 1923 - 2013 (89 years)
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| Name |
James Everton Abrams |
| Born |
5 Feb 1923 |
Sparta, Michigan, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
6 Jan 2013 |
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
| Cremated |
Cemetery of St Mary, Marne, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States |
| Person ID |
I4326 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Father |
Leslie Everton Abrams, b. 30 Jan 1904, Honor, Michigan, USA , d. 11 Aug 1988, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA (Age 84 years) |
| Mother |
Lois A. Briggs, b. 5 Jan 1906, Cedar Springs, Michigan, USA , d. 19 Jun 1928, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (Age 22 years) |
| Married |
3 Feb 1922 |
Sparta, Michigan, USA |
| Family ID |
F16375 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Anne B. Buwaj, b. 29 May 1922, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA , d. 13 Sep 1981, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (Age 59 years) |
| Married |
15 Feb 1947 |
Dennison, Michigan, USA |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Family ID |
F16378 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 5 Feb 1923 - Sparta, Michigan, USA |
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 | Married - 15 Feb 1947 - Dennison, Michigan, USA |
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 | Died - 6 Jan 2013 - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
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 | Cremated - - Cemetery of St Mary, Marne, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States |
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| Notes |
- James E. Abrams, age 89, passed away peacefuly at the Veteran's Home on January 6, 2013 shortly after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Jim was a United States Marine and a World War II Veteran. During the war, he served in the South Pacific and fought in the major battles from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. After the war, Jim returned to Michigan and married Anne Buwaj, and together they had six children. In 1985, he retired from Harlo Products where he had worked for 35 years. He also owned and operated a motor repair business, Abrams Outboard Service, for many years. Jim was preceded in death by his first wife, Anne; their oldest daughter, Rebecca; and his second wife, Marcella. He is survived by his five remaining children, Sue (Bill) Thompson, Judy Boyle, Kathy Kensil, Greg (Ellen) Abrams, and Terri (Scott) McIntyre; 13 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and numerous step-children and step grandchildren. According to his wishes, he was cremated and buried next to his beloved Anne in a private service at the St. Mary's Catholic cemetery in Marne. The family extends their gratefulness to the staff of the Alzheimer Unit of the Grand Rapids Veteran's Home for their excellent and loving care of Jim.
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