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Charles Stienstra

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Charles Stienstra

Birth
Hull, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death
15 Nov 1997 (aged 72)
Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec L, Lot 73, Gr 1
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Sioux City Journal, Monday, November 17, 1997.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa - Charles "Chuck" Stienstra, 72, of Orange City died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, with the Rev. Jeff Sajdak and the Rev. Paul Bakker officiating. Burial will be prior to the service in West Lawn Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Mr. Stienstra was born Nov. 10, 1925, in Hull, Iowa, the son of Peter and Jessie (Kroese) Stienstra. He was raised in Hull and graduated from Hull High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He married Jeanette Dykstra on June 10, 1948, in Hull. The couple lived in Hull, where they operated Steinstra Construction. In 1986, they moved to Holland, Mich. and in 1994, they moved to Orange City. He entered the Long Term Care Facility at the Orange City Municipal Hospital early in 1997.

He was a member of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church and the American Legion Wegman-Koele Post in Hull. He served as an elder and deacon on the consistory of the Hope Christian Reformed Church in Hull, on the Hull Christian School Board of Directors, the Hull City Council and the Hull Planning and Zoning Commission.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters and their husbands, Donna and Tom Strikwerda of Kensington, Md., Jeri and Bob Vander Vegte of Bloomington, Minn., Rachel and Wayne Kosters of Eden Prairie, Minn. and Rebecca and Berry Wassink of Holland, Mich.; two sons and their wives, Pete and Aletha of Hull and Steve and Pam of Orange City; 12 grandchildren; four brothers, Ivan of Spencer, Iowa, Gerald of Redlands, Calif., Peter Jr. of Parker, Ariz. and Jim of Tehachapi, Calif.: and a sister, Helena Whitehurst of Redlands.

Memorials may be directed to the Long Term Care Facility or Hospice.
"Charles Stienstra was the second born of Peter and Jessie Kroese Stienstra. Jim's brother died just before Thanksgiving, 1997. He is buried in Orange City, Iowa. This obituary appeared in the Sioux City Journal, Monday, November 17, 1997.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa - Charles 'Chuck' Stienstra, 72, of Orange City died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, with the Rev. Jeff Sajdak and the Rev. Paul Bakker officiating. Burial will be prior to the service in West Lawn Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Mr. Stienstra was born Nov. 10, 1925, in Hull, Iowa, the son of Peter and Jessie (Kroesc) Stienstra. He was raised in Hull and graduated from Hull High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He married Jeanette Dykstra on June 10, 1948, in Hull. The couple lived in Hull, where they operated Steinstra Construction. In 1986, they moved to Holland, Mich. and in 1994, they moved to Orange City. He entered the Long Term Care Facility at the Orange City Municipal Hospital early in 1997.

He was a member of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church and the American Legion Wegman-Koele Post in Hull. He served as an elder and deacon on the consistory of the Hope Christian Reformed Church in Hull, on the Hull Christian School Board of Directors, the Hull City Council and the Hull Planning and Zoning Commission.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters and their husbands, Donna and Tom Strikwerda of Kensington, Md., Jeri and Bob Vander Vegte of Bloomington, Minn., Rachel and Wayne Kosters of Eden Prairie, Minn. and Rebecca and Berry Wassink of Holland, Mich.; two sons and their wives, Pete and Aletha of Hull and Steve and Pam of Orange City; 12 grandchildren; four brothers, Ivan of Spencer, Iowa, Gerald of Redlands, Calif., Peter Jr. of Parker, Ariz. and Jim of Tehachapi, Calif.: and a sister, Helena Whitehurst of Redlands.

Memorials may be directed to the Long Term Care Facility or Hospice."
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"The following obituary appeared in The Holland Sentinel, Holland, Michigan on Tuesday, November 18, 1997:
Charles Stienstra, 72

ORANGE CITY, Iowa - Charles Stienstra, 72, of Orange City, formerly of Holland, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, in the Orange City Municipal Hospital after a lengthy illness. A memorial service is scheduled 2 p.m. today in Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City. The Revs. Jeff Sajdak and Paul Bakker will officiate and burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery. A family prayer service is today at the Oolman Funeral Home. Born in Hull, Iowa, he graduated from Hull High School, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He operated Stienstra Construction, and in 1986, he moved to Holland. In 1994 he moved to Orange City. He was a member of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, and a former member of Hope Christian Reformed Church in Hull. He was a member of the Wegman-Koele American Legion Post in Hull. Surviving are his wife, Jeanette; children, Donna and Tom Strikwerda of Kensington, Md., Jeri and Bob Vander Vegte of Bloomington, Minn., Pete and Aletha Stienstra of Hull, Steve and Pam Stienstra of Orange City, Rachel and Wayne Kosters of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Rebecca and Barry Wassink of Holland; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Ivan Stienstra of Spencer, Gerald Stienstra of Redlands, Calif., Peter Stienstra Jr. of Parker, Ariz., and Jim Stienstra of Tehachapi, Calif.; and a sister, Helena Whitehurst of Redlands. Memorials may be made to the Long Term Care Facility of Orange City Municipal Hospital, or Hospice."

