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Antonia Van De Valk Named Senior of the Month in Shafter
Antonia Van De Valk, born 1917 in Longeboom Holland, honored as Shafter senior of the month. She helped farming families as a girl, later fled German occupation, and immigrated to the United States with her family settling in Shafter. Now 82, she works with church and senior center activities, enjoys cards and bingo, and reflects on a hard but rewarding life in America.
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Antonia van de Valk
Antonia
Longeboom
Holland
van de Valk
United
Poe
Pneumona
United States
Cerel
Canada
Arizona
Shafter
Mettler
Foster Freeze
General’s
Roland
Tory
Mercy Hospital
Lodi
Florida
Oregon
Alabama
Ceres
Walker Senior Center
AARP
St. Therese’s Catholic Church