The Geurink Family History
Arent Jan Geurink Branch
Fourth Generation - Truman Geurink
14 . Truman Henry4 Geurink (John3, Hemy John2, Arent Jan1) was born in Town of Easton, WI December 21, 1920.
He married Ruth Abma in Town of Ringle, WI, October 23, 194O.
-Truman and Ruth were married in the Abma home.
Ruth was born in Town of Ringle, at home August 14, 1922. She is the daughter of Epco Abma and Winafred Reimes.
- At 18 years of age Ruth became the mother of Donald Geurink Marathon County, WI April 23, 1941.
- At 23 years of age Ruth became the mother of Larry Truman Geurink Marathon County, WI September 14, 1945.
- At 27 years of age Ruth became the mother of Maurice Geurink Wausau, September 30, 1949.
- At 28 years of age Ruth became the mother of Eugene Geurink Wausau, WI, November 21, 195O.
- At 30 years of age Ruth became the mother of Marilyn Geurink Wausau, WI, September 1, 1952.
- At 20 years of age Truman became the father of Donald Geurink Marathon County, WI, April 23, 1941.
- At 24 years of age Truman became the father of Larry Truman Gemink Marathon County, WI, September 14, 1945.
- At 28 years of age Truman became the father of Maurice Geurink Wausau, WI, September 30, 1949.
- At 29 years of age Truman became the father of Eugene Geurink Wausau, WI, November 21, 1950.
- At 31 years of age Truman became the father of Marilyn Geurink Wausau, WI, September 1, 1952.
Truman died August 30, 1997 Wausau WI, at 76 years of age.
*Text taken from the Wausau newspaper dated August 30, 1997:
Truman H. Geurink, 76, 6107 Randy Jay St., Schofield died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, under Comfort
Care and Hospice Services at Wausau Hospital.
Truman operated a dairy farm in the town of Easton and ran a milk route. After his retirement, he was
employed by the town of Weston and drove school bus for the D.C. Everest School District.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth (Abma) Geurink; four sons, Donald (Ruth Arm) Geurink and Maurice
(Karen) Geurink, all of Schofield, and Eugene (Jacqueline) Geurink, Ringle; a daughter, Marilyn (Theodore) Dulak, Ringle; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lloyd (Delores) Geurink, Wausau, and Glenn (Leah) Geurink, Rothschild; and two sisters, Eva (John) VanVuren, Crete, Ill., and LaVeme (Kenneth) Hettinga, Pulaski.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Hope Community church, town of Easton. Interment will be
in Forestville Cemetery, town of Easton. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, and from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services, at the church.
Schmidt-Schulta Funeral Home, Birnamwood, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Historical events during the life of Truman Henry Geurink:
- religious services 1st broadcast over the radio on January 2, 1921;
- birth of Pele, soccer star on October 23, 1940;
- Athens falls to German invaders on April 27, 1941;
- Juan Peron becomes dictator of Argentina on October 17, 1945;
- Chairman Mao Tse-tung takes office in Peking on October 1, 1949;
- On accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature, William Faulker says, “I believe that man will not merely endure, he will prevail” on December 1O, 1950;
- birth of Jimmy Connors, tennis brat on September 2, 1952.
Truman Henry Geurink and Ruth Abma had the following children:
- + 40 i. Donald5 Geurink was born Apri1 23, 1941
- + 4 1 ii. Larry Truman Geurink was born September 14, 1945
- + 42 iii. Maurice Geurink was born September 30, 1949
- + 43 iv. Eugene Geurink was born November 21, 195O
- + 44 v. Marilyn Geurink was born September 1, 1952
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