Geraldine Hettema, 19121998 (aged 85 years)

Name
Geraldine /Hettema/
Given names
Geraldine
Surname
Hettema
Birth
Type: Birth of Hettema, Geraldine
December 14, 1912 30 32
City: Passaic
State: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Merged Gramps ID
I0039
Birth of a sister
City: Passaic
State: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Birth of a brother
City: Passaic
State: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Death of a maternal grandfather
Death of a paternal grandmother
City: Passaic
State: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Death of a maternal grandmother
State: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Birth of a son
Death of a mother
State: Indiana
Death of a father
City: Briarcliff Manor
State: New York
Country: United States of America
Death of a husband
Death of a brother
City: Westport
State: New York
Country: United States of America
Death of a sister
City: Punta Gorda
State: Florida
Country: United States of America
Death of a sister
City: Brooklin
State: Maine
Country: United States of America
Death
Type: Death of Hettema, Geraldine
August 10, 1998 (aged 85 years)
City: Punta Gorda
State: Florida
Country: United States of America
Family with parents
father
18821969
Birth: December 11, 1882 42 31 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: April 24, 1969Briarcliff Manor, New York
mother
18801963
Birth: July 19, 1880 31 27 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: October 28, 1963Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
Marriage MarriageSeptember 20, 1906Passaic, New Jersey
9 years
younger sister
19151988
Birth: February 1, 1915 32 34 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: December 26, 1988Punta Gorda, Florida
-8 years
elder brother
19071984
Birth: August 5, 1907 24 27 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: February 9, 1984Westport, New York
18 months
elder brother
19092003
Birth: February 7, 1909 26 28 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: November 18, 2003Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
2 years
elder sister
19111997
Birth: February 2, 1911 28 30 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: February 2, 1997Brooklin, Maine
7 years
younger brother
19172004
Birth: September 23, 1917 34 37 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: February 6, 2004State College, Pennsylvania
-5 years
herself
19121998
Birth: December 14, 1912 30 32 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: August 10, 1998Punta Gorda, Florida
Family with Edwin A. Harris
husband
19111978
Birth: October 6, 1911 38 34
Death: July 27, 1978Mt. Kisco, NY
herself
19121998
Birth: December 14, 1912 30 32 Passaic, New Jersey
Death: August 10, 1998Punta Gorda, Florida
son
19392012
Birth: November 3, 1939 28 26 New York, New York
Death: June 9, 2012Watertown, New York
son
Private
son
Private
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Name: Geraldine Hettema
Residence: , Passaic, New Jersey
Estimated Birth Year: 1913
Age: 7
Birthplace: New Jersey
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 1821063
Digital Folder Number: 4313364
Image Number: 00579
Sheet Number: 6
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Guy M Hettema M 37y New Jersey
WIFE Nellie Hettema F 39y New Jersey
SON Thomas A Hettema M 12y New Jersey
SON Arthur D Hettema M 10y New Jersey
DAU Edith Hettema F 8y New Jersey
DAU Geraldine Hettema F 7y New Jersey
DAU Florence Hettema F 4y New Jersey
SON Robert Hettema M 2y New Jersey
Source Citation

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4Y7-2XT : accessed 9 July 2012), Geraldine Hettema in household of Guy M Hettema, , Passaic, New Jersey.

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First Name: Geraldine
Middle Name:
Last Name: Harris
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 14 December 1912
Social Security Number: 116-30-9485
Place of Issuance: New York
Last Residence: Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida
Zip Code of Last Residence: 33950
Death Date: 10 August 1998
Estimated Age at Death: 86
Source Citation

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JR35-GJ3 : accessed 9 July 2012), Geraldine Harris, 1998.

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Geraldine Hettema Harris, 85

Geraldine Hettema Harris, 85, of 215 Rio Villa, Punta Gorda Fla. died Aug. 10, 1998.

She was born in Passaic, N.J. on Dec. 14, 1912. She was a graduate of Passiac High School and the Fifth Avenue School of Nursing. She was a surgical nurse at Cornell Medical Center New York Hospital, 1934-1939.

She was married to Edwin Alan Harris in 1937 and over a ten-year period she lived in five countries while her husband worked for the U.S. Embassy during WW II.

She was a co-founder of the American School of Lima, Peru. She was a volunteer during WW II for Bundles for Britain, the American Red Cross and the USO in Lima, Peru. Upon returning to the U.S. she was the assistant health chairman for the PTA of Rockville, Maryland.

She was an elder of the Bedford Village Presbyterian Church and member of the Mt. Kisco and Punta Gorda, Fla. Country Clubs. After the death of her husband in July of 1978 she relocated to Punta Gorda, Florida.

Surviving are E. Allen Harris Jr. of Watertown; Paul Harris of San Marcos, Calif. and Christopher J. Harris of Baldwinsville. She was the sister of Arthur D. Hettema of Angola, Ind. and Robert M. Hettema of State College, Penn.; and grandmother to Alexia, Jessica, Eric, Christopher and Kelcey Harris.

Services were Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, 217 St. Lawrence Ave., Hammond.

Contributions can be made to The First Presbyterian Church 217 St. Lawrence Ave., Hammond, NY 13646.

-- Baldwinsville Messenger, 19 Aug. 1998

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Geraldine Harris in the 1940 Census
Age 27, born abt 1913
Birthplace New Jersey
Gender Female
Race White
Home in 1940
Payson Avenue
New York,
New York, New York
Household Members Age
Head Edwin A Harris 28
Wife Geraldine Harris 27
Son Edwin A Harris 7/12