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Personal data Elmer Babcock 

  • He was born on March 18, 1927 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA.
  • He died on June 7, 2015 in USA, he was 88 years old.
    Elmer Babcock
    BIRTH18 Mar 1927
    DEATH7 Jun 2015 (aged 88)
    BURIALMount Holly Springs Cemetery, Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    MEMORIAL ID158521629

    Elmer Babcock, 88 passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015. Elmer was born on March 18, 1927 in Ridgewood, NJ to the late William and Margaret Babcock. On June 2, 1948, he married Jeannette Jeffer. They were together for 63 years until her death in 2012. He lived in Ridgewood, NJ until moving to Mt. Holly Springs, PA, in 1990 and to Cumberland Crossings in 2009. He was a WWII Navy veteran, serving on the USS Los Angeles in the Pacific Theater. He was a career firefighter in Ridgewood, NJ until retiring in 1975. He then worked for Degussa Corporation in Teterboro, NJ as facilities manager, retiring in 1989. He also worked as an electrician and handyman for many years during and after his years at the fire department. He was a member of the Mt. Holly Springs United Methodist Church.

    He is survived by his children,a son of The Woodlands, TX, daughter, of Freeville, NY, and daughter of Mt. Holly Springs, PA; a brother, of Jacksonville, FL; and five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren, . He was predeceased by his wife in 2012 and son-in-law Don Ten Kate in 2009.

    Visitation will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in the Mt. Holly Springs United Methodist Church, 202 W. Butler St., Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065, followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM with Rev. Edward Alwine officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Hollinger Funeral Home & Crematory, 501 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065.

    Donations in Elmer’s memory may be made to his church or Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110. Please visit www.hollingerfuneralhome.com for condolences to the family.
  • He is buried June 2015 in Mount Holly springs Cemetery, Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • This information was last updated on May 30, 2022.

Household of Elmer Babcock

He is married to Jeannette Gertrude Jeffer.

They got married on June 2, 1948 at USA, he was 21 years old.

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Birthday March 18, 1927

  • The temperature on March 18, 1927 was between 1.8 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
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Day of death June 7, 2015

  • The temperature on June 7, 2015 was between 7.1 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2015: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.9 million citizens.
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