Van Hees Family History
M.D. Paul Richard Dirkse
1908 - 2003 (95 years)1. M.D. Paul Richard Dirkse was born 3 Mar 1908, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA (son of Dirk Dirkse and Gertrude Bolhuis); died 12 Aug 2003, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois; was buried Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Ottawa County, MI. Paul married Doris Ronda 22 Sep 1936, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. Doris was born 13 Feb 1907, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died 7 Aug 1998, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois. [Group Sheet]
Children:
2. Dirk Dirkse was born 14 Nov 1876, 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands (son of Johannis Dirkse and Wilhelmina Katte); died 5 May 1966, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; was buried 7 May 1966, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. Dirk married Gertrude Bolhuis 23 Apr 1902, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. Gertrude was born 8 Mar 1879, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died 4 Jun 1977, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA; was buried 7 Jun 1977, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Gertrude Bolhuis was born 8 Mar 1879, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died 4 Jun 1977, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA; was buried 7 Jun 1977, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. Children:
- Living Dirkse
- John Gerrit Dirkse was born 17 Apr 1903, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died 3 Jan 1985, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; was buried 5 Jan 1985.
- Evan R. Dirkse was born 1 May 1906, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died 10 Mar 1985, Whispering Pines, Moore, North Carolina; was buried 14 Mar 1985.
- 1. Paul Richard Dirkse was born 3 Mar 1908, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died 12 Aug 2003, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois; was buried Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Ottawa County, MI.
- Annette Dirkse was born 23 Jun 1909, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; died 15 Apr 1990, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA; was buried 18 Apr 1990, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Johannis Dirkse was born 10 Jul 1854, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands (son of Dirk Dirkse and Adriana Nieuwenhuize); died Abt 1883, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. Johannis married Wilhelmina Katte 1 Jun 1876, 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands. Wilhelmina (daughter of Johannis Katte and Maatje Van Zweeden) was born Abt 1857, Netherlands; died Abt 1878, Netherlands. [Group Sheet]
5. Wilhelmina Katte was born Abt 1857, Netherlands (daughter of Johannis Katte and Maatje Van Zweeden); died Abt 1878, Netherlands. Children:
- 2. Dirk Dirkse was born 14 Nov 1876, 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died 5 May 1966, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; was buried 7 May 1966, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Dirk Dirkse was born 25 Jun 1821, Kruiningen, Zeeland, Netherlands (son of Johannis Dirkse and Janna Nieuwenhuize); died 6 Oct 1865, Nisse, Zeeland, Netherlands. Dirk married Adriana Nieuwenhuize 11 Apr 1850, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands. Adriana (daughter of Pieter Nieuwenhuize and Maria Koster) was born 13 Mar 1826, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died 29 Apr 1899, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet]
9. Adriana Nieuwenhuize was born 13 Mar 1826, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands (daughter of Pieter Nieuwenhuize and Maria Koster); died 29 Apr 1899, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands. Children:
- Janna Dirkse was born 15 Nov 1850, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died 22 Apr 1875, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Pieter Dirkse was born 14 Apr 1852, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died 26 Oct 1922, East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
- 4. Johannis Dirkse was born 10 Jul 1854, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died Abt 1883, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, USA.
- Dirk Dirkse was born 7 Nov 1857, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands; died 27 Jun 1927, Michigan, USA.
- Francois Dirkse was born 22 Dec 1862, Nisse, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Maria Jacoba Dirkse was born 9 May 1865, Nisse, Zeeland, Netherlands; died 11 Jun 1877, Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands.
10. Johannis Katte Johannis — Maatje Van Zweeden. [Group Sheet]
11. Maatje Van Zweeden Children:
- 5. Wilhelmina Katte was born Abt 1857, Netherlands; died Abt 1878, Netherlands.