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Obit: Helen (Motshagen) Kuipers b.1899 Nykerk, Netherlands

Obit: Helen (Motshagen) Kuipers b.1899 Nykerk, Netherlands

Posted: 12 Mar 2005 6:27PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Dec 2006 6:50PM GMT
NORTHPORT - Helen Kuipers, 105, of Northport, MI., died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at Leelanau Memorial Health Center.
Helen was the much loved mother of Herman J. and Shirley D. (Schroeder) Kuipers of Northport, with whom she made her home since moving to Northport in 1981, and Gerald J. and Dr. Judith (McGeachy) Kuipers of Santa Barbara, Calif.
Helen was born Aug. 23, 1899, in Nykerk, Netherlands; she was the daughter of Harmen and Reintje (Melgert) Motshagen. On May 10, 1920, she married John Kuipers in Nykerk.
She is also survived by a granddaughter, Lori L. Kuipers of Clovis, Calif.; two grandsons, Mark W. (Dawn) (Jozwiake) Kuipers of Bellevue, Wash., and Christopher J. (Tracey) Kuipers of Sanford, N.C.; three great-granddaughters, Kimberly Wall, Mackenzie Kuipers and Mariaka Kuipers-Sharsher; two great-grandsons, Jonathan Kuipers and Quinn Kuipers-Sharsher; and nieces and nephews in Canada and the Netherlands.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Janet, on Ellis Island; a great-grandson, John Edward Kuipers; a brother, Cornealus; three sisters, Jannetije, Johanna and Martije; and a very good friend, Walter Chester.
When she came from the Netherlands in 1923, Helen first settled in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. The family then moved to the Detroit area in 1928.
In 1936, she and John, along with Walter Chester, started the Centerline Stamping Company in Centerline. They supplied different items to the war effort and sold the business in 1950.
They moved to Midland and started the Maple Grove Mobile Home Village. It was run by the family until it was sold in 1981. Helen then moved to Northport with Herman and Shirley.
While in Northport, Helen enjoyed driving her car to church, going out to eat (especially to her favorite restaurant in Greilickville to see friends), people and taking long drives.
At home she kept busy crocheting lap robes for the residents at the care center in Northport. She said she made them for the "old people." She enjoyed remarkable health until September 2001, when she fell at home. She will be missed.
Visitation will take place Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 5 to 8:30 p.m., with a prayer service at 6 p.m. at the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay. Additionally, visitation will be held Thursday, Feb. 17, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ware Smith Woolever Funeral Home of Midland (877-631-2292).
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the Ware Smith Woolever Funeral Home of Midland, followed by a graveside service at Midland Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the charity of one's choice, or the Kateri-Tekakwitha Church, P.O. Box 369, Suttons Bay, MI 49682.
Local arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay

Re: Obit: Helen (Motshagen) Kuipers b.1899 Nykerk, Netherlands

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 4:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am new to Ancestry.com and have been searching for information on the Kuipers surname (my husbands family)
I was pleased to see this notice as I met Helen several times and she even attended my wedding 25 years ago. She was one of my favourites. The information she could share........

My husband David Douglas Kuipers is the son of David Gerard Kuipers and his father Gerard Henry Kuipers - brother to John.

I would be interested in any information you may be able to share re the Kuipers or Motshagen surnames.

Re: Obit: Helen (Motshagen) Kuipers b.1899 Nykerk, Netherlands

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:58AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 2 Apr 2014 11:23AM GMT
I have no connection to, nor further knowledge of, this family.
The obituary was posted for the benefit of anyone who may be interested.

Ron Isherwood
Webmaster,

Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansacem

Re: Obit: Helen (Motshagen) Kuipers b.1899 Nykerk, Netherlands

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 4:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks anyway - it was worth a try

If nothing else I was able to confirm some names
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