Genevieve Dorothy Van Houtum was born March 11, 1912 in Grand Rapids,
Michigan to Anthony and Gertrude (Van Westenbrugge) Van Houtum. She
attended Central High School in Grand Rapids and graduated from Wheaton
College in 1933 with a B.S. degree in Mathematics. She entered her
junior year from Grand Rapids Junior College. She was a member of the
Boethallian Literary Society, and volunteered with the Y.M.C.A. She
married Henry Weyenberg and started a family in Holland, Mi. She was
very active in her church in Holland, MI, having taught Sunday school
and Bible studies throughout her life. She started a Pioneer Girls
chapter in her church. She died on June 23, 1988 in Holland, MI
following open heart surgery. She was survived by her husband, Henry;
two daughters and one son. Her son-in-law Dr. James E. Mann, married her
daughter Dorothy '59, and was Professor of Mathematics at Wheaton
College from 1982-2002. |
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