Lazarus tree » Herman Sonen (1916-2001)

Personal data Herman Sonen 

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Household of Herman Sonen

He had a relationship with Rose S Wolfiler.


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Notes about Herman Sonen

Herman SonenIrvine resident Herman Sonen died April 10 at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange after an illness of several months. He was 84.Mr. Sonen was born April 21, 1916, in Philadelphia, Pa. He served as a chief petty officer and meteorologist with the U.S. Navy during World War II in the battle of the Pacific.After the war, he settled in New York City with his wife, Rose Wolfiler Sonen, and owned and ran auto dealerships in Long Island. They moved to California in 1959 and settled first in Orange County. They moved to the San Fernando Valley in the early 1960s where Mr. Sonen continued in his real estate career. He retired in the early 1980s and the couple moved to Woodbridge in Irvine.Mr. Sonen was a reserved person and liked to read and keep up with world events as well as to play cards.His son, Arthur, said people will remember him as the man who walked everywhere around South Lake, to the market and other places in Irvine. His son added, "He was a very kind and considerate person and never wanted to put anyone out or, as he said, have them make a fuss over him."Before his wife Rose died in 1994 they enjoyed traveling together, driving, flying and taking cruises as well.Friends and family held a celebration of his life. Mr. Sonen willed his body for medical research at UCI, his care for others evident even in his passing, said his son. Mr. Sonen is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and Joanne of Honolulu; his daughter Mindy Sonen of San Diego; his companion and partner, Julie MacGregor of Irvine; his sister-in-law, Selma Wolfiler of New York City; and his two granddaughters, Michele and Amanda Sonen.The family asked that memorial donations be sent to the American Heart Association.

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    Historical events

    Birthday April 21, 1916

    • The temperature on April 21, 1916 was between 4.4 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
      • June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
      • July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
      • August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
      • September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
      • November 21 » Mines from SM U-73 sink the HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.

    Day of death April 10, 2001

    • The temperature on April 10, 2001 was between 7.7 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (22%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2001: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
      • January 23 » Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Communist Party of China to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
      • May 1 » Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares the existence of "a state of rebellion", hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, storm towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA III rebellion.
      • July 28 » Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
      • September 21 » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
      • October 15 » NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.
      • December 22 » Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
    

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