Selected Families and Individuals


Harm de Lange was born on 13 Feb 1872 in Kampen. Harm married Aaltje Fidder on 10 Nov 1898 in Kampen.

Harm worked in Sigarenmaker.

zv. Kornelis de Lange en Jantien Schrijver.

Aaltje Fidder [Parents] was born on 9 Oct 1877 in Kampen. She died on 12 May 1899 in Utrecht. Aaltje married Harm de Lange on 10 Nov 1898 in Kampen.


Bauke van Wijk was born on 21 Jun 1886 in Tietjerksteradeel. Bauke married Jennegien Fidder on 22 May 1909 in Tietjerksteradeel.

Jennegien Fidder [Parents] was born on 14 Aug 1888 in Kampen. She died on 6 Dec 1965 in Amsterdam. Jennegien married Bauke van Wijk on 22 May 1909 in Tietjerksteradeel.


Adrianus Johannes van Heek was born 1 about 1874 in Nieuwer-Amstel. Adrianus married 2 Johanna Maria van Dijk on 18 May 1899 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Johanna Maria van Dijk [Parents] was born on 21 Feb 1873 in Kampen, The Netherlands. Johanna married 1 Adrianus Johannes van Heek on 18 May 1899 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.


Klaas Schortinghuis was born 1 about 1876 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. Klaas married 2 Gerritje van Dijk on 3 Nov 1904 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Gerritje van Dijk [Parents] was born on 8 Dec 1877 in Kampen, The Netherlands. Gerritje married 1 Klaas Schortinghuis on 3 Nov 1904 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.


Baltus Alexander Kroonder [Parents] was born 1 about 1880 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. Baltus married 2 Jannigje van Dijk on 6 Oct 1904 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Jannigje van Dijk [Parents] was born on 12 Jul 1880 in Kampen, The Netherlands. Jannigje married 1 Baltus Alexander Kroonder on 6 Oct 1904 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.


Wilhelm Geerders was born 1 about 1883 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. Wilhelm married 2 Lina van Dijk on 28 Apr 1910 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.

Lina van Dijk [Parents] was born on 21 Feb 1885 in Kampen, The Netherlands. Lina married 1 Wilhelm Geerders on 28 Apr 1910 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.


Jurrien Eppes 1 was born in Slochteren, Groningen, The Netherlands. Jurrien married 2 Trijntje Arents on 11 Nov 1725 in Slochteren, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Trijntje Arents 1 was born in Schildwolde, Groningen, The Netherlands. Trijntje married 2 Jurrien Eppes on 11 Nov 1725 in Slochteren, Groningen, The Netherlands.

They had the following children.

  F i Jantjen Jurjens was christened on 12 Aug 1731.
  M ii
Eppe Jurrjens was born in Slochteren, Groningen, The Netherlands. He was christened 1 on 20 Oct 1726 in Slochteren, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  M iii
Eppe Jurjens was born in Slochteren, Groningen, The Netherlands. He was christened 1 on 1 May 1729 in Slochteren, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Albert Berents 1. Albert married Elske Derks.

Elske Derks 1. Elske married Albert Berents.

They had the following children.

  M i Jurjen Alberts was born on 9 Sep 1729.

Leonard Van Ry was born on 28 Mar 1924. He died 1 on 8 Aug 2012 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA. Leonard married Grace Van der Giessen 2 on 5 Jan 1945 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA.

Life-time Lynden resident Leonard VanRy, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, August 8, at St. Joseph Hospital following a short illness. He was 88. Len lived a modest life and overcame difficulties making a difference to each person he met through his love of Jesus. The son of William and Dorothy (VanWeerdhuizen) VanRy, he was born on March 11, 1924 and attended Lynden schools. On January 5, 1945 he married Grace VanderGiessen in Lynden and together they operated a dairy farm and raised their family on the Jackman Road. He later became a bus driver for Ebenezer Christian School and then Lynden Christian Schools which spanned 35 enjoyable years. He had been a member of Bethel Christian Reformed Church where he also served as janitor for many years. Len served as a S.T.A.R.S. Officer in Lynden and enjoyed gardening. Following Grace's death in 1995, he married Darlene Bennett in April of 1999 and together attended North County Christ the King Church in Lynden. Besides his wife Grace, Mr. VanRy was preceded in death by an infant daughter Deborah in 1958 and siblings, Joe, Gerrit, Maurice, Bill, Bert, Adrian and Hugo VanRy and sisters Lena Bakker and Dorothy Meeboer. He is survived by his wife Darlene; children Arvin (Marcia) VanRy of Alamosa, CO., James (Jenny) VanRy of Creede, CO., Kenneth (Carol) VanRy of Lynden and Judy (John) Burri of Vancouver, WA.; step-children Mike Leech of Birch Bay, Tony Leech of Lynden, Jeri Owen of Bellingham and Patti Brisky of Ferndale; twenty-five grand and forty great-grandchildren; sister Betty (Dennis) DeBoer and brother Cornie VanRy of Lynden and numerous other relatives. Visitation hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug 12, at Gillies Funeral Home in Lynden. Memorial funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug 13, at 4:00 p.m. in North County Christ the King Church in Lynden. Private burial will precede the service in Monumenta Cemetery. Memorials in Leonard's name may be made to the Northwest Kidney Center Foundation; PO Box 3035; Seattle, WA. 98114.

Grace Van der Giessen [Parents] 1 was born on 10 Nov 1924 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA. She died 1 on 11 Jun 1995 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA. Grace married Leonard Van Ry on 5 Jan 1945 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA.

They had the following children.

  F i
Deborah Ann Van Ry was born in 1954. She died in 1958. She was buried 1 in Monumenta Cemetery, Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, USA.
  M ii Arvin Van Ry.
  M iii James Van Ry.
  M iv Kenneth Van Ry.
  F v Judy Van Ry.

Rick Henry Van der Giessen [Parents].

Joan Eileen Likkel.

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