Chester James Chet Dykgraaf
BIRTH17 Nov 1914 Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA
DEATH12 Jul 2011 (aged 96) Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
BURIALPilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA
PLOTPH1-EA-44-34
MEMORIAL ID80529044
Motorcycle Racer. He won the American Motorcyclist Association National Championship in 1946, raced from 1938 to 1953 and won many other races in the Midwest. He was a Veteran of World War II and passed away at the age of 96. A resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, he enjoyed other retirement activities including golf and belonged to the Whiff and Woofers Golf Group of Comstock Park, Michigan, and was a member of the Grand Rapids Masonic Temple - Valley City Lodge.
The following is an email I received from his widow Jane. She asked for it to be included on his memorial on Find A Grave.
Dear Megan ;
I am Jane Dykgraaf, married to Chester J. Dykgraaf for 49 years and very happy. He passed away last July 12 th 2011 and was 96 yrs. old. We owned a business together Sold it and retired moving to Florida, lived there for 20 years , and in March every year Chet was honored at the VIP tent to sign autographs for the fans. We attended all functions Every. March, also Chet was honored in California, Illinois, Michigan, South Dakota and In August of every year, we attended Dick Klamfoth's "Over the Hill Gang" weekend get-
Togethers where all the old timers enjoy connecting again. Wonderful group.
Because of this past, would like Chet's grandchildren and that includes my two children he helped to raise, both have lovely grandchildren married well and great Grandchildren, For their future to be k own as his family. It is their legacy!!
Thank you for your consideration,
Jane Dykgraaf, widow of a very unassuming Champion!
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Chester Dykgraaf
United States Census, 1920
NameChester Dykgraaf
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1920
Event PlaceOlive, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
GenderMale
Age5
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdSon
Relationship to Head of HouseholdSon
Birth Year (Estimated)1915
BirthplaceMichigan
Father's BirthplaceMichigan
Mother's BirthplaceMichigan
Sheet LetterB
Sheet Number3
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Bert DykgraafHeadM35Michigan
Anna DykgraafWifeF31Michigan
Alida DykgraafDaughterF10Michigan
Chester DykgraafSonM5Michigan
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ7S-DNY : accessed 30 December 2018), Chester Dykgraaf in household of Bert Dykgraaf, Olive, Ottawa, Michigan, United States; citing ED 142, sheet 3B, line 88, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 792; FHL microfilm 1,820,792.
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