Genealogy familie Smit - Kamp » James Swieringa (1939-2008)

Personal data James Swieringa 

  • He was born on February 22, 1939 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan (USA).
  • He died on July 15, 2008, he was 69 years old.
    Mr. James E. Swieringa, age 69, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008. He was born February 22, 1939 in Muskegon to Barney and Hannah (Vanderford) Swieringa and had been a life resident. Mr. Swieringa was a U.S. Army Veteran and an active member of Bethel Baptist Church of Muskegon. He worked for Knoll Group for 30 years before retiring in 1999. For several years, he operated with his wife and father-in-law, Brondyke's Blueberries. In his spare time, Jim loved to hunt and fish. On November 18, 1960 he married the former Phyllis Brondyke in Muskegon and she survives him along with 2 children, Kim (Craig) Bush, Jacki (Dean) Johnson both of Fruitport; 4 grandchildren, Karen (Shane) Boon of Harperwoods, MI, Bryon Bush, Philip and Molly Johnson all of Fruitport; sister, Betty (Donald) Ross of Greenville, SC; sister-in-law, Melvina Swieringa of Fruitport; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Nancy Brondyke of Spring Lake, Gary and Donna Burns of Norton Shores; several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Swieringa; and mother and father-in-law, Eleanor and Philip Brondyke. SERVICES will be 11:00 AM Friday at the Bethel Baptist Church (1066 E. Byron Rd., Norton Shores) with Rev. Douglas VanderMolen and Rev. Jim Swieringa officiating. Burial will be in Norton Cemetery. VISITATION will be from 3-5 & 7-9 PM today at The Lee Chapel Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc. 6291 S. Harvey (231) 798-1100 In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Harbor Hospice or the Bethel Baptist Church Memorial Fund.
  • The birth parents are Bernard Swieringa and Hannah van der Ford
  • This information was last updated on November 1, 2020.

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They got married on November 18, 1960 at Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan (USA), he was 21 years old.


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    Birthday February 22, 1939

    • The temperature on February 22, 1939 was between -2.2 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
      • March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
      • April 9 » African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
      • April 20 » Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday's celebrations in Germany
      • May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
      • September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
      • December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

    Day of marriage November 18, 1960

    • The temperature on November 18, 1960 was between 6.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
      • February 29 » The 5.7Mw  Agadir earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir, and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.
      • April 4 » France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
      • April 25 » The United States Navy submarine USSTriton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
      • May 23 » A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
      • August 19 » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
      • November 3 » The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.

    Day of death July 15, 2008

    • The temperature on July 15, 2008 was between 14.3 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
      • February 26 » The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
      • April 3 » ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
      • April 30 » Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.
      • May 2 » Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
      • August 16 » The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
      • September 13 » Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
    

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