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Sanford Nitzer “Sandy” Groendyke

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Birth	:	20 Nov 1921 High Bridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Death	:	23 Sep 2021
Burial	:	New Lebanon Reformed Church Cemetery, Lebanon, Hunterdon County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6390800, -74.8345700
Description	:	Sandy married Mary Helen Davis , May 19, 1944, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas. Excerpts from article in Tryon Daily Bulletin, Nov 14, 2015: "Sandy Groendyke tapped his shoulder, and referred to "a little white angel" that he feels has been sitting there protecting him from calamity. Who can doubt him? A resident of Tryon Estates, Groendyke force-landed his B-17 bomber in a German farm field after German fire killed one of the crew in World War II. All nine remaining crewmembers, including Groendyke, were uninjured in the landing.".... " Groendyke worked for the phone company after graduating high school.... Read More	Sandy married Mary Helen Davis , May 19, 1944, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas. Excerpts from article in Tryon Daily Bulletin, Nov 14, 2015: "Sandy Groendyke tapped his shoulder, and referred to "a little white angel" that he feels has been sitting there protecting him from calamity. Who can doubt him? A resident of Tryon Estates, Groendyke force-landed his B-17 bomber in a German farm field after German fire killed one of the crew in World War II. All nine remaining crewmembers, including Groendyke, were uninjured in the landing.".... " Groendyke worked for the phone company after graduating high school. But, he wanted to learn to fly, and attended aviation school at night. Back then, during the Great Depression, Groendyke remembers, "Everybody wanted to fly, but nobody had the money to fly." When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, he and some other students decided to take the test to become aviation cadets in the U.S. Army Air Corps. "So, we pass the examination to get into the Cadets," Groendyke said. It was the start of a dream to fly airplanes." He trained at Casey Jones School of Aeronautics, now Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology." Sandy had his own Groendyke Insurance Agency in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was also New Jersey Interitance Tax Supervisor. Sandy and his wife Mary Helen lived in North Carolina since 1986. They have two children Sandra Kay and John Thomas 'Tom', 3 grand children and 1 great grandchild. Some of his hobbies and interests included computers, fishing, boating, flying and photography.

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Sanford Nitzer “Sandy” Groendyke's memorial is located at: New Lebanon Reformed Church Cemetery, Lebanon, Hunterdon County, USA.
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Latitude: 40.6390800
Longitude: -74.8345700

Family Members:

Parent

Sanford Groendyke

(1874 - 1948)

Carrie Hoffman Groendyke

(1876 - 1957)

Spouse

Mary Helen Davis Groendyke

(1944 - 2007)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 40.6372223, -74.8333359

2. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6425018, -74.8399963

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6. Runkle Weart Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 40.6358986, -74.8835983

7. Pickell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6826000, -74.8357200

9. Allerton Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6832600, -74.8447000

11. Cokesbury Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6847700, -74.8369600

12. Potterstown Cemetery
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13. Haypress Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6158330, -74.7741660

14. Memorial Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6222000, -74.7660980

15. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6395800, -74.9067700

16. Clinton Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6335030, -74.9071198

17. Clinton Presbyterian Churchyard
Clinton, Hunterdon County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6393000, -74.9076500

18. Old Saint Mary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6440964, -74.9116669

19. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6451378, -74.9116669

20. Wyckoff Cemetery #02
Readington, Hunterdon County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5902770, -74.7905550

21. Rural Hill Cemetery
Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6223602, -74.7586823

22. Newell Cemetery
Stanton, Hunterdon County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5718994, -74.8582993

23. United Methodist Cemetery
Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6182800, -74.7446900

24. Philhower Family Burying Ground
Lebanon, Hunterdon County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7055560, -74.8722220