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Heintje (Hattie) Mouw

Dochter van Jennie (Jane) Korver en John Henry Mouw, geboren 7-12-1896 USA IA Orange City, overleden 10-1-1923 USA MN Murray en begraven Leota Cemetery

Trouwt 16-1-1917 Millard Russell Gilman, geboren 3-5-1893 USA MI Grand Rapids, overleden 21-3-1986 USA SD Wafber en begraven ZCBJ Cemetery

Millard hertrouwt Marie Henne, geboren 1900, overleden 1965 en begraven bij Millard

Kinderen:

1. John Alvin Gilman, geboren 1-3-1919 USA MN Leota, overleden 18-4-2005 USA MN Edgerton en begraven Hillside Cemetery
   Trouwt 9-10-1941 USA MN Leota Lillian Hermina Van Lant, dochter van John Van Lant en Frieda (Froukje) Halbersma, geboren 28-6-1921 USA MN Moulton Township, overleden 13-8-1998 USA MN Pipestone en begraven bij man
2. Harold Millard Gilman, geboren 4-1-1923 USA MN, overleden 1-8-2006 USA MN Leota en begraven Leota Cemetery
   Trouwt 26-6-1942 Alberta Cornelia (Birdie) Van Lant, geboren 11-3-1925 USA MN Murray, ovcerleden 27-10-2012 USA MN Edgerton en begraven bij man

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Obituary of Alvin

Alvin Gilman, 86, Edgerton, died April 18, 2005 at Edgebrook Care Center, Edgerton. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 23 at First Reformed Church, Edgerton. Interment was in Hillside Cemetery, Edgerton.

Alvin Gilman was born to Millard and Hattie (Mouw) Gilman on March 1, 1919, on the family farm near Leota. He was raised and received his education at Leota Christian schools.

He married Lillian Van Lant on Oct. 9, 1941 at Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. Following their marriage the couple farmed near the Edgerton area. In 1963, they moved to Bellflower, Calif. where Alvin worked in mechanical maintenance. In 1974 they moved back to Edgerton. Lillian died on August 13, 1998. In March 2005 Alvin entered the Edgebrook Care Center. He was a member of the First Reformed Church in Edgerton.

He is survived by his four children, Milt (Carol) Gilman, Bellflower, Calif.; Faye (Bob) De Boer, Edgerton; Rod Gilman, Roseburg, Ore. and Barb (Vern) De Jong, Montevideo; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; friends, Norie Pool, Pat and Reg Fey and Sandy and Don Vrtacnick and their families and one brother, Harold (Alberta) Gilman.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian.

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Obituaries of Harold and Alberta

Harold M. Gilman, 83, Edgerton, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Edgebrook Rest Center in Edgerton. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 5 at the Woodstock Reformed Church, Woodstock. Interment was in the Leota Community Cemetery, Leota.

Harold Millard Gilman was born to Millard and Hattie (Mouw) Gilman on Jan. 4, 1923, near Leota. At six-days-old, his mother passed away. He was raised by his grandparents, John and Jennie Mouw, near Leota. Harold attended Leota School.

On June 26, 1942 he married Alberta (Birdie) VanLant. Following their marriage they farmed near Leota until they moved to a farm near Woodstock in 1960. The couple farmed there until October 2001 when they retired and moved to Edgerton. On July 11, 2006 he became a resident at the Edgebrook Rest Center.

He was a member of the Reformed Church in Woodstock, where he served three terms as elder. He also served on the board at the New Life Treatment Center in Woodstock. He is best remembered for leading Leota's Fourth of July parade, along with his brother, Alvin, on their Palamino horses, Queen and Goldie. He also loved to auctioneer, especially at church and school events. For many years he raised Registered Polled Herefords and enjoyed working the ring at the Pipestone Sales Barn.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Alberta, and their children, Harriet (James) Talsma, Edgerton; John (Jeanne) Gilman, Norwalk, Calif. Dean (Evie) Gilman, Edgerton; Brad (Mary) Gilman, Boise, Idaho; Cathy (Terry) Winterfeld, Sioux Center, Iowa; Burton (Sharyl) Gilman, Hatfield and Todd (Kathy) Gilman, Woodstock; son-in-law, Leon (Joanne) Edens, East Helena, Mont.; 14 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two daughters, Darlene who died in 1973 and Jane Edens who died in 2001 and his only brother, Alvin Gilman.

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Alberta Gilman, 87, Edgerton, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minnesota. Alberta "Birdie" Cornelia Gilman was born to John and Freida (Halbersma) Van Lant on March 11, 1925 near Chandler. She attended country school and graduated from Edgerton Public School in 1942. She made profession of her faith at the Bethel Reformed Church of Leota.

On June 26, 1942 Alberta (Birdie) married Harold Gilman. They farmed near Leota until they moved to a farm near Woodstock in 1960. The couple farmed there until October 2001, when they retired and moved to Edgerton. Harold died August 1, 2006. In 2007 Alberta became a resident of Edgebrook Care Center. Alberta was a member of the American Reformed Church in Woodstock and was a member of the Women's Guild.

She is survived by her children, Harriet (James) Talsma, Edgerton, John (Jeanne) Gilman, Menifee, California, Dean (Evie) Gilman, Edgerton, Brad (Mary) Gilman, Boise, Idaho, Cathy (Terry) Winterfeld, Sioux Center, Iowa, Burton (Sharyl) Gilman, Hatfield, Todd (Kathy) Gilman, Fulda; a son-in-law, Leon (Joanne) Edens, East Helena, Montana; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lawrence Van Lant, Lake Stevens, Washington, Cornie Van Lant, Chandler; four sisters, Nellie Fransen, Fran Anker, Elsie Ver Hey and Rose Bleyenburg, all of Edgerton.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; two daughters, Darlene, who died in 1973 and Jane Edens, who died in 2001; a brother, John Van Lant and five sisters, Eva Prins, Henrietta Ruiter, Lillian Gilman, Edna Van Dyke and Janet Hesse.

Funeral Service: 01 November 2012 - American Reformed Church - Woodstock, Minnesota
Officiant: Rev. Carl Gearhart
Interment: Leota Community Cemetery - Leota, Minnesota