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Isaac Jelsema 1918 - 1980

Isaac Jelsema of Kent County, Michigan United States was born on March 12, 1918 in Byron Center to John Jelsema and Fanny Roelofs Jelsema. He married Evelyn Jane Deurloo, and had children Dale Lee, Thomas Jay, Mark Alan, and Susan Beth. Isaac Jelsema died at age 62 years old in October 1980 at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, and was buried on October 5, 1980 at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery Patterson Ave SE, in Grand Rapids.

Isaac Jelsema
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Kent County, Michigan United States
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March 12, 1918
Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan, 49315, United States
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October 1980
Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States
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  • 03/12
    1918

    Birthday

    March 12, 1918
    Birthdate
    Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan 49315, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    USA

  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School

  • Religious Beliefs

    Christian Reformed

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36153481 Enlisted: March 25, 1941 in Kalamazoo Michigan Military branch: Army. Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)

  • Professional Career

    Drove a milk truck, worked at Rapistan
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    1980

    Death

    October 1980
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    emphysema
    Cause of death
    Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan United States
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    1980

    Gravesite & Burial

    October 5, 1980
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    Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery Patterson Ave SE, in Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512, United States
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In 1918, in the year that Isaac Jelsema was born, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
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In 1921, he was just 3 years old when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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Jelsema, Theodore (Aug 6, 1891 - May 1970) Jelsema, Harvey (Feb 23, 1944 - Jul 28, 2010) Jelsema, Jack (Oct 14, 1945 - Oct 17, 2007) Jelsema, Rolena (Sep 16, 1916 - Sep 1, 2005) Jelsema, John (May 29, 1887 - Jan 1977) Jelsema, Richard (Nov 2, 1916 - Jul 1974) Jelsema, Dorothy (Jul 13, 1920 - Apr 3, 2003) Jelsema, Hermina (Jul 11, 1917 - Feb 27, 1996) Jelsema, Jacob (Aug 18, 1887 - May 1966) Jelsema, Delores (Jan 18, 1928 - Oct 12, 2009)
Jelsema, Katherine (Jun 27, 1922 - Sep 4, 2002) Jelsema, Cornelius (Jan 15, 1915 - Mar 1982) Jelsema, Grace (Sep 27, 1913 - Jan 22, 2007) Jelsema, Marcia (Feb 12, 1921 - Jan 20, 2003) Jelsema, Evelyn (Dec 4, 1922 - Apr 1977) Jelsema, Emma (Apr 4, 1913 - Mar 1981) Jelsema, Robert (Jun 3, 1919 - Aug 16, 1999) Jelsema, Carl (May 2, 1921 - Aug 31, 2006) Jelsema, Willard (Mar 29, 1909 - Oct 1984) Jelsema, Edward (Oct 6, 1913 - Dec 31, 1996)
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