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Robert James "Bob" KLOOSTERMAN

Robert James "Bob" KLOOSTERMAN

Male 1932 - 2020  (87 years)Deceased    Has 40 ancestors and 23 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Robert James KLOOSTERMAN 
    Nickname Bob 
    Relationshipwith Cornelis Kloosterman
    Birth 13 Nov 1932  Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Obituary Nov 2020  Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  
    Kloosterman, Robert Robert James ("Bob") Kloosterman, 87 of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Born on November 13, 1932 in Kalamazoo to Elias and Lena Kloosterman.

    He was employed at Hercules Inc., for over 40 years, and thoroughly enjoyed his children and grandkids, a good game of Cribbage, and being a child of God.

    Bob is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Tillie Joan (Dykehouse), children; David (Gail) Kloosterman, Philip (Lynn) Kloosterman, Kevin (Cheryl) Kloosterman, Thomas (Norma) Kloosterman, Daniel (Denise) Kloosterman, Cheryl (Doug) Herder, 21 grandchildren, their spouses, and 16 great-grandchildren with one more on the way. He is also survived by sister Lena Doherty and sister-in-law Evelyn Kloosterman.

    Preceded in death by parents Elias and Lena Kloosterman and siblings William (Ann) Kloosterman, Nellie (Harm) Bloemsma, Martha (Martin) Vlietstra, John (Wilma) Kloosterman, Neil (Berdine) Kloosterman, Harry (Catherine) Kloosterman, Jeannette (Edwin) Kniss, Elias Jr. Kloosterman, and twin-sister Josephine (Gerald) VanderRoest.

    Bob was a blessed man with a zest for life, and who genuinely cared for so many extended family members, church members, friends, and neighbors with a joyful heart, warm greeting and encouraging words. His investment in all of us reflected the love he knew in Christ and the saving grace that he received from his heavenly father. 
    Burial Nov 2020  Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 12 Nov 2020  Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 87 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    CLAES,   b. Abt 1530, Biezelinge, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?  (10 x Great Grandfather) 
    Pieternella POSTMA,   b. 18 Sep 1860, Wissenkerke, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandmother) 
    Siblings 5 brothers and 5 sisters 
    Notes 
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Person ID I602  Kloosterman
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2021 

    Father AncestorsElias KLOOSTERMAN,   b. 19 Apr 1891, Kruiningen, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1978, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother AncestorsLena Cornelia IJZENBAART,   b. 8 Mar 1892, Kortgene, Nederland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1972, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1913 
    Age at Marriage He : 22 years and 5 months - She : 21 years and 6 months. 
    Family ID F453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Tillie DYKEHOUSE,   b. Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1954  Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 21 years and 10 months - She : ??. 
    Children 
       1. Female L Cheryl KLOOSTERMAN
    +  2. Male L David Allen KLOOSTERMAN,   b. 19 Jul 1956 (Age 67 years)
    Gail NANNINGA  m. 22 Jun 1979
    +  3. Male L Philip Jay KLOOSTERMAN,   b. 10 Nov 1957, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Lynn HERDER  m. 18 May 1984
    +  4. Male L Kevin John KLOOSTERMAN,   b. 23 Sep 1959 (Age 64 years)
    Cheryll VOSS  m. 2 Aug 1985
    +  5. Male L Thomas Lee KLOOSTERMAN,   b. 18 Oct 1960, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +  6. Male L Daniël Scott KLOOSTERMAN,   b. 8 Aug 1965 (Age 58 years)
    Denise KLEIN  m. 30 Jul 1988
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Nov 1932 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Sep 1954 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Philip Jay KLOOSTERMAN - 10 Nov 1957 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Lee KLOOSTERMAN - 18 Oct 1960 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Kloosterman, Robert Robert James ("Bob") Kloosterman, 87 of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Born on November 13, 1932 in Kalamazoo to Elias and Lena Kloosterman. He was employed at Hercules Inc., for over 40 years, and thoroughly enjoyed his children and grandkids, a good game of Cribbage, and being a child of God. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Tillie Joan (Dykehouse), children; David (Gail) Kloosterman, Philip (Lynn) Kloosterman, Kevin (Cheryl) Kloosterman, Thomas (Norma) Kloosterman, Daniel (Denise) Kloosterman, Cheryl (Doug) Herder, 21 grandchildren, their spouses, and 16 great-grandchildren with one more on the way. He is also survived by sister Lena Doherty and sister-in-law Evelyn Kloosterman. Preceded in death by parents Elias and Lena Kloosterman and siblings William (Ann) Kloosterman, Nellie (Harm) Bloemsma, Martha (Martin) Vlietstra, John (Wilma) Kloosterman, Neil (Berdine) Kloosterman, Harry (Catherine) Kloosterman, Jeannette (Edwin) Kniss, Elias Jr. Kloosterman, and twin-sister Josephine (Gerald) VanderRoest. Bob was a blessed man with a zest for life, and who genuinely cared for so many extended family members, church members, friends, and neighbors with a joyful heart, warm greeting and encouraging words. His investment in all of us reflected the love he knew in Christ and the saving grace that he received from his heavenly father. - Nov 2020 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Nov 2020 - Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Nov 2020 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Robert and Tillie
    Robert and Tillie
    Annnouncement of the 50e wedding anniversary of Robert and Tillie Kloosterman in the Kalamazoo Gazette
    Robert James 'Bob' Kloosterman
    Robert James "Bob" Kloosterman


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