Ottawa-Allegan County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bronkhorst, Clara Jane Zylstra March 5, 2001 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Reimink sandyreimink@charter.net August 8, 2010, 5:38 pm Holland Sentinel Clara Jane Bronkhorst, 85, of Holland, died Monday March 5, 2001, in Holland Community Hospital. Born and raised in Charlevoix, she moved to Zeeland in 1926, and has since resided in the area. She was born Dec. 21 1915 in Charlevoix, Michigan, to John Kornelis Zylstra and Martha (Mary) Mast Zylstra. She married Gerrit Bronkhorst on Dec. 21, 1935 in Zeeland, Ottawa, Michigan A charter member of Calvary Baptist Church, she worked for Crampton Manufacturing. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Gerrit Sr. in 1986, a son, Gerrit Jr. (Jerry) in 1993, grandson, Jeremiah Wilson, in 1979; and a great-great- granddaughter, Amber Pickett, in 1998. Surviving are her children, Mary Lou and Marvin Wilson of Fennville, John and Bobbye Bronkhorst of Pullman, Roger and Melva Bronkhorst of Holland, Kenneth Bronkhorst of Grand Rapids, Beverly and Eugene Smith of Holland, Michael and Virginia Bronkhorst of Holland, and Sandra and Calvin Reimink of Hamilton; a daughter in-law Betty Jean Bronkhorst of Holland; 26 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sister Alice Doctor of Royal Oak, MI Services 1 p.m. Thursday at Mulder Chapel, Dykstra Funeral Homes, with Rev. Frank Centers and Arnold Weaver officiating. Burial will be in Gibson Cemetery, Holland, Allegan, Michigan. Additional Comments: This is my mother, email for more info. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ottawa/obits/b/bronkhor5443gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb