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James Lynn “Jim” Jelsma

Birth	:	7 Nov 1927 Ferguson, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	3 Jul 2019
Burial	:	Union Cemetery, Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2303009, -93.0639038
Inscription	:	MARRIED NOV. 24, 1945 PARENTS OF LINDA-PAUL-BRENDA-CARMEN-TIMOTHY-DAVID
Description	:	James "Jim" Lynn Jelsma, died peacefully at the age of ninety-one and passed on to his heavenly home with Jesus on July 3, 2019. Funeral services for Jim will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Union, Iowa. Public visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the services begin. Jim was born to the late Herman Oscar Jelsma and Virginia "Mae" Smith in Ferguson, Iowa on November 7, 1927. He grew up on a farm near Bangor, Iowa. At about eleven years of age... Read More	James "Jim" Lynn Jelsma, died peacefully at the age of ninety-one and passed on to his heavenly home with Jesus on July 3, 2019. Funeral services for Jim will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Union, Iowa. Public visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the services begin. Jim was born to the late Herman Oscar Jelsma and Virginia "Mae" Smith in Ferguson, Iowa on November 7, 1927. He grew up on a farm near Bangor, Iowa. At about eleven years of age he made the decision to accept Christ as his personal Savior, a decision which would set the course for his life. In 1944 he graduated from Union Community School. After signing up to serve in the United States Army he married his childhood sweetheart, Constance Shaver, on November 24, 1945. As a T-4 Chief Radar Operator he completed his service in the army, July 1947 in Fort Bliss, Texas. Jim and his wife lived their remaining years in Union, Iowa where they raised six children. Jim was a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church in Union, Iowa. He was a spiritual man and served as a deacon, trustee and Sunday school teacher. He worked at Lennox Industries in Marshalltown, Iowa for 41 years. While raising his children, he enjoyed taking them to Colorado several summers visiting his brother Stan's family and camping in the mountains. He also enjoyed going with his family to Family Camp in Clear Lake, Iowa and in later years to Grandparent's Camp. He and Connie also enjoyed traveling to places like Hawaii, Michigan, Florida, Minnesota, a tour to Branson, and a cruise to the Bahamas. Retirement years followed, enjoying fun times with family and friends, playing games, Kiwanis, walking three miles daily, bird watching, enjoying southern gospel music and his favorite interest, cars. He lived a full life, including the Honor Flight in 2010 to Washington, DC for serving in WWII, which meant so much to him. Jim is survived by his wife, Connie; his sons Paul (Jeannie) Jelsma of Story City, IA, Timothy (Janae) Jelsma of Ankeny, IA, David (Karin) Jelsma of Lowell, MI; his daughters Brenda (Tim) Gogerty of Hubbard, IA, Carmen (Dennis) Gogerty of New Providence, IA; son-in-law Roger (Pat) Holeman of Cedar Falls, IA; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a brother Stanley Jelsma of Lakewood, CO. He is preceded in death by his parents, daughter Linda Jelsma Holeman, three brothers: Waldo, Gene, and Dallas Jelsma and one sister Arlene Jelsma Boeke.

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Latitude: 42.2303009
Longitude: -93.0639038

Family Members:

Parent

Herman O Jelsma

(1903 - 1980)

Vera Virginia Mae Smith Jelsma

(1904 - 1993)

Siblings

Herman Waldo Jelsma

(1925 - 1951)

Gene Ray Jelsma

(1926 - 1926)

Neva Arlene Jelsma Boeke

(1932 - 2007)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Union Cemetery
Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2303009, -93.0639038

2. Bentley Cemetery
Liscomb, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2089000, -93.0597500

3. Whitney Cemetery
Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2347000, -93.0258000

4. Hauser Cemetery
Whitten, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2528000, -93.0302963

5. Miller Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2064018, -93.1014023

6. Sheppard Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.0843964

7. Liscomb Cemetery
Liscomb, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1875000, -93.0151000

8. Chester Friends Church Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2374992, -93.1419983

9. Francisco Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

10. Bangor Friends Cemetery
Bangor, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1702995, -93.0836029

11. Benson Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2522011, -92.9807968

12. Hadley Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.1544037

13. Xenia Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3119011, -93.0781021

14. Bethel Grove Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1505000, -93.0317500

15. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Clemons, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2019830, -93.1710300

16. Dunn Settlement Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2018000, -93.1710000

17. Whitaker Family Burial Ground
Moningers, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1414727, -93.0759251

18. Honey Creek Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2505989, -93.1849976

19. New Providence Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2877998, -93.1671982

20. Everist Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1292000, -93.0877991

21. Bevins Grove Cemetery
Saint Anthony, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1506004, -93.1557999

22. Gaer Ballard Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1290000, -93.0187000

23. Highland Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2783012, -93.2117004

24. Illinois Grove Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1850014, -93.2146988