About Pilgrim Home Cemetery
Pilgrim Home Cemetery is a cemetery near Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan. It lies about 1.0 mi west of Holland. The grounds sit at about 643 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 12 notable people buried here, including Gerrit J. Diekema, Amos Alonzo Stagg Jr. and Betsy Aardsma. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 634884. The nearest other listed cemetery is Roselawn Memorial Gardens, about 1.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Langeland Sterenberg Funeral in Holland, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Ottawa County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 65 listings in Ottawa County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Holland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Pilgrim Home Cemetery
Among them: 2 artists, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 football player, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 scientist, 1 US representative, 1 Vietnam War veteran.
- Gerrit J. Diekema1859-1930American politician
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Jr.1899-1996American football player and coach
- Betsy Aardsma1947-1969Stabbing victim
- Henri De Kruif1882-1944American visual artist
- John Essebagger Jr.1928-1951American soldier (1928-1951); United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Ron Schipper1928-2006American football coaches
- Bud Hinga1900-1960American football coach and athletic director
- Elton John Bruins1927-2020American theologian
- Gordon Douglas Yntema1945-1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Lambert Eidson1880-1916American educator, college football coach
- Gerrit Van Zyl1894-1967American chemistry professor
- Xarifa Hamilton Towner1881-1918American pastel artist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Pilgrim Home Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.78314, -86.08985
What Pilgrim Home Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Roselawn Memorial GardensHolland, MIMemorial park1.6 mi
- North Holland CemeteryHolland, MICemetery2.2 mi
- New Groningen CemeteryZeeland, MICemetery2.5 mi
- Graafschap CemeteryHolland, MICemetery2.6 mi
- East Holland CemeteryHolland, MICemetery2.6 mi
- Memorial CemeteryHolland, MICemetery3.0 mi
- Felch CemeteryZeeland, MICemetery3.9 mi
- Noordeloos CemeteryZeeland, MICemetery4.1 mi
- Zeeland Cemetery220 East Lincoln Avenue, Zeeland, MICemetery4.3 mi
- East Saugatuck CemeteryHolland, MICemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Pilgrim Home Cemetery
- Langeland Sterenberg Funeral0.2 miFuneral home · Holland
- Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Holland · (616) 392-2306
- Notier Verlee Chapel0.2 miFuneral home · Holland · (269) 751-2931
- Dykstra Funeral Home - Downtown Holland Chapel0.9 miFuneral home · Holland · (616) 392-2348
- Lake Michigan Crematory Inc.1.3 miCremation provider · Holland · (616) 422-0740
- Dykstra Funeral Home - Mulder Chapel1.7 miFuneral home · Holland · (616) 392-2348
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