Four Generation Friday - The Van Hofwegens

Grace (van Hofwegen) Adema (1904-1992)
Jean (Adema) Koops (1925-2005)
Dianna (Koops) Vedders (b. 1943)
Terri (Vedders) Bomgardner (b. 1963)

Happy Anniversary Bernard & Jean Koops

69 years ago today, on 5 January 1943, my grandparents were married in Yuma, Arizona. They didn't have a traditional wedding though, they eloped. They were pretty young, he was 19 and she was 18. I don't know if that was the only reason for the secret marriage, but I did hear that Bernard's dad had threatened him if he was going to marry.

Jean Adema's 86th birthday

Today would be my grandma's 86th birthday, but unfortunately she passed away a few years ago. She was born on 22 October 1925 in Edgerton, Pipestone County, Minnesota. Her parents were Simon and Grace (van Hofwegen) Adema. She would later marry Bernard Koops. This picture was taken of her around 1926 I would guess.