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Personal data Elvera Akkerman
- Alternative name: Elvera Akkerman Hanson
- She was born on May 1, 1919 in Winnebago Co., IA, in proximo, Buffalo Ctr.
- Resident on August 30, 2006: Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA.
- She died on March 22, 2008 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA (Timely Mission Nursing Home), she was 88 years old.
- She is buried on March 26, 2008 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Graceland Cem.).
- A child of Oltman Akkerman and Gertie Smith
- This information was last updated on July 28, 2010.
Household of Elvera Akkerman
She is married to Walter Hanson.
They got married on April 23, 1938 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 18 years old.
Walter Hanson oo Elvera Akkerman
Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pgs 208 & 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
[pg 208]
'... Oltman Akkerman and Gertie Smith ... had five children: ... Elvera (Mrs. Walter Hanson ...'
[pg 407]
'... Gertie, [SMITH] fifth child of Bill and Maggie, married Oltman Akkerman and ... they had five daughters: ... Elvera and husband Walt Hanson had no children and live in Buffalo Center; ...' <>
Notes about Elvera Akkerman
Elvera Akkerman
Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pgs. 208 & 407, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
[pg 208]
'... Oltman Akkerman and Gertie Smith ... had five children: ... Elvera (Mrs. Walter Hanson ...'
[pg 407]
'... Gertie, [SMITH] fifth child of Bill and Maggie, married Oltman Akkerman and ... they had five daughters: ... Elvera and husband Walt Hanson had no children and live in Buffalo Center; ...'
Smith, Vernon, SMITH, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, iii Nov MMI)
'... Elvera AKKERMAN ... Sex: F Birth: 1 May 1919 in BUFFALO CENTER, WINNEBAGO, Iowa ... Father: Oltman AKKERMAN ... Mother: Gertie SMITH ...'
Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 115 # 26, 7 Sept 2006, pg4, col 1
"Jennie Grothe, 95 Jennie Akkerman Cavett Grothe, 95, of Lake Mills, died Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 2, at the Asbury United Methodist Church in LakeMills, ... ... Jennie ... is also survived by three sisters, Elvera Hansen ... of Buffalo Center ..."
Obituaries, Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Trib., Vol 117 #3, 27 Mar 2008, pg 5 col 3
"Elvera Hanson, 88
Funeral services for Elvera Hanson, 88, were held Wednesday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church with Pastor Bill Peake Officiating. Honorary bearers were her nieces and nephews. Casketbearers were Ray Bosma, EarlCavett, Chuck Armstrong and Willie Wubben. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery with the Winter Funeral Home of Buffalo Center in charge of arrangements. Elvera passed away at the Timely Mission Nursing Home on Saturday, March 22, 2008.
Elvera Hanson, daughter of Oltman and Gertie (Smith) Akkerman was born May 1, 1919 in Winnebago County, near Buffalo Center. She grew up in the Buffalo Center area where she graduated from high school.
She was married April 23, 1939 to Walt Hanson. In their early-married years, Elvera owned a dress shop and Walt , a plumbing business. They also lived in several states while working in defense plants. They moved to Boulder, Coloradowhere they managed an apartment house. They belonged to a camping club and loved camping in the mountains in their pickup camper. After retiring, they moved to Buffalo Center to live closer to relatives. They both made Timely MissionNursing Home their home after they could no longer live alone. Elvera passed away at Timely Misson on Saturday, March 22, at the age of 88.
She is survived by her two sisters: Grace Bosma of Buffalo Center and Lois Teigen of Kingman, Arizona. Also by several nieces and nephews and by special friends, Dan and Pat Ziemkovski and their family af Boulder.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Walt, and two sisters Wilma Stewart of Waterloo, and Jennie Grothie of Lake Mills." <>
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