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Personal data Donald Dale Olthoff 

  • He was born on May 9, 1934 in Sibley, Osceola Co., IA.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Jan Miedema
  • (Milit-Beg) in the year 1953 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
    navy - U.S.
  • (Milit-End) in the year 1957 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on July 14, 2020 in St. Cloud, Benton Co., MN, he was 86 years old.
  • A child of Henry Olthoff and Engeline Akkerman
  • This information was last updated on June 25, 2022.

Household of Donald Dale Olthoff

He is married to Beth Jane TerHark.

They got married on March 26, 1960 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 25 years old.


Child(ren):

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Notes about Donald Dale Olthoff

Donald Dale Olthoff

Sources: Author: Miedema, Jan; Title: "Miedema, Akkerman, Crull, Barnes," (Publication location: Kimball, SD, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xvii Nov MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jsmnancy&id=I00061

"... Donald Dale Olthoff Sex: M Birth: 9 MAY 1934 in Sibley, IA Death: BEF 2009

Father: Henry Olthoff b: 14 AUG 1898 in Matlock, IA
Mother: Engeline (Lena) Akkerman b: 24 DEC 1904 in Sibley, IA

Marriage 1 Living Terhark

Children

1. Living Olthoff
2. Living Olthoff
3. Living Olthoff"

Author: N.N. (anonymous), Title: "Donald Dale Olthoff," (Publication location: Lehi, UT, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xv July MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213049884/donald-dale-olthoff

"Photo [man] added by 48867749

Donald Dale Olthoff Birth 9 Mar 1934 Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Death 14 Jul 2020 (aged 86) Saint Cloud, Benton County, Minnesota, USA Burial Cremated Memorial ID 213049884

DONALD DALE OLTHOFF, age 86, of Lakefield, lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born May 9, 1934, near Sibley, IA, to Henry and Lena (Ackerman) Olthoff. Don grew up and helped on the family farm near Woodstock and Verdi, MN. He attended Woodstock Elementary School and Verdi High School. He later earned an Electrician Certificate from Dunwoody Tech. School.

In 1953, Don enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country on a Navel destroyer from May of 1953 to October of 1957.

Don married Betty Jane Terhark in 1960 in Balaton, MN. The couple raised three wonderful children. The family spent happy years camping, fishing and enjoying life together. Don also enjoyed golfing, bowling, polka music and playing computer games. He spent the past thirty nine years with his life partner, Christine (Thueson) Lang. They shared a home in Lakefield.

The past four years, Don has spent the warm summers at his trailer home in Sauk Centre enjoying the water and fishing on Sauk Lake. The winter months were spent at his mobile home in Mission, TX, where he enjoyed the warm sun & listening to old time music on the radio. Many good friends were made. For the majority of his working years, Don drove semi-truck which took him to some very interesting places. He retired in 1999.

Don is survived by his three children, Pamela (Eric) Hare, Wentworth, SD; Penny (Jeff) Grimmius, Lake Park, IA; and Dale (Trish) Olthoff, Crooks, SD; six grandchildren, Tyler Hare, Blaine Hare, Jeremie Paulson, Chelsee Olthoff, Linzee (Cody) Walters and Kayda Olthoff; three great-grandchildren, Miylee Olthoff, Maycee Olthoff and Chloee Walters; Life partner, Chris Lang, Lakefield; his extended family, Patty (Ray) Brooks, Teresa (Lang) Johnson, Suzanne Lang and Jonathan Lang; four kids also lovingly called him Grandpa Don, Ashley Johnson, C.J. (Lang) Gray, Tresyn Lang and Teyven Lang; a sister, Lucille (Virgil) Halbur, Slayton; a brother, Wayne (Eve) Olthoff, Valley Springs, CA; his ex-wife, Betty Olthoff, Sioux Falls, SD; and many nieces & nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Arly Olthoff; and a great-granddaughter, McKenzee.

Dingmann Funeral Home (Worthington) 1545 N. McMillan Street Worthington, Minnesota 56187

Parents
[photo - stone shared with Lena Olthoff] Henry Olthoff 1898 - 1976
[photo - stone shared with Henry Olthoff] Lena Ackerman Olthoff 1904 - 1997

Spouse
[photo - woman] Betty Jane Terhark Olthoff 1939 - 2021 (m. 1960)

Siblings
[photo - his stone] Arleigh Roy Olthoff 1931 - 1950

Created by: 48867749 Added: 15 Jul 2020 Find a Grave Memorial 213049884"
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    Historical events

    Birthday May 9, 1934

    • The temperature on May 9, 1934 was between 6.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
      • January 1 » Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
      • March 24 » United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
      • June 15 » The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.
      • July 5 » "Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
      • July 11 » Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
      • August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.

    Day of marriage March 26, 1960

    • The temperature on March 26, 1960 was between 5.0 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
      • January 19 » Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
      • April 13 » The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
      • June 25 » Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
      • November 1 » While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps.
      • November 3 » The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.
      • December 3 » The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.
    

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