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Personal data Kenneth Winfred Harms 

  • He was born on July 7, 1925 in farm, no. of, George, Lyon Co., IA (fortasse, LIberal Twp.).
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Roger Scheunemann & Bill Gropel
  • He died on January 4, 2014 in Good Samaritan Soc. Nursing Home, George, Lyon Co., IA, he was 88 years old.
  • He is buried on January 8, 2014 in Wheeler Twp., Lyon Co., IA (Evergreen Lawn Cem.).
  • A child of Bruno B. Harms and Anna Meyerhoff
  • This information was last updated on March 28, 2019.

Household of Kenneth Winfred Harms

He is married to Darlene Mavis (Mae) de Neui.

They got married on June 8, 1946 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, he was 20 years old.

Kenneth Winfred Harms oo Darlene Mavis de Neui

Married source: Author: Scheunemann, Roger, Title: "deNeui Scheunemann Biedermann Family Tree," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xv Nov MMXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rogeranita&id=I161

"... Kenneth Harms Sex: M Birth: 7 JUL 1925 ... Marriage 1 Darlene Mavis deNeui b: 18 MAR 1925 Married: 8 JUN 1946
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Notes about Kenneth Winfred Harms

Kenneth Winfred Harms

Source: Author: Scheunemann, Roger, "deNeui Scheunemann Biedermann Family Tree," (Publication location: Rochester, WA, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xv Nov MMXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rogeranita&id=I161

"... Kenneth Harms Sex: M Birth: 7 JUL 1925

Father: Bruno B. Harms b: 1 JUL 1884 in , Grundy Co, IA
Mother: Annie Meyerhoff b: 19 MAY 1889 in , Lyon Co, IA

Marriage 1 Darlene Mavis deNeui b: 18 MAR 1925 Married: 8 JUN 1946

Children

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Author: Gropel, Bill, Title: "Kenneth Winfred Harms," (Publication location: George, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: v Jan MMXIV), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122789608/kenneth-winfred-harms

"Photo [of a man] added by Bill Gropel

Kenneth Winfred Harms Birth 7 Jul 1925 Lyon County, Iowa, USA Death 4 Jan 2014 (aged 88) George, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Burial Evergreen Cemetery George, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 122789608

Kenneth W. Harms age 88 of George, IA died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in George, IA.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday January 8, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of George, IA with Pastor Steve May officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Lawn Cemetery in George.

Kenneth Winfred Harms, the son of Bruno B. and Anna (Meyerhof) Harms, was born July 7, 1925 on a farm north of George, IA where he lived for 65 years. He attended Liberal Township country school and George Public High School, where he graduated in 1943.

On June 8, 1946 he married Darlene DeNeui. They lived on the farm until he retired. During that time, he received an award for the farm remaining in the Harms family for 100 years. In 1990 Darlene and Kenneth moved to George. Besides farming, he built and operated two car washes, one in George and the other in Rock Rapids. He was very active in Farm Bureau and served in several officer positions including President. He also worked for the ASC Office for years measuring land for the farm programs. He was recognized by the Farm Service Agency for serving thirty-five years of government service, including serving on the Lyon County FSA Committee for several years. He was a member of the George Chamber of Commerce and a charter member of the Kiwanis Club. Kenneth also served as a 4-H leader and thoroughly enjoyed working with youth.

In 1946 he became a Christian and joined Central Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and taught Sunday school. In 1996, he joined First Baptist Church where he served as the treasurer, a member of the Mission Board, and a member of the HomeBuilders group.

He enjoyed all types of sports and always attended events his children and grandchildren participated in. Some of his memorable highlights included trips south to Texas and Arizona every winter and trips to Hawaii and to the Bahamas. They also enjoyed numerous trips visiting their children and families who lived in five states.

Kenneth is survived by his wife of 66 years, Darlene Mae Harms, of George IA; their children, Donna Martin-Howell (Joe) of Las Cruces, NM; Dean Harms (Eileen) of Grand Island, NE; Kay Stubbe (Paul) of Brandon, SD; Kent Harms (Paula) of George, IA; Brent Harms (Cathy) of Apple Valley, MN; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; 3 sister-in-laws and 2 brother-in-laws, Lavina (Ted Harms) Lichtenberg of George, IA; Dorie (Art) DeNeui of Albert Lea MN; Cliff DeNeui of Topeka, KS; Mickey and Darrell Arneson of Spirit Lake IA.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers George, Jack, Ted, and Don; five sisters, Rose, Gertrude, Frances, Jane and Viola.

Blessed be his memory.

Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Bill Gropel Added: 5 Jan 2014 Find A Grave Memorial 122789608"
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Kenneth Winfred Harms
1925-2014

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1925-2021

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Historical events

Birthday July 7, 1925

  • The temperature on July 7, 1925 was between 12.6 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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  • 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 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 year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
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Day of marriage June 8, 1946

  • The temperature on June 8, 1946 was between 11.4 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 9.2 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
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  • 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).
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    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
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Day of death January 4, 2014

  • The temperature on January 4, 2014 was between 5.9 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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Day of burial January 8, 2014

  • The temperature on January 8, 2014 was between 6.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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