rev. Phillip Sneller, pastor of First Reformed Church, Fulton, officiating. Burial is at Fulton Township Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Daily Gazette May 13, 2003
GRACE (NORMAN) ZUIDEMA
, 76, of 519 Barden St., Morrison, died Jan. 13, 1993, at Samaritan Hospital South, Clinton, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Ebenezer Reformed Church, Morrison, preceded by a 10:15 a.m. family prayer service at the church. Burial will be at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. A memorial has been established. Mrs. Zuidema was born Jan. 23, 1916, in Fulton, the daughter of Claus and Winnie (Londo) Norman. She was educated in rural Whiteside County schools. She married Glenn N. Zuidema Nov. 5, 1936, in Fenton. She worked as a waitress at the former Ice Box Restaurant in Morrison. She later was employed as an inspector by General Electric in Morrison for 11 years, retiring in 1976. She was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison, the church's Ladies Aid Society, and the Quilters Circle. She was a member of the Clyde Neighborhood Cluib. She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Lyle (Pat) Stoecker of Morrison; three sons, Gerald and Ronald Zuidema, both of Morrison, and James G. Zuidema of Moline; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Ben (Corabello) Tegeler and Mrs. John (Alberta) Vegter, both of Fulton, and Mrs. Clarence (Dorothy) Tegeler of Morrison; and one brother, Elvin Norman of Erie. She was preceded in death by one great-grandchild and twin sisters, in infancy.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, IllinoisJanuary 14, 1993l - Thursday, pg A2
LAVERNE ZUIDEMA
, 54, of RR2, Fulton, died Saturday at Mercy Hospital, Clinton, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma Funeral Home with the Rev. Rodger Dalman, pastor of the First Reformed Church of Fulton, officiating. Burial will be in the Fulton Cemetery. Cemetery military rites will be performed by the Fulton American Legion and the Fulton VFW Posts. Visitation is from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Zuidema was born May 17, 1926 in Albany, the son of John and Bessie Dyke Zuidema. He was a member of Futon Post 402, American Legion, the Fulton VFW Post 4044, the First Reformed Church of Fulton and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Clinton, Iowa.
He is survived by his father, John of Fulton; two sisters, Mrs. Janet Darling of Fulton, and Mrs. George (Ruth) Whitemore of Morrison and one brother, Harvey of Fulton. He was preceded in death by his mother and three brothers.
Contributed by Margaret Mangers - Dec 1, 1980 Daily Gazette
MARJORIE R. (TICHLER) ZUIDEMA
, 79, of Morrison, died Tuesday at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Morrison. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison preceded by a 10:15 a.m. family prayer service at the church. Calvin J. Rynbrandt, pastor of Ebenezer Reformed, will be officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison. Pallbearers will be Larry Brackemyer, Edward Brondyke, Jon Brondyke, Marvin Tichler, Vernon Tichler and Dale Sterenberg. She was born Aug. 24, 1924, in Morrison to Ralph and Mary Vos Tichler. She attended Morrison grade schools and graduated from Morrison High School in 1942. She married Robert M. Zuidema on Feb. 21, 1945, in Morrison. He died in 2004. She was employed as a secretary with the Savanna (Ill.) Army Depot. She later farmed with her husband in rural Morrison. She was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church and the church's Ladies Aid Society. She was secretary of the Morrison Community Hospital Women's Auxiliary and also served as a hospital pink lady volunteer. Survivors include three sons, James L. Zuidema and Phyllis Hagemann of Byron, Ill., Stephen R. (Judi) Zuidema of Morrison and Randy D. Zuidema and Nancy Seyller of Morrison; one granddaughter; two stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Maxine (Paul) Brondyke of Morrison.
Clinton Herald 08 Apr 2004
NICHOLAS ZUIDEMA
- Funeral services for the late Nicholas Zuidema were held Saturday afternoon at the home and later the funeral cortege went to Erie, where services were held in the First Baptist church, the Rev. Mimmer officiating. Mr. Zuidema was born 26 years ago in Prophetstown,the son of Mr. and Mrs. Corneal Zuidema, now of Ustick. He was married to Miss Skags of Erie, who, with two daughters, Ruth Evelyn and Marjorie, survives. He is also survived by his parents, two brothers, George and Frank, at home and three sisters, Grace and Mrs. John Vos at home, and Mrs. Fred Ahrens of Fulton. The deceased met his death last Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock when the Chevrolet coach he was driving was hit by a westbound freight train at Bluff tower crossing. He was returning from Morrison where he had been transacting business, and was traveling north on Bluff road toward his home. His body was hurled thirty or forty feet away and the auto was dragged a short ways down the tracks. The automobile was a complete wreck and the victims body was badly cut and torn.
