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John William Zwijsen was born on 26 February 1924 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died on 19 April 2015, at age 91, in Glen Mills, Delaware, Pennsylvania. He was buried on 24 April 2015 in St. Thomas the Apostle Church Cemetery, Glen Mills, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania.

U.S. Army- 15 Sep 1943.¹ John William Zwijsen was a Watchman-Retail Grocers.² Published on Philly.com on Apr. 22, 2015
JOHN W. ZWIJSEN
Obituary

JOHN W., age 91, of Glen Mills, PA, formerly of Phila., PA, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at home. John was born in Phila., PA and was a graduate of West Catholic High School.

John was a retired Lieutenant for the Philadelphia Fire Dept., for 27 years, until his retirement, in 1974. He was a member of the Local 22 IAFF, Philadelphia Fire Fighters. Mr. Zwijsen was a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Glen Mills, PA. John enjoyed woodworking, but most of all, he cherished spending time with his grand-children and great-grand-children.

He was the son of the late Henry and Jacoba (Boekhooven) Zwijsen; brother of the late Maria Steinmetz.

He is survived by his wife of 67 yrs. Elizabeth Dreyer Zwijsen; 2 Daughters Elizabeth Z. Brown (Jerry) and Carol Weyhmuller (Paul); Grandchildren Lauren Stencler, Adrianne Marozzi, Elizabeth Marozzi, John Philip Marozzi, Ray Bordier, Jessica Weyhmuller and Sarah Weyhmuller; Great-Grand-children Briana Bordier, Joseph Marozzi, Maria Stencler and Jacob Stencler.

Funeral Mass Friday at 10:30 A.M. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 430 Valleybrook Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342. Visitation Friday from 9:15-10:15 A.M. at the church. Interment: St. Thomas the Apostle Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to, St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 430 Valleybrook Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342. Condolences: www.msbfh.com.
Arrs. MINSHALL SHROPSHIRE BLEYLER FUNERAL HOME, Ltd. of Middletown Twp., Media, PA.

Florence B. Whiting was born on 14 April 1896 in Peckville, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.¹ She and Herbert Milton Unangst were married after 1943.¹ She died on 12 October 1959, at age 63, in Elmhurst, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried on 15 October 1959 in Union Cemetery, Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.¹

William Henry Smith was born on 29 June 1836 in Dryden, Tompkins, New York. He and Almira Snover were married on 26 December 1858 in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan. He died in January 1907, at age 70, in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan.

William Henry Smith was a Farm Laborer.¹