Obit for BAKKER, Guys (b.1929 d.2005), Murray Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Clarke Submitted: November 2005 ========================================================================= Guys BAKKER Guys Bakker was born May 8, 1929 to Evert and Nellie (DeKam) Bakker on a farm near Chandler, MN, Murray County. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and attended country school. As a young man Guys farmed with his family in the Chanarambie Valley west of Chandler. On July 16, 1971 Guys married Irene Clark at the Chandler Reformed Church Parsonage in Chandler. They made their home on a farm near Chandler and late moved to a farm near Gavin, MN in the mid 1970's where he continued to farm until 1982 when he retired to Tracy, MN. In September of 2005 Guys became a resident of the Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy, where he died October 5, 2005 at the age of 76. Guys is survived by his wife, Irenen of Tracy, MN; six sons, Jerry Clark of Marshall, MN, Lonnie (Vicki) Clark of Chandler, MN, Mike (Lynn) Clark of Marshall, MN, Danny (Laurie) Clark of Ruthton, MN, Brian Bakker of Tracy, MN and Jeff Bakker of Marshall, MN; six daughters, Abby, Holly, Stephanie, Suzanne and Cheri Lyn Bakker all of Tracy, MN and Betsy Bakker of Marshall, MN; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three brothers, Tony (Janet) Bakker of Modesto, CA, Marvin (Loretta) Bakker of Chandler, MN, John (Rosalie) Bakker of Corsica, SD; four sisters, Johcenna Vander Steen of Luverne, MN, Bertha (Leonard) Vant Hof of Edgerton, MN, Nellie Vos of Slayton, MN and Goldie (Willis) Van Roekel of Corsica, SD; many brother and sister-in-laws, several aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. His parents and one brother, Peter Bakker, many aunts and uncles and two brother-in-laws preceded him in death. ========================================================================= Copyright Judy Clarke 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================