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David Paul Vandenbroeck
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Daniel Benjamin Vandenbroeck (infant son deceased)
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None listed
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| Parents: |
Father: Kang Tae Song Mother: Kim Hyong Im
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Sisters: Sung Ok Martin
Kang Myeong Ja
Kang Hyeoi Suk Brothers: Kang Jeong Sik
Kang Mun Sik
Kang Sung Sik
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None listed
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Cemetery Location Map to Gravesite |
Birth Date: 2/8/1956
Death Date: 10/9/2000
Memorial Park Cemetery
Section 8, Lot 240, Grave 7
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Born Kang Mi Ja in Taejon, South Korea, she was the fourth of seven children. Her father was a school teacher and her mother a homemaker.
She met David Vandenbroeck who was serving in the U.S. Army in April 1984. The two of them quickly fell in love and were married on 7/31/1984 in Seoul, South Korea. In September of that year, Mi Ja immigrated to the USA when David's tour of duty was complete.
On 5/7/1991 Mija proudly became a U.S. citizen and took the name Christine as her new first name but keeping Mija as a middle name to hold onto her Korean heritage.
Christine was always energetic and enjoyed good times with family. She enjoyed playing games, including bingo, at which she was lucky. She also enjoyed gardening and having flowers and plants outside and inside the house. Another one of her hobbies was collecting angel figurines and dolls. Not one to sit around and do nothing, Christine enjoyed working and at one time she and David owned a Subway Restaurant which she managed.
Christine loved her husband David dearly and remains loved by him. She was always supportive of all of his efforts and was his inspiration for all he tried to do. David often wondered what he did to deserve such a wonderful wife. Christine also loved David's family and was loved and embraced by them. This she treasured. She always call her mother in law and father in law, mom and dad. |
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Christine and David shortly after coming to the USA.
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Christine with "mom" and several other family members in the kitchen at her and David's home. Christine loved to entertain family at home.
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Christine standing on the retaining wall that she helped David build. She enjoyed doing home projects with David. Together they also remodeled their basement and re roofed their house.
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Christine and David in a portrait taken in 1995.
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Christine is walking with her younger brother and his wife, explaining how to use the cam corder. This was during their trip to Korea in 1995.
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David and Christine pose for a picture during their visit to Cheju Island during their 1995 trip to South Korea.
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Christine is holding Liam, one of she and David's nephews. Christine loved children and always doted over the little ones.
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Christine standing on a bridge over the Niagara River, just upstream of Niagara Falls.
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Christine standing by Niagara Falls in May 2000. This was a trip that she had wanted to make for years. She described the falls as "incredible."
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Christine and David with mom and dad at their 50th wedding anniversary reception. Christine looked upon David's parents as if they were her own.
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