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- "Mary M. VanOpdorp - Rock Island Argus, The (Jul/24/2005)
Mary M. VanOpdorp, 96, of Geneseo, died Friday, July 22, 2005, atHillcrest Home, Geneseo.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Malachy'sCatholic Church, Geneseo. The Rev. Michael Pakula will celebrate.Burial will be in North Cemetery, Geneseo. Visitation will be 12 to1:30 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to the MaryVanOpdorp Memorial Fund. Vandemore Funeral Home, Geneseo, is in chargeof the arrangements.
Mary was born Oct. 27, 1908, in St. Margreta, Belgium, daughter ofLeopold and Elodie Genneberghe Mariman. She married August "Gus"VanOpdorp May 3, 1928, in Geneseo. He preceded her in death in 1986.
Mary, along side her husband, farmed in rural Geneseo for many years.She was a member of St. Malachy's Catholic Church, its Altar andRosary Society and the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Survivors include a son (and spouse), Donald (Darlene) VanOpdorp,Geneseo; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, FrankMariman, Moline; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded indeath by her parents; a son, Howard VanOpdorp in 1986; two sisters,Selma Coppejans and Margaret Grypp; and four brothers, Art, Mader, Meland Ed Mariman.
Online condolences may be sent to the family atwww.vandemorefuneralhome.com."
SOURCE: Rock Island Argus Newspaper, Rock Island County, Illinois
www.Ancestry.com
DATE OBTAINED: 17 May 2006
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