Raymond Jules BAECKELANDT

• General Notes
  • b. Aalter
    never married
    d. New Carlisle, Olive Twp, St. Joseph Cty, IN
    address at death:  54620 Sage Rd., New Carlisle, IN
    services conducted at De Vos Funeral  Chapel (death card; birth place given as "Aeltre, Belgium")
    
    Marion Van TornHout:  Raymond the other single brother lived at 54620 Sage Rd, New Carlisle, In. with a brother Thomas. He died of an unexpected Heart Attack Monday night the 25th of Aug 1969.  He was laid out at the De Vos Funeral Home on West St. in Mishawaka, In.  He was Farmer, WW II Vet. & member of American Legion Post #297 of New Carlisle.  His service will be at Sacred Heart Church in South Bend, In. on 29th of Aug 1969.  Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. (Marion e-mail:  belgie@isot.com)
    
    In March 1951, Raymond reported the death of his father August Beckelandt:
    death record:
    Indiana State Board of Health, Certificate of Death, local no. 2811, death no. 9880, Place of Death, County:  St. Joseph, City or Town: "R.R. I New Carlisle,".length of stay in this place, 45 Y., died at at residence, Name August Beckelandt [sic], date of death March 26 (no year indicated here), male, white, married, DOB July 28-1866, age 84, usual occupation "Retired Farmer," POB "Aeltre, Belgium,"  father Bruno Beckelandt, mother Melanie De Fauw, deceased not a veteran, informant (son) Raymond Beckelandt, address New Carlisle, cause of death "a. Cerebro-vascular incident (cerebral hemorrhage)," interval between onset/death 5 days, antecedent causs "b. Arteriosclerosis, generalized,"  interval between onset/death 20 yrs., "c. Disease of heart, (fibrill??),"  interval between onset/death 11 yrs., other significant conditions "Terminal uremia," no autopsy performed, how did injury occur? "331X-040," attending deceased from March 4 to 26, 1951, time of death 12 a.m., (signed by attending physician) A. Weins(thens??), M.D., (address) Rolling Prairie, (date) 3/26/51, decedent buried 3-29-1951, place of burial Highland Cemetery, "South-Bend Ind.," recorded by local health officer 5-28-51 Morris Ballo, M.D., funeral director Marcel J. De Vos, (address) Mishawaka Ind.
    
    source:  copy of original death certificate, CMB
    
    U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946:
    Name: Raymond Beckelandt
    Birth Year: 1898 
    Race: White, not yet a citizen 
    Nativity State or Country: Belgium or Luxemburg 
    State: Indiana 
    County or City: St Joseph 
       
    Enlistment Date: 2 Oct 1942
    Enlistment State: Ohio 
    Enlistment City: Toledo 
    Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA 
    Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA 
    Grade: Private 
    Grade Code: Private 
    Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law 
    Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) 
    Source: Civil Life 
       
    Education: Grammar school 
    Civil Occupation: Section Hand, Railway 
    Marital Status: Single, without dependents 
    Height: 66 
    Weight: 170
    
    WWI Draft Registration Card:
    Raymond Beckelandt
    residing at R.R. 1 New Carlisle, St. Joe Ind.
    age 19, b. 22 Sep 1898
    citizenship:  alien, declared intention (of naturalizing, but not yet naturalized)
    citizen of Belgium
    occupation farming, employed by August Beckelandt at R.R. 1 New Carlisle, St. Joe Ind.
    nearest relative August Beckelandt, Father
    height tall, build medium, eyes gray, hair (brown)