Linda VAN LEEUWEN

Family/Spouse: Fred Marion GILREATH, Jr.. Fred was born on 6 Jan 1938 in Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Nov 2001 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Enlisted - 25 Nov 1940 to 2 Feb 1945
• Occupation: 1956, Bus Driver
• Residence: 1956, Paterson, New Jersey

Gerrit married Grace R. VANORDEN. Grace (daughter of Raymond Page VANORDEN and Marjorie Riggs DREW) was born on 6 Apr 1922 in Hamburg, New Jersey; died on 11 Sep 2011 in Springfield, Illinois; was buried in Mount Harmony Memorial Gardens, Mableton, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, living with parents in Hamburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Hamburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey
• Residence: 1956, Living with husband in Paterson, New Jersey

Notes:

Name:
Grace was a "Rosie the Riveter", helping the war effort by building airplanes during WWII. Her name is listed on a plaque at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C., honoring her service to her country.

Survived by:
1 daughter, Bette and (Darrell) Newlin of Effingham, Illinois;
1 son, Fred (Christine) VanLeeuwen of Orange Park, Florida;
daughter in law, Barbara VanLeeuwen May of Mableton, Georgia;
11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 4 great great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by:
Parents, Raymond and Marjorie VanOrden;
sister, Skip VanOrden;
brother, Charlie VanOrden;
son, Gerritt VanLeeuwen;
daughter, Linda Gilreath;
grandson, Edward Drake.

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