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They got married on November 7, 1955 at Britt, Hancock Co., IA, he was 19 years old.

John Quentin Buffington oo Evelyn Halck

Marriage source: Author: Sleper, Albert (b.1902), Title: Sleper Family Data Sheet, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: A.S., Publication date: vii Apr MCMLXXXIV)
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John Quentin Buffington

Source: Author: Sleper, Albert (b.1902), Title: Sleper Family Data Sheet, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: A.S., Publication date: vii Apr MCMLXXXIV)

Transcribed by: Becker, Sharon R., Title: "Obituary - John Quentin Buffington," (Publication location: Mason City, IA, Publisher: Globe - Gazette, Publication date: iv Sept MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://iagenweb.org/boards/cerrogordo/obituaries/index.cgi?read=612591

"BUFFINGTON, John Quentin
BUFFINGTON, SLEEPER, HOLCK, COMPTON, MEINDERS, NAVRATIL, ENABNIT, LONNING, SCHAFER, BRUNSEN, GRIMM, BATES
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email) Date: 9/21/2016 ...

Obituary ~ John Quentin Buffington August 04, 1936 ~ September 04, 2012

Globe Gazette Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa September 06, 2012

John Quentin Buffington, 76, Mason City, died Tuesday, September 04, 2012, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A celebration of life service for John will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 8, 2012, at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, with Pastor Steve Hansen officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy. 18 West, Mason City. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Friday at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126-3rd Street NE, Mason City. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time on Saturday at the church.

In Lieu of flowers, the family has suggested that memorial contributions be made to the family in his memory.

The family would like to suggest that those that will be attending the visitation on Friday or the service on Saturday would dress in casual attire.

John Quentin Buffington was born on August 4, 1936, in Lakota, Iowa, the son of Orville and Gertrude (Sleper) Buffington. John received his education in the Crystal Lake Community School system and also helped his parents on the farm in rural Crystal Lake. John and Evelyn have resided in Mason City since 1967. During his life John was a carpenter for 55 years until his retirement in 1999.

He was united in marriage to Evelyn Holck on November 7, 1955, in Britt, Iowa.

John enjoyed camping, fishing, and gardening.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Evelyn Buffington of Mason City; children, Betty Compton of Hamilton, TX, Gerry (Tammy) Buffington, Lorri (Larry) Meinders, and Kurrt Buffington all of Mason City; grandchildren, Taylor Compton, Ian Buffington, Megan, Hilary, and Cody Navratil, Rhett, Brianna, and Elle Buffington; great-grandchildren, Bradyn Enabnit, and Cameron Navratil; brothers, Marlyn (Jane) Buffington, Forrest (Jan) Buffington, and Beryl (Sharon) Buffington; sisters, Lois Lonning, Iola (Harvey) Schafer, Sandra (Verne) Brunsen, and Sharon (Doug) Grimm; a sister-in-law, Leona Buffington; as well as many nieces, nephews, and many other extended family members and friends.

John was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Lee Buffington; and a sister, Alice Bates.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2016

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    Birthday August 4, 1936

    • The temperature on August 4, 1936 was between 11.5 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
      • January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
      • February 29 » February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
      • July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
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      • September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
      • October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.

    Day of marriage November 7, 1955

    • The temperature on November 7, 1955 was between 9.1 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
      • February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
      • July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
      • September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
      • December 1 » American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to that city's bus boycott.
      • December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
      • December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.

    Day of death September 4, 2012

    • The temperature on September 4, 2012 was between 9.7 °C and 24.7 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
      • June 22 » A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.
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      • December 19 » Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of South Korea.
    

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