It was April 23, 1977 when Trudy left the Scholtens brood to cleave to one Case deJonge and become his wife. After their wedding, which was marked by torrential downpours and a sermon themed on “divorce,” things went uphill.
Their first house was a cute little stucco bungalow in downtown Dundas, where they spent the first 6 years of their marriage. Case was driving truck at this time, while Trudy worked at the Royal Bank until Derek was born. They enjoyed some great years there, which included Case’s first and last dog, some great neighbours, and four children: Derek (1978), Nicole (1979), Ryan (1982), and Karen (1984). With the arrival of their fourth child, there was no space left in the little three bedroom classic, so they upsized down the same street, Hwy 99, in Copetown.
Case’s work career was spread over truck driving for others, driving as an owner-operator, landscaping and finally finding employment with Terratec Environmental as an operations supervisor. Case never enjoyed the entrepreneurial, businessman prowess of his Scholtens brother-in-laws, but his work at Terratec fit his skills perfectly and he has been there since.
Trudy’s first calling was to be a wife and a mother. This calling got busier with the arrival of two more children: Nathan (1986) and Kevin (1990). To help pay the bills Trudy babysat, cleaned houses, served as the caretaker for the church, and drove the big yellow school bus that filled her driveway for many years. Trudy now works at an old age home as a personal support worker.
The house in Copetown served the family well through the good years and the lean ones. Particularly lean were the winters while Case was landscaping, but the Lord always provided and his faithfulness was evident. As the children got bigger, however, the one bathroom, the water shortage, and a nice looking house down the road all converged into another move and another house, again on the same road.
The deJonge clan headed West once again—about two kilometers west to a split-level home on the hill, which Case and Trudy still call home today. Yet, by the by, this house emptied: Derek married Helena, moved to Guelph and then to Orangeville, working as a technician and serviceman; Nicole bought a house in Hamilton and found a career in nursing; Ryan married Ruth, moved to Brampton, then to Langley, serving the Canadian Reformed Church there as minister; Karen travelled the globe with her husband Randy until they finally settled in Haiti as directors of Adoration Christian School; Nate married Tanya, moved to St. George and is working to become a CA; leaving Kevin, who is dating Michelle, the only child at home, and this only until he completes his university education and hopes to become a teacher.
The Lord has been good to Case and Trudy. They have enjoyed 33 years of marriage, growing closer in love every day. Though Case’s job often demanded long hours away, especially during the summer, Trudy learned that he was always only a phone call away-- and she would often get an ‘update’ from him: 3, 4, 5 times a day. They have enjoyed raising 6 children, all of them serving the Lord. They currently enjoy 8 grandchildren, two of whom are yet to be born: Lydia, Robin, and Megan; Matthew and Unborn #1; Maia and Unborn #2; and Alyssa. They have enjoyed serving in the same church, Ancaster, since its institution in 1984. They have enjoyed health and strength. They have enjoyed the yearly pilgrimage to Arrowhead park to camp with the Scholtens, and they expect to enjoy seeing you all again this summer as you gather once again for a grand “Scholtens Reunion”.
Their first house was a cute little stucco bungalow in downtown Dundas, where they spent the first 6 years of their marriage. Case was driving truck at this time, while Trudy worked at the Royal Bank until Derek was born. They enjoyed some great years there, which included Case’s first and last dog, some great neighbours, and four children: Derek (1978), Nicole (1979), Ryan (1982), and Karen (1984). With the arrival of their fourth child, there was no space left in the little three bedroom classic, so they upsized down the same street, Hwy 99, in Copetown.
Case’s work career was spread over truck driving for others, driving as an owner-operator, landscaping and finally finding employment with Terratec Environmental as an operations supervisor. Case never enjoyed the entrepreneurial, businessman prowess of his Scholtens brother-in-laws, but his work at Terratec fit his skills perfectly and he has been there since.
Trudy’s first calling was to be a wife and a mother. This calling got busier with the arrival of two more children: Nathan (1986) and Kevin (1990). To help pay the bills Trudy babysat, cleaned houses, served as the caretaker for the church, and drove the big yellow school bus that filled her driveway for many years. Trudy now works at an old age home as a personal support worker.
The house in Copetown served the family well through the good years and the lean ones. Particularly lean were the winters while Case was landscaping, but the Lord always provided and his faithfulness was evident. As the children got bigger, however, the one bathroom, the water shortage, and a nice looking house down the road all converged into another move and another house, again on the same road.
The deJonge clan headed West once again—about two kilometers west to a split-level home on the hill, which Case and Trudy still call home today. Yet, by the by, this house emptied: Derek married Helena, moved to Guelph and then to Orangeville, working as a technician and serviceman; Nicole bought a house in Hamilton and found a career in nursing; Ryan married Ruth, moved to Brampton, then to Langley, serving the Canadian Reformed Church there as minister; Karen travelled the globe with her husband Randy until they finally settled in Haiti as directors of Adoration Christian School; Nate married Tanya, moved to St. George and is working to become a CA; leaving Kevin, who is dating Michelle, the only child at home, and this only until he completes his university education and hopes to become a teacher.
The Lord has been good to Case and Trudy. They have enjoyed 33 years of marriage, growing closer in love every day. Though Case’s job often demanded long hours away, especially during the summer, Trudy learned that he was always only a phone call away-- and she would often get an ‘update’ from him: 3, 4, 5 times a day. They have enjoyed raising 6 children, all of them serving the Lord. They currently enjoy 8 grandchildren, two of whom are yet to be born: Lydia, Robin, and Megan; Matthew and Unborn #1; Maia and Unborn #2; and Alyssa. They have enjoyed serving in the same church, Ancaster, since its institution in 1984. They have enjoyed health and strength. They have enjoyed the yearly pilgrimage to Arrowhead park to camp with the Scholtens, and they expect to enjoy seeing you all again this summer as you gather once again for a grand “Scholtens Reunion”.
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