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Personal data Vern Kenneth Rafdal 

  • He was born on May 3, 1922 in in proximo, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., MN.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Patrick Welsh; J. Clarine Boyken; & Dale & Corrine Wise
  • He died February 1983 in fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN, he was 60 years old.
  • He is buried February 1983 in German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Cem.).
  • A child of Osmund (Osmond) Rafdal and Irma L. Tuttle
  • This information was last updated on May 1, 2019.

Household of Vern Kenneth Rafdal

He is married to (Not public).

They got married on September 11, 1947 at German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Chr.), he was 25 years old.

Vern Kenneth Rafdal oo Arlene Dorothy Gray

Marriage source: Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Title: The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898 - 1998, (Publication location: Brainerd MN, Publisher: Titonka IA Cent Comm, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pgs. 411 & 412, Repository: Titonka IA Pub. Lib.

[Pg. 411 Col. 2]

"RAFDAL, VERN RAFDAL, ARLENE GRAY

Vern Rafdal was born near Albert Lea, Minnesota, the son of Osmond and Irma Rafdal."

[Pg. 412 Col. 1]

"... Vern married Arlene Gray, daughter of Arnold and Sadie Gray. She was born and raised on a farm noth of Titonka, receiving her schooling in German Township schools.

Vern and Arlene were married September 11, 1947 at Ramsey Reformed Church by Rev. F. Snuttjer. ..."
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Child(ren):

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  4. Gary Duane Rafdal  1951-1954


Notes about Vern Kenneth Rafdal

Vern Kenneth Rafdal

Source: Author: Welsh, Patrick, Title: Naber_Troff.ged, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: PW, Publication date: xii Mar MMV) for name = Vern Rafdal.

SSDI: "VERN RAFDAL b. 03 May 1922 d. Feb 1983 last SS payment: 50480 (Titonka, Kossuth, IA) Issued: Iowa"

Author: Wise, Dale & Corinne, Title: "Vern Kenneth Rafdal," (Publication location: Titonka, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xvii June MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53793606/vern-kenneth-rafdal

"Photo [of stone shared with Arlene Gray [hers is pre-need]] added by ROBBIE DECKER

Vern Kenneth Rafdal Birth 1922 Death 1983 (aged 60-61) Burial Ramsey Reformed Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 53793606

h/o Ariene

Family Members
Spouse

Arlene D Gray Rafdal 1928 - unknown

Children

Gary Duane Rafdal 1951-1954

Created by: Dale & Corinne Wise Added: 17 Jun 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 53793606"
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Vern Kenneth Rafdal
1922-1983

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Gary Duane Rafdal
1951-1954

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Historical events

Birthday May 3, 1922

  • The temperature on May 3, 1922 was between -1.3 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
    • January 28 » Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses.
    • April 5 » The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
    • August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
    • September 13 » The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
    • November 15 » At least 300 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
    • November 26 » The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)

Day of marriage September 11, 1947

  • The temperature on September 11, 1947 was between 10.1 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (81%). 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
    • April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
    • August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
    • November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
    • December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.


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