KLASKE (CLARA) JACOB HOFMANN, November 4, 1919 in Oosternijkerk, Friesland, Netherlands. She was born October 15, 1901 in Lioessens, Friesland, Netherlands, and died July 6, 1973 in Waupun Memorial Hospital, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Children of JAN POSTHUMA and KLASKE HOFFMAN are:
AGNES POSTHUMA, born Private
ELI JOHN POSTHUMA, born March 4, 1922 in Randolph, Wisconsin; died September 15, 1980 in Hillside Unit, Beaver Dam Community Hospital, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin
JACOB POSTHUMA, born Private
GRACE POSTHUMA, born Private
CARL JOHN POSTHUMA, born October 19, 1927 in Green Lake County, Wisconsin;
died February 23, 1995 at home, 221 Second Street, Randolph, Dodge County, Wisconsin
JEANNETTE POSTHUMA, born Private
SYLVIA POSTHUMA, born Private
CLARENCE (CLIFF) POSTHUMA, born Private
JAMES POSTHUMA, born Private
CLARAINE POSTHUMA, born Private
ALVIN POSTHUMA, born Nov. 28, 1939 in the Town of Randolph, Columbia County, Wisconsin; died Feb. 28, 2006 in the Emergency room at the Beaver Dam Community Hospital, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
John E. Posthuma, rural Randolph, died Wednesday morning, April 15, at his home at the age of 74.
He is survived by his wife, Clara; 11 children, Mrs. Marvin (Agnes) Schmidt, Fox Lake; Ell, Beaver Dam; Jake, Waupun; Mrs.Orlie (Grace) Fietz, Waupun; Carl, Randolph; Mrs. Jerry (Jeannette) Tjepkema, Waupun; Mrs.
Clinton (Sylvia) Smith, Waupun; Clarence, Randolph; Jim, Fox Lake; Mrs. Ronald (Claraine) Buetyn, Waupun, and Alvin, Randolph; 45 grandhcildren and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, August and Eli, Randolph; and one sister, Mrs. John (Jennie) Kikkert, Beaver Dam.
His parents, three brothers and four grandchildren preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 17, at 2 p.m. in the First Randolph Christian Reformed church, East Friesland. The Rev. Peter Vis officiated. Burial was in Friesland cemetery.
Mrs. Clara Posthuma, 71, of 204 Johnson Street, Waupun, died Friday,
July 6, 1973 at the Waupun Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 9 at the First Randolph Christian Reformed Church, Friesland. Rev. John DeHaan officiated with burial in the Friesland Cemetery.
Mrs. Posthuma was,born October 15, 1901 in the Netherlands, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hoffman. She married John Posthuma on November. 4, 1919 at Cambria.
She is survived by eleven children, Mrs. Marvin (Agnes) Schmidt, Fox Lake; Ell, Beaver Dam; Jake, Waupun; Mrs.Orlie (Grace) Fietz, Waupun; Carl, Randolph; Mrs. Jerry (Jeannette) Tjepkema, Waupun; Mrs.
Clinton (Sylvia) Smith, Waupun; Clarence, Randolph; Jim, Fox Lake; Mrs. Ronald (Claraine) Buetyn, Waupun, and Alvin, Randolph; 46 grandhcildren and 12 great-grandchildren;
one brother, Sam Hotfman of Randolph.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, five grandhcildren and two brothers.
