The Kooyer Family Blog

Though many of us will not be together today, I’d like to extend a Happy Thanksgiving to the entire Kooyer kin. May the day bring fond memories of those who or no longer with us and make us thankful for those who are. God bless everyone and travel safely on this day.

Hello All, I wanted to take the blog opportunity to talk to you all about what happened to sister Linda. Linda as you know had alcohol problems for many years, once her husband Leon passed 4 years ago she basically got worse. Many of us constantly urged her to quit and get help. Linda’s liver failed last week to the point where the toxins in her body were creating confusion in her brain. She didn’t know her name or where she was. Mom took her to the hospital and the “numbers” proved that she was not going to survive. Once the liver went, then the kidney and so on.

All of us sisters were fortunate to be there for Linda on the day of her passing. We all spent some private time with her even though she couldn’t talk, she did seem to respond to many loving conversations with family and friends.

I will be posting an on line obituary/slide show some time next week and will put the link on this blog for you all when it’s ready. We all loved Linda’s kind and gentle heart. I am comforted in knowing that she is no longer in pain and is with loved ones now with God.

Treasure each day. We hear it a lot but still continue to take our days for granted, I sure know that I have. I love you all and thank you for your prayers and support for our family through this painful time.

God Bless you all.

Anita

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You can go to: www.edwardsmemorial.com and her name, Linda Peterson will be listed on the right to click and you will then enter the page to launch the video and sign the guest book.

Mary Posted:

Hi All! It was great to see everyone at the reunion! Adam looks like you were elected by? to be the chair of the next reunion. I have no doubt you’ll do a great job.

I do have a suggestion and want to put it out to all of us folks out there for comment and thought. This past Monday I was out with my daughters and grandkids at Pattison State Park and took a tour of the park campgrounds and facilities. It’s SO nice! The beach is perfect, the falls are wonderful for site seeing, there is a nature trail that goes around the lake, they have volleyball nets and playing area set-up, an area for horseshoes, there is showers, changing houses etc. I really think (although Uncle Jim would object I am sure) that this would be the perfect place to located our next reunion. Cass Lake is beautiful too, but it’s just a camping area. Just a thought..so I figured I’d put it out for discussion. Also for those who want to fish…there is Amnicon Lake not too far away that has muskies in it…etc. AND there is a golf course only a few miles away from the park AND it’s not that far for those who want to stay in town. THOUGHTS please!! -Mary

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I thought this deserved it’s own post. So I created one. Feel free to write new posts anytime everyone.

Do the names:

Hi Kooyer Family!

My photos from the 2006 Kooyer Family Reunion can be found here.

Hey everyone,

I’ve created a “Destructions” (aka Instructions) page at the top of this site. I will try to answer all questions anyone has in this section. Again, don’t worry about breaking things… You can’t learn without trying.

Hope this helps!

We had off and on outages last week as I moved the kooyer.com site to a new location. The new location has full backups and a faster connection. So logon and enjoy the new site!

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that the Cass Lake campground Chippewa
Loop is now open for reservations. The reunion is Aug 11-13, 2006.
The website to make your campsite reservation is www.reserveusa.com.
I just made mine for site #98. There were already a couple of sites
reserved, so I would recommend making your reservation as soon as
possible. Please pass on the information.

Hope to see you all at the Kooyer Reunion 2006!

Sandy

P.S. This information was also posted under the Reunions tab at the top of this page.

Well, here I am writing a post and if I can do it…..

Yes, you can.

I thought some of you who are unable to visit in person might want to see Glenn’s headstone at St. Peter’s cemetery. Brian surprised me by placing it in time for Memorial Day. Have a look by clicking to see more…
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Well, we’re off to a slow start–but it’s a good start! There are a few things I’d like to point out when using this site.

1. There is a register section in the lower right hand corner of the main page. You may use this to register but your account will require approval before your posts are accepted. It is probably quicker to email me directly at adam.kooyer@gmail.com for your account activation. This is not to inconvenience anyone–it is to prevent spam posts from random users.

2. From time to time I will add functionality to the site. During these times the site may appear to be broken. If this happens when you visit please check back within 10-15 miinutes. It likely does not take that long for me to fix it. If there are problems and the site simply never comes up–please email me at adam dot kooyer @ gmail dot com.

3. Don’t be afraid to post. You can’t break the website by logging in. And everyone is as capable as the next where posting is concerned. I hope we begin to use this for more than just reunion info.

4. And finally don’t be afraid of me. I don’t bite. If you have ideas or would like to suggest something I’m open to new ideas.