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🔵 Joseph Geelhoed

Age: 77y, 5m, 27d

Son of Cornelius Geelhoed and Clara E. Terrell

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📆 Events

Type	Date	Age at Event	Place
Birth	26 NOV 1912		Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence	1920	7y, 4d	Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence	1930	17y, 4d	Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA
Death	23 MAY 1990	77y, 5m, 27d	Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA
Burial	26 MAY 1990	77y, 6m	Pine Hill Cemetery, Kentwood, Kent, Michigan, USA

Birth
Date: 26 NOV 1912, Age:
Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Residence
Date: 1920, Age: 7y, 4d
Place: Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, USA
Residence
Date: 1930, Age: 17y, 4d
Place: Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA
Death
Date: 23 MAY 1990, Age: 77y, 5m, 27d
Place: Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA
Burial
Date: 26 MAY 1990, Age: 77y, 6m
Place: Pine Hill Cemetery, Kentwood, Kent, Michigan, USA

📰 Event Sources

Birth, 26 NOV 1912

Michigan, U.S., Birth Records, 1867-1914

Name: Joseph Geelhoed
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1912
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Father: Cornelius Geelhoed
Mother: Clara Terrell
Jurisdiction Number: 1-189
Reference Number: 14C

Residence, 1920

1920 US Census

Residence, 1930

1930 US Census

Death, 23 MAY 1990

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: JOSEPH GEELHOED
Born: 26 Nov 1912
Died: 23 May 1990
Last Residence: (not specified)
Last Benefit: (none specified)
SSN: ###-##-####
Issued: Michigan

Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

Name: Joseph Geelhoed
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1912
Death Date: 23 May 1990
Gender: Male
Residence: Cascade, Kent, Michigan
Place of Death: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

The Grand Rapids Press - 20 Nov 1990

GEELHOED - Joseph Geelhoed, aged 77, of Ada, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 1990. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; children, Mrs. Howard (Jean) Acheson of Lowell, Mrs. Edward (Donna) VanderLaan of Kentwood, Don and Barbara Geelhoed of Ada, Mrs. James (Eleanor) Serne of Ada, Mrs. Harold (Loraine) Sloan of Grand Rapids; brothers Cornelius (Phyllis) Geelhoed and Raymond (Lorene) Geelhoed, both of Lowell; sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Katherine) Fox of Cascade, Mrs. Ella Thompson of Lowell,Mrs. Cor Tefft of Saranac; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. Geelhoed was retired after 36 years with General Motors. Funderal services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at O'Brien-EggebeenGerst Chapel, 3980 Cascade Road and I96. Rev. Clayton Klingenfus of Cascade Christian Church officiated. Interment Pine Hill Cemetery.

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