Family Overview and Vital Records
Birth 12 MAY 1916 • Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Death 28 MAY 1987 • Edison, New Jersey
Parents: Harry Anderson Haringa and Ethel Drinkwater
Husband of Myrtle Barbara Hostetter
Early Life in Jersey City (1916–1941)
When Robert Drinkwater Haringa was born on May 12, 1916, in Jersey City, New Jersey, his father, Harry, was 34 and his mother, Ethel, was 29. Robert had a younger sister named Helen (1919-1991)
Service in the U.S. Navy During WWII
Served in the US Navy during 2nd World War. He was in A Construction Battalion (CBs)
Career with Westinghouse Elevator Division
After the war he worked for Westinghouse, Elevator Division, in Jersey City, NJ
Marriage to Myrtle Barbara Hostetter
Robert married Myrtle Barbara Hostetter on June 28, 1941, at St. Stephens church, Jersey City, New Jersey. Roberts sister Helen was a witness on the church marriage record. They had two children during their marriage: Carolyn and Myrtle.
Death and Burial
He died on May 28, 1987, in Edison, New Jersey, at the age of 71, and was interred at Woodbridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
