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Personal data Gary Duane Rafdal 

  • He was born on June 2, 1951 in fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Patrick Welsh; J. Clarine J Boyken; & Dale & Corrine Wise
  • He died in the year 1954 in fortasse, somewhere in IA, he was 2 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1954 in German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Cem.).
  • A child of Vern Kenneth Rafdal and (Not public)
  • This information was last updated on May 1, 2019.

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Notes about Gary Duane Rafdal

Gary Duane Rafdal

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

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 north 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. They were the parents of four children - two sets of twins. Dennis and Donna were born August 28, 1948. Garwin and Gary were born June 2,1951. In 1954 Gary lost his life through a farm drowning accident. ..."

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

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53793574/gary-duane-rafdal

"Photo [of his stone] added by ROBBIE DECKER

Gary Duane Rafdal Birth 1951 Death 1954 (aged 2'963) Burial Ramsey Reformed Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 53793574

DROWNED - As he played with other children on a stock tank, three-year-old Garry Rafdal fell through a hold in the cover and was drowned. // very short article at the bottom of the page and "DROWNED" is the title and it is worded exactly like I have it above with Gary's first name spelled incorrectly

Family Members
Parents

Vern Kenneth Rafdal 1922-1983
Arlene D Gray Rafdal 1928-unknown

Created by: Dale & Corinne Wise Added: 17 Jun 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 53793574"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gary Duane Rafdal

Sadie Huisman
1897-1979

Gary Duane Rafdal
1951-1954


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    • The temperature on June 2, 1951 was between 8.8 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
      • January 13 » First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.
      • January 31 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to Korean War is adopted.
      • February 27 » The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
      • April 5 » Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
      • November 15 » Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial.
      • December 24 » Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.
    

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