1943 Robert Klootwyk's pilot training graduation photo in 1943. He was based outside of London and after D-Day he was based outside of Paris. He was the 2nd Glider into Germany during Operation Varsity, he was honored with the Air Medal, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Dad continued to fly for many years after the war. He flew for a small airline until the FAA in 1948 discovered he'd lost an eye during the war!

Photo thanks to Robert KLOOTWYK [7758]

14-06-1949 Grafsteen van Joel Kim KLOOTWYK [7762], de zoon van Robert John KLOOTWYK [7749] en anice Rose FRANKLIN [7751] op de Prairie Home Cemetery, Gilby, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA.

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1979 Graf van Robert John KLOOTWYK [7749] en Janice Rose FRANKLIN [7751] op Prairie Home Cemetery, Gilby, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA

2005 Overlijden van Janice Rose FRANKLIN [7751] de weduwe van Robert John KLOOTWYK [7749] op 3 mei 2005.

Janice Rose Klootwyk, 80, Bismarck died May 3, 2005, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Bismarck Funeral Home with the Rev. Allen Wagner officiating. Burial will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Gilby Cemetery, Gilby.
Janice was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Bowesmont, the daughter of Robert and Rhoda (Harris) Franklin. She spent her adolescent years in Gilby, and was married to Robert Klootwyk Feb. 23, 1943, in Grand Forks. Janice spent the next several years as a military wife while Bob trained to be a pilot in the Army Air Corps. After raising her family, she pursued a career selling fine women's apparel. Her style was classic in all respects, from her dress to her relationships with her family and friends. She will be held in loving memory by all. Janice's home was always a gathering place and her warmth and hospitality were legend. She was a dedicated wife, mother and homemaker, and had a special love for her grandchildren. The great loves of her life were Bob, her family and her books.
She is survived by daughters, Margo (Gary) Huber, Bismarck, and Kathryn (Larry) White, Bowman; sons, Robert (Jan) Klootwyk, Mesa, Ariz., Bruce (Deb) Klootwyk, Bismarck; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Elizabeth (Gary) Grzadzielewski, Ardoch; and her sisters-in-laws, Dorothy Franklin, Grand Forks, and Marilyn Nelson, Gilby.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents; an infant son, Joel; her brother, Jerry Franklin; and sister, Yvonne Dewey.

03-05-2005 Death Certificate van Janice Rose FRANKLIN [7751], de weduwe van Robert John KLOOTWYK [7749].