Orville Eugene Buikema Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Orville Eugene Buikema of Clinton, Iowa, born in Morrison, Illinois, who passed away on November 15, 2021 at the age of 89. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Richard Buikema and Hattie Buikema (Byland); his children, Joy Buikema Fjærtoft (Torgeir) of Oslo, Norway, Jill Montgomery (Patrick) of Bettendorf, IA, Joey Buikema (Jean) of Clinton, IA and Jon Buikema (Ellen) of Cedar Rapids, IA; his grandchildren, Daniel Buikema Fjærtoft (Sigrun Breivik), Thomas Buikema Fjærtoft (Rønnaug Johansen), Michael Buikema Fjærtoft (Suzana Pires Vlachos), Hattie Buikema (Charlie Strickland), Meggie Curtis (Payton), Noah Buikema, Amanda Mullin (Erin), Sarah Heimsoth (Troy) and Hannah Montgomery; his great grandchildren, Tora Evelin Fjærtoft, Ellisiv Gunne Fjærtoft, Sivert Johannes Fjærtoft, Tove Johansen Fjærtoft, Kieran Patrick Eli Mullin and Beckett Robert Nau; his wife Evelyn Jane Meinsma; and his siblings, Frances Damhoff of Morrison, IL, Charlotte Houzenga of Sterling, IL, Martha Smith (Don) of Morrison, IL, Richard "Dick" Buikema (Ruth) of Eldridge, IA, Robert "Bob" Buikema (Shirley) of Fulton, IL, Theodore "Ted" Buikema (Hazel) of Rock Falls, IL and Harold Buikema (Laura) of Dixon, IL..
