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Household of Leonard Edwin Gelder

He is married to (Not public).

They got married on November 26, 1946 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. James Robert Gelder  1948-1948
  2. (Not public)
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Leonard Edwin Gelder

Sources: Author: Schneider, Kent, Title: "Leonard Gelder," (Publication location: Wellsburg, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xvii May MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52481698/leonard-gelder

"Photo[graph of a man] added by Elliffen
[Photograph of stone shared with Kathleen J. Gelder [hers is pre-need]] Added by KDB
[Photograph of his military-style plaque placed on the reverse of the stone shared with Kathleen J. Gelder] Added by KDB

Leonard Gelder Birth 30 Jan 1924 Ledyard, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Death 15 May 2010 (aged 86) Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA Burial Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 52481698

son of Dick and Marie Gelder
World War 2 veteran - Thank you

Family Members

Spouse
Kathleen J. Riebkes Gelder 1927 – unknown (m. 1946)

Children

James Robert Gelder 1948-1948

Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: Kent Schneider Added: 17 May 2010 Find a Grave Memorial 52481698"

Chiseled into their stone: "[a cross] MARRIED NOV 26 1946 GELDER KATHLEEN J. 1927 LEONARD E. 1924 - 2010 PARENTS OF JAMES ROGER LELA_D"

Leonard's military plaque: "LEONARD E GELDER S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II JAN 30 1924 [a cross] MAY 15 2010"

Author: N.N. (anonymous), Title: "Leonard Gelder," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: MyLife.com, Publication date: accessed xxxi Mar MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.mylife.com/leonard-gelder/e310951024530

"Leonard Edwin Gelder , 96 Wellsburg, IA AKA: Leonard E Gelder

Leonard Gelder has passed away, we regret to report; date of death was 05/15/2010, Leonard was 86 years old at the time. Previously, Leonard Gelder had lived in Wellsburg, IA. In the past, Leonard has also been known as Leonard E Gelder.

Birthday: 1/30/1924 - 5/15/2010"

Author: N.N. (anonymous), Title: "Leonard E. Gelder," (Publication location: Waterloo, IA, Publisher: The Courier, Publication date: xvii May MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/leonard-e-gelder/article_ddefcd2a-61bb-11df-89f2-001cc4c03286.html

"Leonard E. Gelder (1924-2010)

WELLSBURG - Leonard Edwin Gelder, 86, of Wellsburg, died Saturday, May 15, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo.

He was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Ledyard, son of Dick and Marie Gelder. He married his wife Kathleen on Nov. 26, 1946, at her parents' farm home.

Mr. Gelder graduated from Cooper Elementary School, rural Wellsburg, then served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He then began his career as a carpenter in 1946, working for his brother Stoffer and Dick Thorne, then in partnership with Wallace Meyer. On his own in 1961, he purchased the cabinet shop and was owner and operator until retiring in 1997. He was a member of Wellsburg Reformed Church.

Survived by: his wife; two sons, Roger (Linda) of Cody, Wyo., and Lee (Domanic) of Wellsburg; seven grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and four sisters, Harmina, Violet, Annie and Fannie.

Preceded in death by: an infant son, James Robert; seven brothers; and a sister.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wellsburg Reformed Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by Wellsburg AMVETS Post 91 and American Legion Post 213. Public visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Doyen-Abels Funeral Home, Wellsburg.

Condolences may be left at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com."
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    Birthday January 30, 1924

    • The temperature on January 30, 1924 was between 1.6 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
      • April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
      • May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
      • June 2 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
      • July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
      • November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

    Day of marriage November 26, 1946

    • The temperature on November 26, 1946 was between 5.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
      • January 3 » Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
      • January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
      • February 22 » The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.
      • April 1 » The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
      • August 3 » Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
      • November 23 » French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.

    Day of death May 15, 2010

    • The temperature on May 15, 2010 was between 0.5 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2010: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
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      • November 4 » Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus. All 68 passengers and crew are killed.
    

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