De geslachten Vermaat (van der Ma(e)the, Vermaet(h), Roodenburg Vermaat) » Gerrit Vermaat (1924-2007)

Personal data Gerrit Vermaat 

  • He was born on April 29, 1924 in Bergambacht.
  • He died on December 28, 2007 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin (USA), he was 83 years old.Source 1
    Gerrit Vermaat, age 83, of Beloit, died at 9:30 A.M. on December 28, 2007, at his home following a prolonged illness. Mr. Vermaat was born on April 29, 1924, in Bergambacht, The Netherlands, the son of Maarten and Koosje Vermaat. Mr. Vermaatresided in The Netherlands throughout World War II. Following the war, he attended college, completing a degree in engineering in three years. He moved to Indonesia in the late 1940's, returning to The Netherlands in 1956. Upon his return, he met Saakje (Sarah) A. Van Der Sluis, and married her on March 8, 1960. Mr. and Mrs. Vermaat immigrated to the United States on May 8, 1960. They settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Mr. Vermaat was employed by the Oliver Machinery Company. They moved to Beloit in February 1962, after Mr. Vermaat accepted a job with Beloit Corporation. Mr. Vermaat then took a job with Gardner Machine Company, and continued to work for Gardner until his retirement in 1989. Mr. Vermaat was a man of deep religious beliefs. In addition, he had many interests including classical music, gardening, model-making, current events, and debating world politics. Furthermore, he pursued continued education throughout his life. But, of greatest importance, he enjoyedspending time with his many grandchildren. Mr. Vermaat was a man of quiet dignity and good humor, and also an inspiration to all he met. Survivors include his wife Sarah; daughter Betty (Tim) Lucas; sons Maarten (Kathy) Vermaat and James Vermaat; daughter Cosette Beaudin; and grandchildren Erin, Brittanie, Haley, Abigail, Andrew, Thomas, Nicolaas, and Axel. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home with the Reverend Erik Jelinek, OurSavior Lutheran Church, Beloit officiating. Friends are welcome to visit with the family one hour prior to the funeral service.
    [https://www.hansengravitt.com/obituary/gerrit-vermaat]
    Tijdstip: 09:30
  • He is buried on January 2, 2008 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin (USA).Source 1
  • A child of Maarten Vermaat and Koosje de Jong
  • This information was last updated on June 30, 2021.

Household of Gerrit Vermaat

He is married to (Not public).

They got married on March 8, 1960, he was 35 years old.Source 2

Verloving 30-10-1957 [Verlovingsadvertentie Vermaat-Van der Sluis [CBG]]

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
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Notes about Gerrit Vermaat

Gerrit Vermaat, age 83, of Beloit, died at 9:30 A.M. on December 28, 2007, at his home following a prolonged illness. Mr. Vermaat was born on April 29, 1924, in Bergambacht, The Netherlands, the son of Maarten and Koosje Vermaat.

Mr. Vermaat resided in The Netherlands throughout World War II. Following the war, he attended college, completing a degree in engineering in three years. He moved to Indonesia in the late 1940's, returning to The Netherlands in 1956. Upon his return, he met Saakje (Sarah) A. Van Der Sluis, and married her on March 8, 1960.

Mr. and Mrs. Vermaat immigrated to the United States on May 8, 1960. They settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Mr. Vermaat was employed by the Oliver Machinery Company.

They moved to Beloit in February 1962, after Mr. Vermaat accepted a job with Beloit Corporation. Mr. Vermaat then took a job with Gardner Machine Company, and continued to work for Gardner until his retirement in 1989.

Mr. Vermaat was a man of deep religious beliefs. In addition, he had many interests including classical music, gardening, model-making, current events, and debating world politics. Furthermore, he pursued continued education throughout his life. But, of greatest importance, he enjoyed spending time with his many grandchildren.

Mr. Vermaat was a man of quiet dignity and good humor, and also an inspiration to all he met.

Survivors include his wife Sarah; daughter Betty (Tim) Lucas; sons Maarten (Kathy) Vermaat and James Vermaat; daughter Cosette Beaudin; and grandchildren Erin, Brittanie, Haley, Abigail, Andrew, Thomas, Nicolaas, and Axel.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home with the Reverend Erik Jelinek, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Beloit officiating. Friends are welcome to visit with the family one hour prior to the funeral service.
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Cornelis Vermaat
1867-1940
Pietertje Versluijs
1871-1957

Gerrit Vermaat
1924-2007

Gerrit Vermaat

1960
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    Historical events

    Birthday April 29, 1924

    • The temperature on April 29, 1924 was between 2.6 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
      • February 5 » The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal.
      • July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
      • September 9 » Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
      • September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
      • October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
      • December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.

    Day of marriage March 8, 1960

    • The temperature on March 8, 1960 was between -4.5 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
      • January 21 » Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people.
      • April 21 » Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
      • July 28 » The German Volkswagen Act came into force.
      • September 14 » Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution.
      • September 26 » In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
      • October 29 » In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.

    Day of death December 28, 2007

    • The temperature on December 28, 2007 was between 5.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • 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 2007: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
      • June 13 » The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
      • June 27 » The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
      • September 11 » Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.
      • September 24 » Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
      • November 7 » Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.
      • December 23 » An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.

    Day of burial January 2, 2008

    • The temperature on January 2, 2008 was between -2.4 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 24 » Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another three years.
      • May 29 » A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
      • July 26 » Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India.
      • August 18 » War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
      • September 26 » Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
      • October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
    

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