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Personal data Hazel Patricia (Hazel Patricia "Pat") "Pat" Higgins 

  • Alternative name: Patricia Higgins Albers
  • Nickname is Pat.
  • She was born on November 14, 1926 in Armstrong, Emmet Co., IA.
  • She died on February 25, 1997 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA (Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit), she was 70 years old.
  • She is buried on February 28, 1997 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Graceland Cem.).
  • A child of Joseph T. Higgins and Mabel Alice Pennell
  • This information was last updated on October 31, 2010.

Household of Hazel Patricia (Hazel Patricia "Pat") "Pat" Higgins

She is married to Edwin Vernon Albers.

They got married on August 1, 1946 at St. Peter &, Paul Chr., West Bend, Kossuth Co., IA, she was 19 years old.

Edwin Vernon Albers oo Patricia Higgins

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate A Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 1992, (Pub. location unknown, Buffalo Center Centennial Book Committee, 1992), pg 209 Repository: Dallas TX public lib.

'EDWIN AND PAT (HIGGINS) ALBERS

A little over a year after their marriage in 1946, Edwin and Pat Albers moved into the house they still live in. ... ...'

Way Back When ..., Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 105, # 20, 8 Aug 1998, Pg. 9, Cols. 5 & 6

[Col. 5]

"50 YEARS AGO From the TRIBUNE files of Thursday, August 8, 1946"

[Col. 6]

"The St. Peter & Paul Church at West Bend was the scene of a wedding Thursday morning, August 1, when Patricia Higgins became the bride of Edwin Albers of this city." <>

Child(ren):

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Notes about Hazel Patricia (Hazel Patricia "Pat") "Pat" Higgins

Hazel Patricia "Pat" Higgins

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate A Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 1992, (Pub. location unknown, Buffalo Center Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 209 Repository: Dallas TX public lib.

'EDWIN AND PAT (HIGGINS) ALBERS

A little over a year after their marriage in 1946, Edwin and Pat Albers moved into the house they still live in. ... ... Pat Albers' grandparents, Patrick and Julie Higgins, and their family, including Pat's father, Joe, lived in Buffalo Center for several years. Her father enlisted in the Army in World War I from here. Her grandfather had a liverystable. Both grandparents are buried in the Buffalo Center cemetery.'

Angstman, Pam, 'Where Are They Today?', Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 113 # 48, 10 Feb 2005, pg 5 col 1

'Dr. Michael J. Albers

Mike, Albers, son of the late Ed and Pat Albers, graduated in 1976 from Buffalo Center High School. ...'

SSDI: 'H PATRICIA ALBERS b. 14 Nov 1926 d. 25 Feb 1997 (Verified) last res.: 50424 (Buffalo Center, Winnebago, IA) Issued: Iowa'

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 108, # 27, 23 Sept 1999, Pg. 5 Cols. 1 & 2

[Col 1]

"Edwin V. Albers, 74

Funeral mass for Edwin V. Albers, 74, were held Monday, September 20, 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church ... ... He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Patricia, in 1997, ... ..."

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 108, # 27, 27 Feb 1997, Pg. 12 Cols. 5 & 6

[Col 5]

"Hazel Patricia "Pat" Albers, 70

Funeral services for Hazel Patricia "Pat" Albers will be held on Friday, February 28, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Craig Steimel officiating. Visitation is 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27at,Whiter Funeral Home, and one hous before the service at the church. A prayer service for Pat will take place on Thursday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m. Interment' is at Graceland Cemetery with Winter Funeral Home in charge ofarrangements.

Serving as pallbearers are: Victor Garry, Paul Adams. Charles Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, John Kennedy, and Tun Weaver. Hazel Patricia "Pat" passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 1997 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.Dona Yegge is the organist and Rochelle Wickwire is the vocalist. Hazel Patricia "Pat" Albers, daughter of Joe and Mabel (Pennell) Higgins, was born November 14, 1926, at Armstrong. She moved to Burt in 1938 and graduated from Burt HighSchool in 1944. Her mother died 18 days before she graduated. She married Edwin Albers on August 1, 1946, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in West Bend. Two children blessed the union, Linda and Mike.

Pat was active in St. Patrick's Altar Society serving as President,"

[Col. 6]

"Secretary, and Treasurer. She was a charter member of the VFW Auxiliary which started hi June, 1950. She served as Auxiliary (President, District President, and in 1964, she served as State President. She was also a Girl Scout leaderfor two years and a Den Mother for one year.

Survivors include her husband, Edwin Albers, in the Veterans Home in Marshalltown; one daughter, Linda Steinberg, St. Ansgar; one son, Mike Albers and his wife, Linda, Apex, North Carolina; four granddaughters: Brenda Larsen of MasonCity; Tricia Garry and her husband, Victor, of Mason City Diane Adams and her husband, Paul, of Buffalo Center; Mindy Steinberg of St. Ansgar; four great-grandsons, Jake and Tanner Larsen, both of Mason City; Dylan and Dalton Adams, bothof Buffalo Center; three sisters: Virl Hammerstrom, of Orlando, Florida; Jolene Lieb and her husband, Neil, of Cipperopoles, California; Alice Kennedy and her husband, Bill, of Bancroft; her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Albers, of BuffaloCenter; two half-sisters, Carol Miller of West Bend; Jane Johnson of Creston; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Thomas; and one sister, Janet Sue." <>

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Hazel Patricia Higgins
1926-1997

1946

Edwin Vernon Albers
1925-1999

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Birthday November 14, 1926

  • The temperature on November 14, 1926 was between 7.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
    • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
    • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
    • May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
    • July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
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Day of marriage August 1, 1946

  • The temperature on August 1, 1946 was between 12.3 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
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Day of death February 25, 1997

  • The temperature on February 25, 1997 was between 8.7 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
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Day of burial February 28, 1997

  • The temperature on February 28, 1997 was between 5.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (61%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
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