Nicholas Kuperus

Nicholas Kuperus, 83, of Vernon Twp. died April 14, 2013 at the Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y.
Kuperus, son of the late Charles and Henrietta Huizinga Kuperus was born in Ureterp, Friesland, The Netherlands Dec. 29, 1929.
Kuperus resided in Wantage Twp. for many years and later Warwick, N.Y. having maintained dairy farms in both communities before moving to Vernon Twp. in 1995. Kuperus was a member of the Sussex Christian Reformed Church.
Kuperus was predeceased by three brothers, John, Henry and Miles Kuperus.
He is survived by his wife Jennie (DeVries) Kuperus; children, Wilma deJager and her husband Elbert of Accord, N.Y., Henrietta Vellenga and her husband George of Slate Hill, N.Y., Charles Kuperus and his wife Deborah of Westtown, N.Y., Richard Kuperus and his wife Karen of Westtown, N.Y., Susan Mys and her husband Eric of Hudsonville, MI, Thomas Kuperus & his wife Tammy of Hampstead, NC and Winnie Gros & her husband Jacob of Pine Bush, NY; sister, Susan DeBoer of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada as well as 24 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday April 19, 10 a.m. at Sussex Christian Reformed Church, 51 Unionville Ave. Sussex. Interment will follow at Clove Cemetery, Wantage. Friends may call at the Ferguson Funeral Home, 27 Third St., Sussex on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sussex Christian School 51 Unionville Ave. Sussex, NJ 07461.
For directions and condolences visit fergusonsussexfuneralhome.com.