Salt Lake Tribune, The ( UT ) - April 26, 1998
Rinze Schippers, age 90, passed away April 22, 1998 in St. George, Utah.
He was born May 6, 1907 in Schiedam, Netherlands to Leendert Schippers and Lucina Boerstra Schippers. He married Maria Susanna Kueng on March 9, 1933 in Schiedam, Netherlands; later solemnized in the Swiss LDS Temple in September 1955, being one of the first marriages sealed there. He was an active member of the LDS Church, devoting much of his life in it's service, six times as branch president and also as a first counselor in the Netherlands Mission Presidency. His interest in photography changed a hobby into a vocation as he started and supervised microfilming of genealogy records, first in Holland and later also in several other Western European countries. He also played a major role in the Dutch government's recognition and legalization of the LDS Church in the Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States in 1960 and was a Salt Lake resident for 34 years.
He is survived by three daughters, Eleonore Adams, Cleveland, OH; Inge Powers, St. George, UT ; and Ruth Schippers, Delray Beach, FL; one brother, Cornelius and one sister, Luci, both residing in Canada; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Maria, three brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 30, 11 a.m. at Kimball Ward, 2280 South 300 East, Salt Lake City. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Deseret Memorial Mortuary, 36 East 700 South and one hour prior to services at the ward. Interment Redwood Memorial.
Rinze Schippers, age 90, passed away April 22, 1998 in St. George, Utah.
He was born May 6, 1907 in Schiedam, Netherlands to Leendert Schippers and Lucina Boerstra Schippers. He married Maria Susanna Kueng on March 9, 1933 in Schiedam, Netherlands; later solemnized in the Swiss LDS Temple in September 1955, being one of the first marriages sealed there. He was an active member of the LDS Church, devoting much of his life in it's service, six times as branch president and also as a first counselor in the Netherlands Mission Presidency. His interest in photography changed a hobby into a vocation as he started and supervised microfilming of genealogy records, first in Holland and later also in several other Western European countries. He also played a major role in the Dutch government's recognition and legalization of the LDS Church in the Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States in 1960 and was a Salt Lake resident for 34 years.
He is survived by three daughters, Eleonore Adams, Cleveland, OH; Inge Powers, St. George, UT ; and Ruth Schippers, Delray Beach, FL; one brother, Cornelius and one sister, Luci, both residing in Canada; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Maria, three brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 30, 11 a.m. at Kimball Ward, 2280 South 300 East, Salt Lake City. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Deseret Memorial Mortuary, 36 East 700 South and one hour prior to services at the ward. Interment Redwood Memorial.
Salt Lake Tribune, The ( UT ) - April 26, 1998
Rinze Schippers, age 90, passed away April 22, 1998 in St. George, Utah.
He was born May 6, 1907 in Schiedam, Netherlands to Leendert Schippers and Lucina Boerstra Schippers. He married Maria Susanna Kueng on March 9, 1933 in Schiedam, Netherlands; later solemnized in the Swiss LDS Temple in September 1955, being one of the first marriages sealed there. He was an active member of the LDS Church, devoting much of his life in it's service, six times as branch president and also as a first counselor in the Netherlands Mission Presidency. His interest in photography changed a hobby into a vocation as he started and supervised microfilming of genealogy records, first in Holland and later also in several other Western European countries. He also played a major role in the Dutch government's recognition and legalization of the LDS Church in the Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States in 1960 and was a Salt Lake resident for 34 years.
He is survived by three daughters, Eleonore Adams, Cleveland, OH; Inge Powers, St. George, UT ; and Ruth Schippers, Delray Beach, FL; one brother, Cornelius and one sister, Luci, both residing in Canada; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Maria, three brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 30, 11 a.m. at Kimball Ward, 2280 South 300 East, Salt Lake City. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Deseret Memorial Mortuary, 36 East 700 South and one hour prior to services at the ward. Interment Redwood Memorial.
Rinze Schippers, age 90, passed away April 22, 1998 in St. George, Utah.
He was born May 6, 1907 in Schiedam, Netherlands to Leendert Schippers and Lucina Boerstra Schippers. He married Maria Susanna Kueng on March 9, 1933 in Schiedam, Netherlands; later solemnized in the Swiss LDS Temple in September 1955, being one of the first marriages sealed there. He was an active member of the LDS Church, devoting much of his life in it's service, six times as branch president and also as a first counselor in the Netherlands Mission Presidency. His interest in photography changed a hobby into a vocation as he started and supervised microfilming of genealogy records, first in Holland and later also in several other Western European countries. He also played a major role in the Dutch government's recognition and legalization of the LDS Church in the Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States in 1960 and was a Salt Lake resident for 34 years.
He is survived by three daughters, Eleonore Adams, Cleveland, OH; Inge Powers, St. George, UT ; and Ruth Schippers, Delray Beach, FL; one brother, Cornelius and one sister, Luci, both residing in Canada; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Maria, three brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 30, 11 a.m. at Kimball Ward, 2280 South 300 East, Salt Lake City. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Deseret Memorial Mortuary, 36 East 700 South and one hour prior to services at the ward. Interment Redwood Memorial.
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