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lindas/Chuckobit.html

NOTE: This branch of "STIENSTRA" family is not related (to our knowledge) to B.E.F. Stienstra.
Sioux City Journal, Monday, November 17, 1997.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa - Charles "Chuck" Stienstra, 72, of Orange City died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, with the Rev. Jeff Sajdak and the Rev. Paul Bakker officiating. Burial will be prior to the service in West Lawn Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Mr. Stienstra was born Nov. 10, 1925, in Hull, Iowa, the son of Peter and Jessie (Kroese) Stienstra. He was raised in Hull and graduated from Hull High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He married Jeanette Dykstra on June 10, 1948, in Hull. The couple lived in Hull, where they operated Steinstra Construction. In 1986, they moved to Holland, Mich. and in 1994, they moved to Orange City. He entered the Long Term Care Facility at the Orange City Municipal Hospital early in 1997.

He was a member of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church and the American Legion Wegman-Koele Post in Hull. He served as an elder and deacon on the consistory of the Hope Christian Reformed Church in Hull, on the Hull Christian School Board of Directors, the Hull City Council and the Hull Planning and Zoning Commission.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters and their husbands, Donna and Tom Strikwerda of Kensington, Md., Jeri and Bob Vander Vegte of Bloomington, Minn., Rachel and Wayne Kosters of Eden Prairie, Minn. and Rebecca and Berry Wassink of Holland, Mich.; two sons and their wives, Pete and Aletha of Hull and Steve and Pam of Orange City; 12 grandchildren; four brothers, Ivan of Spencer, Iowa, Gerald of Redlands, Calif., Peter Jr. of Parker, Ariz. and Jim of Tehachapi, Calif.: and a sister, Helena Whitehurst of Redlands.

Memorials may be directed to the Long Term Care Facility or Hospice.
"Charles Stienstra was the second born of Peter and Jessie Kroese Stienstra. Jim's brother died just before Thanksgiving, 1997. He is buried in Orange City, Iowa. This obituary appeared in the Sioux City Journal, Monday, November 17, 1997.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa - Charles 'Chuck' Stienstra, 72, of Orange City died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at the Orange City Municipal Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, with the Rev. Jeff Sajdak and the Rev. Paul Bakker officiating. Burial will be prior to the service in West Lawn Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Mr. Stienstra was born Nov. 10, 1925, in Hull, Iowa, the son of Peter and Jessie (Kroesc) Stienstra. He was raised in Hull and graduated from Hull High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He married Jeanette Dykstra on June 10, 1948, in Hull. The couple lived in Hull, where they operated Steinstra Construction. In 1986, they moved to Holland, Mich. and in 1994, they moved to Orange City. He entered the Long Term Care Facility at the Orange City Municipal Hospital early in 1997.

He was a member of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church and the American Legion Wegman-Koele Post in Hull. He served as an elder and deacon on the consistory of the Hope Christian Reformed Church in Hull, on the Hull Christian School Board of Directors, the Hull City Council and the Hull Planning and Zoning Commission.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters and their husbands, Donna and Tom Strikwerda of Kensington, Md., Jeri and Bob Vander Vegte of Bloomington, Minn., Rachel and Wayne Kosters of Eden Prairie, Minn. and Rebecca and Berry Wassink of Holland, Mich.; two sons and their wives, Pete and Aletha of Hull and Steve and Pam of Orange City; 12 grandchildren; four brothers, Ivan of Spencer, Iowa, Gerald of Redlands, Calif., Peter Jr. of Parker, Ariz. and Jim of Tehachapi, Calif.: and a sister, Helena Whitehurst of Redlands.

Memorials may be directed to the Long Term Care Facility or Hospice."
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"The following obituary appeared in The Holland Sentinel, Holland, Michigan on Tuesday, November 18, 1997:
Charles Stienstra, 72

ORANGE CITY, Iowa - Charles Stienstra, 72, of Orange City, formerly of Holland, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, in the Orange City Municipal Hospital after a lengthy illness. A memorial service is scheduled 2 p.m. today in Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Orange City. The Revs. Jeff Sajdak and Paul Bakker will officiate and burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery. A family prayer service is today at the Oolman Funeral Home. Born in Hull, Iowa, he graduated from Hull High School, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He operated Stienstra Construction, and in 1986, he moved to Holland. In 1994 he moved to Orange City. He was a member of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, and a former member of Hope Christian Reformed Church in Hull. He was a member of the Wegman-Koele American Legion Post in Hull. Surviving are his wife, Jeanette; children, Donna and Tom Strikwerda of Kensington, Md., Jeri and Bob Vander Vegte of Bloomington, Minn., Pete and Aletha Stienstra of Hull, Steve and Pam Stienstra of Orange City, Rachel and Wayne Kosters of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Rebecca and Barry Wassink of Holland; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Ivan Stienstra of Spencer, Gerald Stienstra of Redlands, Calif., Peter Stienstra Jr. of Parker, Ariz., and Jim Stienstra of Tehachapi, Calif.; and a sister, Helena Whitehurst of Redlands. Memorials may be made to the Long Term Care Facility of Orange City Municipal Hospital, or Hospice."

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lindas/Chuckobit.html

NOTE: This branch of "STIENSTRA" family is not related (to our knowledge) to B.E.F. Stienstra.


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