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Van Drunen Ford celebrates 85 years as oldest Chicago Ford dealer and family-owned Homewood business

Morse Van Drunen was raised among farming families in South Holland in the early
1900s but he knew he didn’t want to be a farmer. He turned to cars.

Now his grandchildren — Marvin Van Drunen, Faye Van Drunen, Ruth Kuipers and
Joan De Bok — and two great-grandchildren are in charge at Van Drunen Ford, 3233-
183rd St. in Homewood, and are marking the 85th anniversary of Ford’s oldest
Chicagoland dealership, and Homewood’s oldest…

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