Herman Jacob LANGENBERG

1935 - 2012  (77 years)

• Name	Herman Jacob LANGENBERG
  Born	18 Jan 1935	Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Nov 2012	Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
  Notes	Leaving the local Bolsward school at the age of 14 years, Herman began what was to be a 45 year career in the Dairy Industry. On the 14th of March 1949 at the age of fourteen Herman began working as a laboratory apprentice progressing to skilled dairy worker Buttermaker/Centrifugist at the Bolsward dairy factory "Hollandia Ltd" a producer of milkproducts and foodstuffs. Herman's father Jacob was also employed at 'Hollandia'. In 1955, Herman (20 years) and his younger brother Martin (18 years) emigrated to Australia. The brothers departed from Rotterdam on the 13 September 1955 on the S.S. Sibajak. Like many new immigrants to Victoria, Herman and Martin were initially located at the Bonnegilla migrant camp in northern Victoria. They soon relocated to Dumbalk in Gippsland where Herman found employment at the Dumbalk Co-operative Butter and Cheese Company initially as an Ordinary Hand and quickly qualifying as Buttermaker. After two years at the Dumbalk Co-op Herman returned to Friesland where he married Siebrigje (Siepie). Herman and Siepie departed Rotterdam for Australia on 11 February 1958 on the S.S. Johan van Oldebarneveldt. On returning from the Netherlands in 1958 the young couple stayed temporarily in Dumbalk (11 Feb - Aug 1958) before moving to Moe where Herman became senior buttermaker for the local co-op. After 11 years at Moe, the family moved to Koroit in Western Victoria where Herman took on the position of butter room manager in the newly built Murray Goulburn dairy factory. This was one of the biggest challenges of his career as he and his staff had to commission the new equipment which was the first in Australia. After 10 years at Koroit he transferred to the Leongatha Branch in Gippsland as butter room manager then factory manager. After 45 years in the dairy industry Herman retired in 1995. Herman and Siepie ran a grazing property in Mardan for over 20 years. Herman passed away in 2012 after a long illness. Siepie lives in the family home in Leongatha.
  Person ID	I0002	langenberg
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Jacob (Jaap) LANGENBERG,   b. 15 Sep 1913, Sint Annaparochie, Friesland, Netherlands ,   d. 16 May 1965, Moe, Victoria, Australia  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Nieskje (Jikke) FEENSTRA,   b. 1 Apr 1912, Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands ,   d. 22 Dec 1994, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia  (Age 82 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1934	Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands
  Family ID	F002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Siebrigje LAAGLAND
  Children	1. Jacob (John) Theo LANGENBERG   2. Eric Francis LANGENBERG   3. Raymond Peter LANGENBERG   4. Dean Gregory LANGENBERG
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2008
  Family ID	F001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Jan 1935 - Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Langenberg, Herman: Herman Langenberg & Siebrigje Laagland, 1957: Wedding photo of Herman Jacob Langenberg and Siebrigje Laagland, Bolsward, 10 December 1957.