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Jacob "Jack" Holwerda 1924 - 1975

Jacob Holwerda of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan United States was born on December 14, 1924 in Grand Rapids, and died at age 50 years old on September 26, 1975 in Grand Rapids. Jacob Holwerda was buried at Garfield Park Cemetery 2222 Kalamazoo Ave SE, in Grand Rapids.

Jacob Holwerda
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  • Introduction

    Jacob "Jack" Holwerda was born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America on December 14, 1924. He is the son of Peter Holwerda (1899-1972) and Edith Elizabeth Banninga (1902-1975). He had siblings George P (1922-2002), Peter (1923-1944), and Robert John Holwerda (1929-2021). On December 20, 1946 he married Kathyrn Pearl Meekma (1926=2018) at the 2nd Christian Reformed Church of Roseland in Chicago, Illinois. The couple had multiple children together including a son named Craig Peter Holwerda who did not survive (1961-1961). Jack enlisted on March 24, 1943 in Kalamazoo Michigan and was discharged on January 11, 1946.
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    December 14, 1924
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white. His father was also born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America and his mother was born in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Jack was born, raised, and spent most of his life in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America. He also lived in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA in 1925.

  • Early Life & Education

    Jack was a high school graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA). He was a student (and possibly graduated) in 1944.

  • Religious Beliefs

    He attended a Christian high school, Grand Rapids Christian High School, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a child, he was a member of the Faith Community Church in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA; a Dutch Christian Reformed Church.

  • Military Service

    Jack Holwerda enlisted on March 24, 1943 in Kalamazoo Michigan (Military serial#: 36458100). His terms of enlistment were, "Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law". He was discharged on January 11, 1946.

  • Professional Career

    Jack worked as a sales clerk.
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1944 yearbook photo of Jack Holwerda from Grand Rapids Christian High School.
Date & Place: at Grand Rapids Christian High School 2300 Plymouth Ave SE, in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan 49506, United States
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