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Household of John William Smith

He is married to Hermina M. Westendorf.

They got married on August 2, 1945 at Forest City, Winnebago Co., IA, he was 23 years old.

John William Smith oo Hermina Westendorf

Source: Anonymous GEDCOM file loaded 9 Mar MMI for name = Living Smith married Living Westendorf

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, 1992), pg 406

'... John [SMITH] married Hermina Westendorf and they have a son, Mark who married Ellen and had two sons, Nathan and Ryan, and later married Maggie whith whom he lives in Williamsburg; ...'

Smith, Vernon, SMITH, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, iii Nov MMI)

'... Hermina WESTENDORF ... Marriage 1 Johnny SMITH ... Married: 2 Aug 1945 in ,,IA.'

Obituaries, Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 116 # 5, 12 Apr 2007, pg 4, col 3

"John W. Smith, 85

John William Smith 85, of Mason City, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. ... ... John was born August 24, 1921 in Buffalo Center, the son of John W. and Grace (Dorenbusch) Smith. He was married to Hermina Westendorf on August 2, 1945 in Forest City. ... ...".

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Notes about John William Smith

John William Smith

Source: Anonymous GEDCOM file loaded 9 Mar MMI for name = Living Smith

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg 406

'... John [SMITH] married Hermina Westendorf and they have a son, Mark who married Ellen and had two sons, Nathan and Ryan, and later married Maggie whith whom he lives in Williamsburg; ...'

Smith, Vernon, SMITH, (Pub. location unknown, WorldConnect.RootsWeb.com, iii Nov MMI)

'... Hermina WESTENDORF ... Sex: F Marriage 1 Johnny SMITH b: 24 Aug 1921 in BUFFALO CENTER, WINNEBAGO, IA. Married: 2 Aug 1945 in ,,IA.'

Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 114, #20, 28 July 2005, pg 3 col 5 & 6

'John and Hermina Smith to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

John and Hermina (Westendorf) Smith, 1033 19th St. SW, Mason City, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married August 2, 1945 in Forest City.

They have one son, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mark (Barbara) Smith, US Army Military INtelligence Readiness Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; two grandchildren, Captain Nathan (Lori) Smith, US Army Beaumont Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texasand Ryan Smith, Youth Minister, First United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Two great-grandchildren, Morgan and Hagen.

An open house is planned for them at Hermina's sister and brother-in-law's home, Bonna and Richard Matson 632 3rd NE, Mason City, IA; on Sunday, July 31 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.'

Obituaries, Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 116 # 5, 12 Apr 2007, pg 4, col 3

"John W. Smith, 85

John William Smith 85, of Mason City, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Memorial services were held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City with theRev. Charles Westendorf officiating. According to his wishes, Jon was cremated, and inurnment will be held at a later date in the Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center. Memorials may be directed to the JohnSmith Memorial Fund.

John was born August 24, 1921 in Buffalo Center, the son of John W. and Grace (Dorenbusch) Smith. He was married to Hermina Westendorf on August 2, 1945 in Forest City. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II in Europe with the 4thInfantry Division, Field Artillery. John enjoyed traveling.

John is survived by his wife, Hermina Smith of Mason City; one son, Mark Smith and his wife, Barbara, of Fort Belvoir, Virginia; one brother, Billie Smith and his wife, Elsie, of Buffalo Center; one sister, Dorothy Heitland of BuffaloCenter; two grandsons, Nathan Smith and his wife, Lori, of Wray, Colorado and Ryan Smith of Colorado Springs, Colorado; three step-grandchildren, Jamie, Cory, and Andrea; three great-grandchildren, Morgan, Hagan, and Kaylan; twostep-great-grandchildren, Mae Francis and Samuel; two sisters-in-law, Bonna Matson and husband, Richard, of Mason City, and Tillie Sporaa of Aurora, Colorado; brother-in-law, Henry Westendorf of Rockford, IL. John was preceded in deathby his parents; and two sisters, Marian and Margaret." <>

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    Birthday August 24, 1921

    • The temperature on August 24, 1921 was between 8.7 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
      • February 22 » After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
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    Day of marriage August 2, 1945

    • The temperature on August 2, 1945 was between 11.8 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
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      • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
      • February 19 » World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
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    Day of death April 3, 2007

    • The temperature on April 3, 2007 was between 5.0 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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    • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
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      • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
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