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Personal data Leona Lorraine Harringa 

  • Alternative name: Leona Harringa Dontje
  • She was born on October 6, 1926 in fortasse, somewhere in IA.
  • She died on July 6, 2004 in fortasse, somewhere in IA or MN, she was 77 years old.
  • A child of Andrew Harringa and Anna Ahlfs
  • This information was last updated on March 22, 2012.

Household of Leona Lorraine Harringa

She is married to John Henry Dontje.

They got married on June 19, 1946 at Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 19 years old.

John Henry Dontje oo Leona Harringa

Marriage source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 114, # 24, 25 Aug 2005, pg 5 col 3

'John H. Dontje, 78 ... On June 19, 1946, John was united in marriage to Leona Harringa in Buffalo Center. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Buffalo Center. ...' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Gary Allen Dontje  1947-2012 
  2. (Not public)


Notes about Leona Lorraine Harringa

Leona Lorraine Harringa

Source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol 114, # 24, 25 Aug 2005, pg. 5 col. 3

'John H. Dontje, 78 ... John Henry Dontje, the son of Herman and Jennie (Troff) Dontje, was born March 13, 1927, in Ledyard. ... On June 19, 1946, John was united in marriage to Leona Harringa in Buffalo Center. Following their marriage the couple made theirhome in Buffalo Center. ... ... John was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Estherville where he had served as head usher. ... Preceding John in death were his wife, Leona, who died July 6, 2004; ...'

Scholl, Courtney, Scholl-Emmendorfer, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxv Aug MMI)

'... Leona HARRINGA Sex: F Birth: 2 OCT 1926 ...

Father: Andrew HARRINGA b: 18 MAR 1888 Mother: Anna AHLFS b: 10 MAR 1892

Marriage 1 John DONTJE b: 13 MAR 1927 Married: 19 JUN 1946

Children

1. Living [M] DONTJE 2. Living [F] DONTJE'

Obituary, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 121, # 11, 14 Mar 2012, Pg. 3, Cols. 5 & 6

[Col. 5]

"Gary A. Dontje

Gary A. Dontje, 64, of Maquoketa, and formerly of Forest City, died on Sunday evening, March 4, 2012, at the Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa.

A celebration of his life was held March 10 at the First Congregational Church in Forest City. Burial was in the Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center. The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family.

Gary Allen Dontje was born on July 27, 1947 in Buffalo Center to John Henry and Leona Lorraine (Harringa) Dontje. He grew up in Buffalo Center and moved to Swea City, IA, where he was a 1966 graduate of Swea City High School. ..." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Leona Lorraine Harringa

Anna Ahlfs
1892-1977

Leona Lorraine Harringa
1926-2004

1946

John Henry Dontje
1927-2005

Gary Allen Dontje
1947-2012
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Historical events

Birthday October 6, 1926

  • The temperature on October 6, 1926 was between 8.0 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 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.
    • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
    • May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
    • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
    • June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
    • June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
    • August 6 » Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

Day of marriage June 19, 1946

  • The temperature on June 19, 1946 was between 8.5 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
    • January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
    • January 22 » In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
    • March 6 » Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
    • April 29 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
    • May 25 » The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
    • December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.

Day of death July 6, 2004

  • The temperature on July 6, 2004 was between 6.8 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • February 13 » The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
    • March 31 » Iraq War in Anbar Province: In Fallujah, Iraq, four American private military contractors working for Blackwater USA, are killed after being ambushed.
    • April 2 » Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
    • June 8 » The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
    • November 7 » Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
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Same birth/death day

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