 1888 - 1963 (75 years)
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| Name |
Dirk William Huenink |
| Birth |
26 Feb 1888 |
Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1950 |
Holland, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| WI |
- Enumerated 18 Apr, visit 321:
William Huenink - age 62, head, married, farmer, b. WI, worked 70 hours previous week
Henrietta A. - age 61, wife, married, b. WI
August Huebner - age 35, son-in-law, married, b. WI, armcutter, electric motor factory, b. WI
Margaret - age 25, daughter, office steno-insurance company, b. WI
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| Name |
"Holstein" Bill |
| Death |
28 Aug 1963 |
Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Burial |
30 Aug 1963 |
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Notes |
- Known as "Holstein Bill" because of his pure bred Holstein cattle herd. At his funeral in the rural countryside, cows from the neighboring field came to the fence surrounding the cemetery, overlooking the gravesite, and watched as his coffin was lowered into the ground. Once that was completed the cows all turned from the cemetery fence and walked away.
"My grandma also told me about how the cows lined up at my Great Grandpa's funeral. So I found it interesting you wrote that on your website. She told me that he loved his herd and when one needed to be sold, he would see it off. He would walk to the end of the driveway as the truck drove off and would stand and watch until he couldn't see the truck anymore. And when he died the cows stood watch until they couldn't see him anymore." - Jeff Huenink
Obituary in the Sheboygan Press on 28 Aug 1963
Dirk William Huenink, 75, of Cedar Grove, died this morning at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital.
He was born Feb. 2, 1888, in the Town of Holland, a son of the late H. J. and Jane Demaster Huenink. He was married to Henrietta Renskers at Cedar Grove.
A prominent breeder of Holstein cattle, Mr. Huenink operated the Shady Nook Farm near Cedar Grove for many years until his retirement several years ago.
His wife preceded him in death on this same date in 1961.
Mr. Huenink was active in the Cedar Grove Co-operative Exchange, serving as secretary, and was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Cedar Grove.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Margaret) Holle, R. 1, Cedar Grove; a grandchild; and two sisters, Mrs. Kathryn Lubbers, Green Bay, and Mrs. Joseph Duncan, Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church of Cedar Grove following brief family rites at the church at 1:45 p.m.
The Rev. James Edwards, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Oostburg, will officiate in the absence of the pastor, Dr. C. H. Jaggard, and burial will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Krostag Funeral Home, Oostburg, from 7 p.m. Thursday until 10:30 a.m. Friday and at the church from noon until the time of services.
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| Person ID |
I239 |
Ives-Leedom |
| Last Modified |
28 May 2022 |
| Father |
Henry John Huenink, b. 15 Oct 1863, Haart, Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands d. 3 Oct 1945, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Jane DeMaster, b. 15 Nov 1866, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin d. 16 Aug 1951, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
3 May 1887 |
First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Family ID |
F49 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Henrietta Adeline Renskers, b. 1 Oct 1888, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin d. 28 Aug 1961, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
10 May 1916 |
Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
- Married at the home of the bride with only the immediate relatives present according to the notice in the Sheboygan Press on 10 May 1916.
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| Children |
| | 1. Margaret Joyce Huenink, b. 29 Mar 1925, Wisconsin d. 2 Oct 2006, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin (Age 81 years) [Adopted] |
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| Headstones |
 | Huenink-Dirk W and Henrietta
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| Family ID |
F104 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
7 May 2016 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Burial - 30 Aug 1963 - Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
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