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Roger Lee Akkerman

Source: Miedema, Jan; Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I00061, xvi Jan MMXI)

"... Roger Lee Akkerman Sex: M Birth: 22 JUN 1950 in Sioux Falls, SD Death: 30 OCT 1964 in Wessington Springs, SD Burial: 3 NOV 1964 Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD

Note: Humboldt youth killed in Highway accident

A tragic accident last Friday near Wessington Springs took the life of a Humboldt youth and seriouslay injured four other young people of this community. Instantly killed in the crash was Roger Akkerman, 14 son of Mrs nad Mrs WilliamAkkerman. Also killed in the accident was Mrs. James Ross of IA a passenger in the other vehicle driven by her husband. Passengers in the Humboldt car driven by Paul Dwyer, besides Roger, were Roger's sister Ellen Akkerman, and Paul'ssisters Meriam and Clarann Dwyer children of Rev. and Mrs Kenneth Dwyer.

The accident happened about 8:30 PM at the intersection of Highways 34 and 281 seven miles east of Wessington Springs. Paul Dwyer who attends Central College of McPherson KS, came Thursday and he and the other youths were on their way toattend homecoming festivities at the Wessington Springs Academy. Paul and his sister Clarann were taken to the Sioux Valley hospital. Paul suffered a concussion fractured jaw and leg wounds. Clarann the most seriously injured sustained an injured right eye a fractured jaw and pelvis. At the hospital inWessington Springs are Meriam Dwyer and Ellen Akkerman. Merriam has a cracked jaw, broken collarbone and skull injuties. Ellen received a skull fracture, broken nose and cuts.

Funeral services for Roger Akkerman will be held at 2 PM Thursday at the Feee Methodsit Church in Sioux Falls. Rev Orvin Scandrett will officiate with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Roger Lee Akkerman was born June 22, 1950 at Sioux Falls and lived all his life in the Humboldt community. he was a freshman in Humboldt High School and president of the Free Methodist Youth of Humboldt.

Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs William Akkerman, 3 sisters Carolyn, Ellen, and Kathleen, Humboldt and one stepbrother Glen of Sioux Falls, and his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. ER Evan of Stacy, MN.

Father: Berend (Ben) Akkerman b: 11 MAY 1897 in Ashton, Iowa Mother: Margarat Florence ( Evans) Brooks b: 18 JUL 1923 in Sioux Falls, SD

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Roger Lee Akkerman

Berend E. Oltman Akkermann
1853-1939
Ella Janssen
1869-1949

Roger Lee Akkerman
1950-1964


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    Birthday June 22, 1950

    • The temperature on June 22, 1950 was between 10.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
      • January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
      • February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
      • June 3 » Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
      • July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
      • July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
      • October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.

    Day of death October 30, 1964

    • The temperature on October 30, 1964 was between 7.0 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
      • March 6 » Constantine II becomes King of Greece.
      • April 2 » The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
      • May 5 » The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
      • August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
      • August 13 » Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.
      • November 21 » The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.

    Day of burial November 3, 1964

    • The temperature on November 3, 1964 was between 2.3 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
      • June 5 » DSV Alvin is commissioned.
      • June 21 » Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
      • August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
      • August 7 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.
      • September 21 » The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
      • October 1 » Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
    

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