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Personal data Sgt. Dick Gronewold Jr. 


Household of Sgt. Dick Gronewold Jr.

He is married to Mabel Dell Ackerman.

They got married on May 16, 1952 at George, Lyon Co., IA, he was 26 years old.

Dick Gronewold oo Mabel Dell Ackerman

Marriage sources: Author: Smith, Bonnie; et al.; Title: «u»In and Around George, Iowa 1913-1950«/u» (Publication site: Garretson SD, Publisher: Sanders Printing Co., Publication date: MMVIII), pg. 115, col. 1, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 115, Col. 1]

"Ackerman, Ed - Kate DeVries

Ed Ackerman was the son of Peter and Margaret Hassebroek Ackerman and they lived in northwest Iowa but not in the George area. He married Kate, daughter of Jacob G. and Frauke Andresen DeBries. They were long time farmers in the Georgearea. Ed served in World War I.

The couple had three children and they are Mabel Dell, who married Dick Gronewold and after his death, married Ervin Drenth; ..."
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Child(ren):

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Notes about Sgt. Dick Gronewold Jr.

Dick Groenewold, Jr. / Gronewold

Sources: Author: Smith, Bonnie; et al.; Title: «u»In and Around George, Iowa 1913-1950«/u» (Publication site: Garretson SD, Publisher: Sanders Printing Co., Publication date: MMVIII), pg. 115, col. 1, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 115, Col. 1]

"Ackerman, Ed - Kate DeVries

Ed Ackerman was the son of Peter and Margaret Hassebroek Ackerman and they lived in northwest Iowa but not in the George area. He married Kate, daughter of Jacob G. and Frauke Andresen DeVries. They were long time farmers in the George area. Ed served in World War I.

The couple had three children and they are Mabel Dell, who married Dick Gronewold and after his death, married Ervin Drenth; the oldest was a son, Fredwin (Hans) and he married Harriet Krull; the middle child was Jay and he married AnnaMay Duin. Pictured here on a warm summer day are left to right: Kate, Ed holding Mabel, Jan and Fredwin."

Author: Miedema, Jan; Title: "Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes," (Publication site: Kimball SD, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xvi Jan MMXI)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I00438

"... Dick Gronewold Sex: M Birth: 2 JAN 1926 in George, IA Death: 11 NOV 1975 in Ellsworth, MN Burial: 14 NOV 1975 Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, George, IA

Note: Funeral services for Dick Groenwold were conducted on November 14, 1975 from the Zion Presbyterian Church at Ellsworth, Nobles county, Minnesota. Interment was in the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery west of George, Lyon county, Iowa.

Dick Groenwold, son of Dick and Johanna (Donker) Groenwold, was born January 2, 1927 at George, Lyon county, Iowa. He attended the rural schools in this area and on January 2, 1951 he was inducted into the U.S. Army. He served with the7th Inf. Division and was awarded the Bronze Star for action during the Korean conflict. He was discharged from the army on October 2, 1952

On May 16, 1952 he was united in marriage to Mabel Dell Ackerman at George and to this union a daughter was born. The couple lived in George where he worked for Ackerman Concrete and in 1959 the family moved to Ellsworth, Nobles county,Minnesota, where he farmed until the time of his passing. He was admitted to a Sioux City, Iowa hospital in October of 1974 where he submitted to surgery. He also underwent surgery in July and October of 1975. He passed away at his homeon November 11, 1975.

Survivors are his wife, Mabel and his daughter Karla Mae; his mother, Mrs. Johanna Groenwold of George; two brothers: John and Richard of George, two sisters: Mrs. Delmer (Engelina) Groen of Rick Rapids, Lyon county, and Mrs. Gerald(Jennie) Grave of George. He was preceded in passing by his father Dick and a brother Heye.

From the Lyon County News of George, Iowa

Father: Dick Gronewold b: 26 SEP 1896 in Lyon Co., IA
Mother: Johanna Donker b: 5 JAN 1902 in George, IA

Marriage 1 Living Ackerman

Children

1. Living Gronewold"

Author: NN (anonymous, pseudonym-steamerfan), Title: "Dick Gronewold Jr.," (Publication site: George IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvii Feb MMX)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48862153/dick_gronewold

"Photo [stone shared with Mabel Groenewold] added by Mark

Dick Gronewold Jr. Birth 2 Jan 1927 George, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Death 11 Nov 1975 (aged 48) Ellsworth, Nobles County, Minnesota, USA Burial Evergreen Cemetery George, Lyon County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.339, Longitude: -96.016 Memorial ID 48862153

Parents
[photo-stone shared with Johanna Gronewold] Dick Gronewold Sr 1896-1947
[photo-stone shared with Dick H. Gronewold] Johanna Donker Gronewold 1902-1999

Spouse

[photo-her portion of grave marker shared with Dick Gronewold Jr.] Mable Drenth 1932-2022

Siblings

[photo-Heye's grave marker] Heye Gronewold 1921-1970
[photo-man] John D. Gronewold 1925-2012
[photo-woman] Jennie Gronewold Grave 1928-2015
[photo-stone shared with Mary Ellen (De Groot) Gronewold] Richard "Barney" Gronewold 1931-1994

Maintained by: NCHS Originally Created by: steamerfan Added: Feb 27, 2010 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 48862153"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dick Gronewold

Heie (Heye) Gronewold
1857-1906
Jantje Behrends
1864-1936
Johann Donker
1857-1909
Engilina "Lina" Akkerman
1870-1937

Dick Gronewold
1926-< 1975

1952

Mabel Dell Ackerman
1932-2022

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    Historical events

    Birthday January 2, 1926

    • The temperature on January 2, 1926 was between 5.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • 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 1926: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
      • April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
      • May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
      • May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
      • June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
      • September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
      • November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

    Day of marriage May 16, 1952

    • The temperature on May 16, 1952 was between 9.0 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
      • June 21 » The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
      • August 11 » Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
      • August 12 » The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
      • September 15 » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
      • November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
      • December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.

    Day of burial November 14, 1975

    • The temperature on November 14, 1975 was between 1.9 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
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      • March 26 » The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
      • June 26 » Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
      • August 15 » Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
      • September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
      • December 26 » Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach2, went into service.
    

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