Joseph E. Rookhuyzen - Mt. Laki Cemetery - Klamath Falls, OR
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N 42° 06.776 W 121° 43.313
10T E 605664 N 4663105
This gravemarker is located within Mt. Laki Cemetery, just off Cross Rd (Lower Klamath Lake Hwy) and just south of Klamath Falls, OR.
Waymark Code: WMJTNY
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Wrap Text around ImageJoseph E. Rookhuyzen is interred at Mt. Laki Cemetery and his headstone contains an engraving of a loaf of bread with the word 'Baker' underneath. He also was a war veteran, based off a VFW symbol on the other side of his headstone. I was able to locate a little info on him here on FindaGrave.com that reads:

Joseph Edward Rookhuyzen, 87, died Monday, October 21, 1996 in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Charlene Rookhuyzen, Ogden, UT; Margene and Wayne Cottle, Plain City, UT; Joyce and Eddy North, Ogden, UT; sisters, Pauline Bellan, Klamath Falls, OR; Bertha Osborn, Lompoc, CA; Colleen Mead, Paradise, CA; brothers and sisters-in-law, LaMar and Eva Rookhuyzen, Booke, TX; Jack Rookhuyzen, KLamath Falls, OR; Loyal and Nancy Rookhuyzen, Klamath Falls, OR: Charles and Myrle Ehmann, Ogden, UT; 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Is Gravestone Showing Occupation or Hobby?: Occupation

What is depicted occupation or hobby?: Baker

Date of birth: 11/16/1908

Date of death: 10/21/1996

Access hours and days: Not listed
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