Person:Jerry Wierda (1)
Jerry R. Wiarda
b.28 Jul 1874 Netherlands
d.19 Feb 1955 Lamont, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
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  • F.  Rein Wiarda (add)
  • M.  Jeirje Hoekstra (add)
  1. Jerry R. Wiarda1874 - 1955
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  • H.  Jerry R. Wiarda1874 - 1955
  • W.  Fannie Laug1874 - 1954
m. 15 Nov 1905
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Name Jerry R. Wiarda
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 28 Jul 1874 Netherlands
Immigration[3] 1878
Marriage 15 Nov 1905 Coopersville, Ottawa, Michigan, United Statesto Fannie Laug
Death[1][2] 19 Feb 1955 Lamont, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Burial[2] 22 Feb 1955 Coopersville-Polkton Cemetery, Coopersville, Ottawa, Michigan, United States

He was a carpenter in 1900, 1910, 1920

Obituary JERRY WIARDA DIES AT CONVALESCENT HOME 

 Jerry R. Wiarda, 80, a resident of Coopersville for nearly 45 years, died Saturday evening at Glenwood Convalescent home in Lamont.
 He had been there since the death of his wife, the former Fannie Laug, last April 12.
 Mr. Wiarda was born in the Netherlands, July 28, 1874, and settle in Grand Rapids in 1890, coming to Coopersville in 1910.
 He was a carpenter by trade and for years he manufactured boxes, crates, stepladders and other articles at his home.
 Mr. Wiarda was a member of the Coopersville Reformed church, its Adult Bible Class and was active in the church until ill health curtailed his activities.
 He leaves nieces and nephews in Grand Rapids and the Netherlands.
 Funeral services took place at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Throop Funeral Home with Rev. Peter Muyskens officiating.  Burial was in Coopersville cemetery.
 Source: The Coopersville Observer, Thursday, February 24, 1955.
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The Coopersville Observer, Thursday, February 24, 1955.
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The Coopersville Observer, Thursday, February 24, 1955.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Compiler: County Clerk Grand Haven MI. Ottawa County Michigan Deaths.

    Includes birth date/place and names of spouse and parents.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Obituary, in The Coopersville Observer.

    Thursday, February 24, 1955.

  3. ↑ Federal Census. (Nat'l Archives)
    1900.
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