Passed away at home early Thursday morning. He had suffered hear trouble for several years, but had been active up until the fatal attack.
Born near Zeeland, Michigan and his early years were spent in New Jersey. He became an auto mechanic, working for Packard and Cadillac, and during WWI, he tested government trucks at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also worked at furniture factories in Michigan and Louisiana.
He live in New Jersey a few years before coming to Culver in 1917. He was a member of the fire department for several years and served as chief for a short time. He also worked as an auto mechanic in Culver a few years before 1921, when Joe headed the firm of Joe Boetsma & Sons, upholsterers.
Surviving are his widow, Dessie, two sons, Earl of Marietta, Ohio, and Joe H. of Culver; one step-daughter, Mrs. Claribel Quivey, Culver; one step-son, Charles Monroe Scott, Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Garrett Boetsma, Princeton, NJ.; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Marsh, Howard City, Mich., and Mrs. Katheryn Hammond, Paterson, NJ; and five grandchildren.
Born near Zeeland, Michigan and his early years were spent in New Jersey. He became an auto mechanic, working for Packard and Cadillac, and during WWI, he tested government trucks at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also worked at furniture factories in Michigan and Louisiana.
He live in New Jersey a few years before coming to Culver in 1917. He was a member of the fire department for several years and served as chief for a short time. He also worked as an auto mechanic in Culver a few years before 1921, when Joe headed the firm of Joe Boetsma & Sons, upholsterers.
Surviving are his widow, Dessie, two sons, Earl of Marietta, Ohio, and Joe H. of Culver; one step-daughter, Mrs. Claribel Quivey, Culver; one step-son, Charles Monroe Scott, Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Garrett Boetsma, Princeton, NJ.; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Marsh, Howard City, Mich., and Mrs. Katheryn Hammond, Paterson, NJ; and five grandchildren.
Passed away at home early Thursday morning. He had suffered hear trouble for several years, but had been active up until the fatal attack.
Born near Zeeland, Michigan and his early years were spent in New Jersey. He became an auto mechanic, working for Packard and Cadillac, and during WWI, he tested government trucks at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also worked at furniture factories in Michigan and Louisiana.
He live in New Jersey a few years before coming to Culver in 1917. He was a member of the fire department for several years and served as chief for a short time. He also worked as an auto mechanic in Culver a few years before 1921, when Joe headed the firm of Joe Boetsma & Sons, upholsterers.
Surviving are his widow, Dessie, two sons, Earl of Marietta, Ohio, and Joe H. of Culver; one step-daughter, Mrs. Claribel Quivey, Culver; one step-son, Charles Monroe Scott, Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Garrett Boetsma, Princeton, NJ.; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Marsh, Howard City, Mich., and Mrs. Katheryn Hammond, Paterson, NJ; and five grandchildren.
Born near Zeeland, Michigan and his early years were spent in New Jersey. He became an auto mechanic, working for Packard and Cadillac, and during WWI, he tested government trucks at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also worked at furniture factories in Michigan and Louisiana.
He live in New Jersey a few years before coming to Culver in 1917. He was a member of the fire department for several years and served as chief for a short time. He also worked as an auto mechanic in Culver a few years before 1921, when Joe headed the firm of Joe Boetsma & Sons, upholsterers.
Surviving are his widow, Dessie, two sons, Earl of Marietta, Ohio, and Joe H. of Culver; one step-daughter, Mrs. Claribel Quivey, Culver; one step-son, Charles Monroe Scott, Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Garrett Boetsma, Princeton, NJ.; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Marsh, Howard City, Mich., and Mrs. Katheryn Hammond, Paterson, NJ; and five grandchildren.
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