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Cemetery:           Brookside Cemetery
Name:               Minert And Rachel J. Veenstra

Date Of Photograph: June 5, 2015
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VEENSTRA

Minert
1919-2008

Rachel J.
1917-2001

Rachel Jean Whitley was born July 16, 1917, the daughter of Ray Whitley and
Alice Wyman.
Rachel married Minert Veenstra on July 17, 1937 in Traverse City, Michigan
Rachel Jean Whitley Veenstra died January 5, 2001 at Charlevoix hospital.


Additional Comments:
OBITUARY
Courtesy Charlevoix Library
Charlevoix Courier
Rachel Jean Veenstra: July 16,1917 - Jan. 5,2001
Rachel Jean Veenstra, a lifetime resident of Charlevoix died Jan. 5, 2001 at
Charlevoix Area Hospital.

Funeral service was 11 a.m., Jan, 8 at the Charlevoix Community Church of God.
The Rev. Neil Turner and the Rev. Larry Grooters officiated. A burial will take
place in Brookside Cemetery.

Rachel was born on July 16, 1917, the daughter of Ray and Alice (Wyman) Whitley.
She attended Charlevoix Area High School graduating in 1934.

She met Minert (Mike) Veenstra at the Ellsworth Church in 1935 and later was
married on July 17, 1937 in Traverse City. The couple lived in Ellsworth for a
time, returning to Charlevoix in 1962.

Rachel worked for American Mold for 18 years retiring in 1972, and some of her
fondest memories are of her coworkers.

She was a member of the Community Church of God, where she taught Sunday School
for 30 plus years and was loved and adored for her Sunday School parties. She
was a member of the Church of God Women's Missionary Society and served as the
Chaplain to the Charlevoix Area Hospital where she left her imprint on many
peoples lives.

Survivors include her husband, Mike of Charlevoix; two sons. Miner "Mick" and
his wife Kathleen of South Lyon, Al and his wife Nancy of Jonesville; one
daughter. Myrna Boss and her husband Ken of Charlevoix,

She cherished and lived for her seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchiIdren.

She is also survived by two brothers, Jim Whitley Sr. and Ray Whitley both of
Charlevoix.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Hilda Landis; a brother, Jerry Whitley;
and a nephew Jigs Whitley.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Church of God. Envelopes are
available at the Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix where the family received
friends Jan. 7

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