Floyd Glenn Tuinstra (I24217)
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Birth | 18 March 1924 Wisconsin, USA Source: 1940 United States Federal Census |
Birth of a sibling | 22 December 1925 (Age 21 months) Sister: Evelyn Tuinstra (I24218) - [Relationship Chart] |
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Birth of a sibling | 26 December 1929 (Age 5) Sister: Ruth Tuinstra (I24220) - [Relationship Chart] |
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Birth of a sibling | 31 July 1934 (Age 10) Brother: Donald A. Tuinstra (I24222) - [Relationship Chart] |
Birth of a sibling | 27 February 1937 (Age 12) Brother: Ralph Vernon Tuinstra (I24223) - [Relationship Chart] |
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Death of a father's sibling | 14 July 1953 (Age 29) Uncle: Peter Tuinstra (I24201) (Age 59) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a grand-parent | 10 February 1959 (Age 34) Grandfather: Fokke Pieters Tuinstra (I24185) (Age 86) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a grand-parent | 24 March 1959 (Age 35) Grandmother: Grietje Hayes Boomsma (I24197) (Age 84) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | 30 October 1972 (Age 48) Uncle: Richard Tuinstra (I24247) (Age 62) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | 3 December 1974 (Age 50) Uncle: John Tuinstra (I24248) (Age 63) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | 25 October 1976 (Age 52) Aunt: Reka Tuinstra (I24253) (Age 62) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | 25 October 1978 (Age 54) Aunt: Agnes Tuinstra (I24242) (Age 70) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | 24 December 1978 (Age 54) Uncle: Sam Tuinstra (I24254) (Age 62) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | 23 March 1981 (Age 57) Uncle: Harry Tuinstra (I24208) (Age 85) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of father | 19 April 1981 (Age 57) Father: Ralph Tuinstra (I24215) (Age 83) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of mother | 12 April 1983 (Age 59) Mother: Jessie Bergsma (I24216) (Age 85) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | August 1995 (Age 71) Aunt: Elizabeth Tuinstra (I24239) (Age 89) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a sibling | 18 August 1999 (Age 75) Brother: Donald A. Tuinstra (I24222) (Age 65) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a sibling | 9 July 2004 (Age 80) Brother: Ralph Vernon Tuinstra (I24223) (Age 67) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a sibling | 10 October 2005 (Age 81) Sister: Evelyn Tuinstra (I24218) (Age 79) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a sibling | 29 December 2007 (Age 83) Sister: Ruth Tuinstra (I24220) (Age 78) - [Relationship Chart] |
Death of a father's sibling | 6 February 2011 (Age 86) Aunt: Susie Tuinstra (I24257) (Age 92) - [Relationship Chart] |
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Death | 19 September 2011 (Age 87) Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Source: U.S. Obituary Collection Source Text: RACINE - Mr. Floyd Glenn Tuinstra, 87, passed away at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints on Monday, September 19, 2011. Floyd was born in Racine to the late Ralph Sr. and Jessie (nee: Bergsma) Tuinstra on March 18, 1924. He lived most of hislife in Racine. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Esther Kwakkel on June 7, 1946. Mr. Tuinstra achieved his GED at the age of 40 and operated a dairy farm. After retirement, he drove bus for Lamers Bus Company. Mr. Tuinstra was an active member of Calvary Memorial Church. At Calvary, he was a member of the Elder Board and on the Board of Directors for Youth for Christ and Willerup Bible Camp in Cambridge. He was a mentor to many young men who would work on his dairy farm and the Racine Youth Group. In Mr. Tuinstra's earlier years, he was an Elder and taught Sunday School at First Reformed Church. He enjoyed reading, bowling, and traveling. He moved to Eustis, Fla. for 19 years, before returning to Racine. Floyd will be dearly missed by his wife, Dorothy; his children, Patricia Irwin (Ernie Wilhelm), Warren (Karen) Tuinstra, and Vernon (Shirley) Tuinstra; grandchildren, Molly (Francis) Fortuna-Castro, Brian (Holly), Jamie (Lori), and Andrew (Julie) Tuinstra, Cindy (Michael) Presley, and Vernon (Sabrina) Tuinstra Jr.; 10 great- grandchildren; sisters, Lorraine (Morris) Loomans, Marcella (Clarence) Kuiper, and Shirley (Don) Verdorn; brothers-in-law, Kenneth Nedervelt and Leonard Peacock; sisters-in-law, Bethel Tuinstra and Helen Tuinstra; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Evelyn Nedervelt and Ruth Peacock; and brothers, Ralph Tuinstra Jr. and Donald Tuinstra. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Memorial Church on Thursday, September 22, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Nathan James officiating. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the Wilson Funeral Home on Wednesday evening, September 21, 2011, from 4 until 7 p.m. and on Thursday morning at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. WILSON FUNERAL HOME 1212 Lathrop Avenue 634-3361 www.wilsonfuneralhomeracine. com Published in Racine Journal Times on September 21, 2011 |
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