VanGelder, Chas W. - Died 1948

VANGELDER

Posted By: Linda Vander Linden-Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/4/2014 at 13:51:15

Sioux Center News, August 5, 1948

Orange City - Graveside Services with Rev. R. Bronkema officiating, will be held Friday, August 6, at the O.C. cemetery for Pfc. Chas. W. Van Gelder who lost his life by accidental drowning while in service in New Guinear. Pfc. Van Gelder left for army training in the Air Corps in Feb. 1943 and died July 24, 1944. He is survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jno. Van Gelder of O.C., 4 brothers, Randall Van Gelder of O.C., Geo. Van Gelder of Kearney, Nebr.; Gerrit and Kenneth at home; 5 sisters, Mrs. Marion Schalekamp; Mrs. John B. Reinders and Mrs. Jas Hofland all of O.C., and Agnes and Mariann at home.

The body of Pfc. Van Gelder arrived in San Francisco from overseas in June and was forwarded to Kansas City from where it arrived in Alton Tuesday, Aug. 3.

NOTE: Name of where he dies is spelled as in the article, died in 1944, article appeared in 1948.