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• INFO: John Gortsema, 85, of Grangeville, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2007, at his Grangeville home. John was born Dec. 24, 1921, in Greencreek to Jake and Minnie Gortsema. He was the oldest of six children. In 1927, they moved to the family ranch in the Tolo Lake area. He attended the Lake School. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army and served in the European Theater. John returned to the Grangeville area in 1945 upon being discharged. John married Shirley Hayhurst in February 1946 at Grangeville. They had two children, Jim and Janet. In 1947, he took over the family ranch where they lived until 1960, when the ranch was sold and they moved to Grangeville, where his truck driving career began. He worked for Art Smith Logging and then Baker Truck Service until his retirement in 1991, at age 70. He was proud of his record of driving 2,500,000 miles accident free. John was a lifelong member of the Grangeville Elks Lodge. John is survived by his daughter, Janet Gortsema of Bliss, Idaho; sister, Kobie Pils of Nampa; brothers, Marion and Bill Gortsema of White Bird; grandson, Jason Gortsema; granddaughter, Jennifer; and great-grandson, James Lee Gortsema II, all of Grangeville; numerous nieces and nephews, and caregiver and good friend Deanne Clark and her family. John was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Carl; one sister, Janette; and his son, Jim Gortsema. A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Prairie View Cemetery in Grangeville, with the Rev. Harold Gott officiating.

John is getrouwd met Levend in feb 1946 in Grangeville, Idaho, USA. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

Jakob is getrouwd met Jacomina "Minnie" de Jonge. Jacomina (dochter van Marinus de Jonge en Jacoba Schaalje) is geboren op 1 jul 1889 in 's-Heer Arendskerke, NL; is gestorven op 26 dec 1960 in Grangeville, Idaho, USA; is begraven in Prairie View Cemetery Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho, USA. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

Andere gebeurtenissen:

• : 1863; boerenknecht
• : 1865, 1868, 1883, 1884; daglo(o)ner
• : 1886, 1894, 1899, 1900; daglooner
• : 1905; arbeider

Jan is getrouwd met Janna Kriens Westerveld op 11 jul 1863 in Loppersum, NL. Janna (dochter van Krijn Geerts Westerveld en Anje Jans Lindemulder) is geboren op 15 mei 1840 in Wirdum, Loppersum, NL; is gestorven op 31 jan 1917 in Loppersum, NL. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]

Andere gebeurtenissen:

• : 1863, 1894, 1917; dagloonster

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alias Janna Krijns Westerveld

Marinus is getrouwd met Jacoba Schaalje. Jacoba en is gestorven. [Gezinsblad] [Familiekaart]