John Hoitsma1

M, #316, b. 7 Nov 1891, d. 12 Feb 1972


John Hoitsma was born on 7 November 1891 in Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, The Netherlands.1,2,3 He married Jennie Dykstra.1 John Hoitsma died on 12 February 1972 in Bergen Pines Hospital, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.1 He was buried on 15 February 1972 in Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery.)1


The obituary of John Hoitsma appeared on 14 February 1972 in the Paterson Evening News (pg. 29.)1

More information:
His parents were Jan Hoitsma and Geertje van Gelder. Seven more children of this couple are born in Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, The Netherlands, and the names match the surviving brothers and sisters.4 John Hoitsma immigrated in 1915.1 He and Jennie Hoitsma lived after 1945 in 488 Grove Street, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey.1,5

Citations

  1. [S14] Pat. Eve. News, Feb 14, 1972, pg 29.
  2. [S24] SSDI.
  3. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Tietjerksteradeel Births : 1891 #A 379.
  4. [S3] Wie Was Wie, Dutch Genealogical Database. Online at http://www.wiewaswie.nl/, Tietjerksteradeel Births : 1886 - 1901.
  5. [S27] Ridgewood Dir., 1946.