Odell Public Obituary Collection, Morrison IL. Obituary dated 6 October 1933
NICHOLAS ZUIDEMA
was found dead in bed at his home west of Unionville on the Garden Plain road Sunday morning (17 Oct. 1948) by his brother Henry, and his nephew, Allan DeGroot. It is thought he died Wednesday evening shortly after retiring. It had been his custom to bring eggs and butter in from the farm to his sister, Mrs. Martin DeGroot on Thursdays, and when he did not bring any in this week she was concerned about him. On Saturday she sent her son Allan out to look for his uncle, but did not see him. Sunday morning Allan went to the home of his uncle, Henry Zuidema, and together they went to Nick's home. The house was locked, but they gained entrance through the cellar door. They found Mr. Zuidema dead in bed. An inquest was conducted by Coroner C. M. Frye of Rock Falls Sunday evening at 7 p.m. The two men told of finding Mr. Zuidema and of calling Sheriff Boyd Kimmel to the residence. The coroner's jury found that death was due to natural causes. Serving on the jury were Glenn Craddock, foreman, George Curtis, Clifford Alldritt, Russell Edlund, Rensis Dyke and Bob Heusinkveld.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Reynolds funeral home. Burial will be in Grove Hill cemetery. Mr. Zuidema was born Aug. 31, 1887 in Ottawa county, Mich., the son of Nicholas and Anna Zuidema. In 1900 he came to Illinois with his parents. His brother Henry came to this community shortly before. Nick worked on farms and for a while operated a taxi cab in Chicago. He opened Nick's Cigar store in Morrison which he operated for about eight years. He retired about three years ago to the residence with 10 acres of land where he was found dead. He was married five years ago to Pauline Halliday who died about two years later. He is survived by the following brothers and sisters, Henry and Marion of Morrison, Cornelius of Fulton, and Peter of Barrington, Fla., Mrs. Martin DeGroot and Mrs. Fred Dykema of Morrison, Mrs. Robert Swandt of Chicago, and Mrs. Anna Pyse of Sterling. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and three brothers, George and Simon and another brother named Simon who died while small. He is also survived by three stepdaughters, Mary Alice, Madonna and Jewel Halliday who are being notified of his death.
At the inquest, Sheriff Kimmel testified to being called to the Zuidema home about 8:30 p.m. by Allan DeGroot. He went upstairs into the bedroom on the south side of the house and there Mr. Zuidema was lying dead. Mr. Zuidema was lying face down on the bed dressed in a sleeping shirt. The bedding was undistrubed, indicating that he had apparently just gone to bed and passed away in his sleep. Mr. Kimmel said he must have been dead for some time. There were no marks of violence. In his opinion he said death was caused by natural causes. Wednesday evening's paper was in the house, but the later ones were outside.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois October 18, 1948 - Monday, pg. 2,
ORVILLE ZUIDEMA
, 89, of Morrison, died Monday at Morrison Community Hospital.
A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel Swinson, pastor of the Morrison United Methodist Church, will be officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Friday. Burial of cremains will be in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison.
He was born Nov. 3, 1914, in Morrison to Marion and Grace Port Zuidema.
He was educated in the Lyndon, Ill., grade schools and attended Lyndon High School.
He married Wilma M. Null on Jan. 15, 1944, in Oakland, Calif. She died in 1995.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
He was employed with the Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling, Ill., for 43 years. Prior to that he was employed with Rich's Toy Manufacturing in Morrison.
He was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church and the American Legion, Morrison Post 328.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Nancy (Ron) Geguzys of Granger, Ind., Mrs. Barbara (Dr. Robert) Hahn of Morrison and Mrs. Pat (Howard) Mills of Morrison; seven grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Eleanor (Jack) Swanson of Morrison.
He was preceded in death by his wife, one sister and two brothers.
Clinton Herald 7 January 2004
ROBERT ZUIDEMA
, 79, of Morrison, died Jan. 28, 2004, at Coventry Village Retirement Center, Sterling.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Reformed, Morrison, with a 1:45 p.m. family prayer service. Burial is in Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. today at Bosma-Renkes, Morrison.
Survivors are his wife, Marjorie; sons, James Zuidema, Byron, Ill., Stephen and Randy Zuidema, both of Morrison; one granddaughter: two stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Vos, Geraldine Damhoff, both of Morrison.
BETTY L. (BRANDT) ZWER
, 76, of Rock Island died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, at her home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, where a Christian wake service will be held at 6:30. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. The former Betty L. Brandt was born July 31, 1929, in Lyndon, the daughter of Henry G. and Agnes Marie (Wingerd) Brandt Sr. She married Mitchell L. "Mike" Zwer on Oct. 21, 1949, in Rock Island. He died April 22, 1995. Betty graduated from the former St. Joseph High School, Rock Island, in 1948. She retired from Illinois Bell Telephone, where she worked for a number of years.
She was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and its Altar and Rosary Society. Betty also was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and was a volunteer with its talking-book program. She was a volunteer telephone operator for the John Deere Classic for a number of years. Betty was an avid golfer and a member of the Indian Bluff Ladies League. She especially enjoyed spending time with her friends and grandchildren. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Susan Zwer, Orlando, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Zwer and Michael Touchette, Adelaide, South Australia; grandchildren, Seth, Abby and Tessa Touchette, South Australia; brother, Charles Brandt and his wife Patricia, Milan; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brothers and sisters-in-law William and Phyllis Brandt and Henry "Hinie" and Jane Brandt. (Contributed by Barbara Nugent)
