Vera Hoekstra

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* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Vera Hoekstra

Vera Jean High Hoekstra, 87, Grand Rapids, Mich., died March 17, 2010, in Grand Rapids, Mich.

She was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Rockford, to F. Lloyd and Mary Williams High. She married Phil Hoekstra, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Dennis Potter, Grand Rapids; a brother, Robert E. High, Rockford; two grandsons, and four great-grandchildren.

Deceased are two sisters, Margaret Post and Dorothy Bollenbacher.

She worked as a bookkeeper at The Little Elevator and as a teller for The Rockford National Bank in Rockford. She also worked at Neon Products in Lima.

Funeral services were held March 21, 2010, at Mayflower Congregational Church, Grand Rapids.

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