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1944 - 2003 (59 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Gerrit W. VAN LEEUWEN was born on 11 Jan 1922; died on 11 May 1979 in Georgia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: Enlisted - 25 Nov 1940 to 2 Feb 1945
- Occupation: 1956, Bus Driver
- Residence: 1956, Paterson, New Jersey
Gerrit married Grace R. VANORDEN. Grace (daughter of Raymond Page VANORDEN and Marjorie Riggs DREW) was born on 6 Apr 1922 in Hamburg, New Jersey; died on 11 Sep 2011 in Springfield, Illinois; was buried in Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens, Mableton, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Grace R. VANORDEN was born on 6 Apr 1922 in Hamburg, New Jersey (daughter of Raymond Page VANORDEN and Marjorie Riggs DREW); died on 11 Sep 2011 in Springfield, Illinois; was buried in Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens, Mableton, Georgia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1930, living with parents in Hamburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey
- Census: 1940, Living with parents in Hamburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey
- Residence: 1956, Living with husband in Paterson, New Jersey
Notes:
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Grace was a "Rosie the Riveter", helping the war effort by building airplanes during WWII. Her name is listed on a plaque at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C., honoring her service to her country.
Survived by:
1 daughter, Bette and (Darrell) Newlin of Effingham, Illinois;
1 son, Fred (Christine) VanLeeuwen of Orange Park, Florida;
daughter in law, Barbara VanLeeuwen May of Mableton, Georgia;
11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 4 great great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by:
Parents, Raymond and Marjorie VanOrden;
sister, Skip VanOrden;
brother, Charlie VanOrden;
son, Gerritt VanLeeuwen;
daughter, Linda Gilreath;
grandson, Edward Drake.
Gene Davis White Columns, Mableton
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