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Personal data Darlene Potter 

  • Alternative names: Darlene Friesenborg Adams, Darlene Potter Friesenborg
  • She was born on August 19, 1911 in Dallas Ctr., Dallas Co., IA.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Ruth Leibrand
  • She died on January 3, 1964 in Forest City, Hancock / Winnebago Co., IA, she was 52 years old.
  • She is buried after January 2, 1964 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Graceland Cem.).
  • A child of Thomas Jarvis Potter and Alta Eikenberry
  • This information was last updated on July 1, 2023.

Household of Darlene Potter

She is married to Harry Richard Adams.

They got married on October 9, 1952 at Meth. Chr. Chapel, Forest City, Winnebago Co., IA, she was 41 years old.

Harry Richard Adams oo Darlene Potter

Marriage sources: Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Title: «u»Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992«/u», (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pgs. 206- 207, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 206, Col. 2]

"HARRY R. AND EVA (WINTER) ADAMS

Harry Richard Adams was born November 28, 1909 near Buffalo Center, a son of Henry and Ella (Mulder) Adams.

He attended school and grew to manhood in the Buffalo Center area and helped his father with farming. In 1926 his father held a public auction at his farm six miles northwest of Buffalo Center and the family moved to town. A couple ofsummers he followed the wheat harvest in South Dakota.

[Photograph of Eva & Harry Adams]

On September 6, 1933 at Estherville, Iowa he was united in marriage to Eva Jeanette Winter. They established their home in Buffalo Center, Iowa.

Eva was born June 20, 1910 near Buffalo Center to John H. and Elizabeth (Sapp) Winter. After finishing elementary school she attended the Ledyard high school and graduated with the class of 1928. She attended Iowa State Teachers Collegeat Cedar Falls, Iowa, after which she taught rural schools for two years in Kossuth County.

Harry drove school bus for 13 years. At the time that he started driving bus, the driver had to provide the bus, gas, repairs, etc. In 1936 he purchased a 1929 Cheverolet truck to be used for a school bus. He also worked part-time forthe Community Oil Company, tow years at"

[Pg. 207, Col. 1]

"...Koppen's Station, and for two and one-half years as a mechanic at Costigan's Garage. In 1947 he also did power spraying of fruit trees, barns and poultry houses. In 1947 he started working for the Winnebago County MaintenanceDeplartment.

Harry and Eva had five children: Marjorie (Mrs. Dean Mutschler) of Kiester, Minnesota; Arlis (Mrs. Tom Rich) of Algona; Richard of Forest City, married to Murril Grisham; Sharon (Mrs. Larry Nerdig) of Forest City; and Beverly (Mrs. RogerJutting) of Tempe, Arizona.

After being ill with cancer for almost two years, Eva passed away on January 15, 1951 at Buffalo Center. She is buried in Olena Mound Cemetery.

Harry was married to Mrs. Darlene Friesenborg on October 9, 1952 at Forest City, Iowa.

HARRY R. AND DARLENE (POTTER) (FRIESENBORG) ADAMS

[Photograph of Harry & Darlene Adams]

Mrs. Darlene Potter Friesenborg and Harry R. Adams were united in marriage October 9, 1952 in the chapel of the Methodist Church in Forest City, Iowa.

As a larger home was needed for the two families, they purchased the large nine-room house from the Lohrbach estate and moved there following their marriage, along with seven of their eight children. ... Following this they returned to their former jobs until the fall of 1963 when they moved to Thompson, Iowa. ... They enjoyed ... traveling, especially to the homes of two of their children, David in Florida and Beverly in Arizona.

Darlene became ill early in the spring of 1983 and passed away January 3, 1964 in Forest City of cancer. She is buried in Graceland Cemetery at Buffalo Center, Iowa.

Harry continues to live in their home at Thompson ..."

[Pg. 274, Col. 2]

"Lynn and Darlene (Potter) Friesenborg"

[Photograph of a man & woman]

[Pg. 275, Col. 1]

Lynn Friesenborg, son and third child of Henry and Josephine (Selhorn) Friesenborg, was born on a farm northeast of Buffalo Center on October 30, 1905. ...
...
On June 2 1932 he was married married to Darlene Potter at the home of her parents who lived four miles east and two miles south of Buffalo Center.

Darlene was born August 19, 1911 at Dallas Center, Dallas County, Iowa, the eldest child of Thomas Jarvis and Alta (Eikenberry) Potter.

The Potter family moved to Kossuth County area near Buffalo Center in 1920 where they farmed for several years before moving to a farm southeast of Buffalo Center. Darlene attended rural schools in Kossuth County through 8th grade. ...
...
Lynn passed away suddenly on December 12, 1951 at the Buffalo Center hospital and is buried in Graceland Cemetery.

On October 9, 1952 Darlene was married to Harry Adams of Buffalo Center at the Methodist Church chapel in Forest City.
..."
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Notes about Darlene Potter

Darlene Potter

Sources: Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Title: «u»Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992«/u», (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pgs. 206, 207,274, & 275; Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 206, Col. 2]

"HARRY R. AND EVA (WINTER) ADAMS

Harry Richard Adams was born November 28, 1909 near Buffalo Center, a son of Henry and Ella (Mulder) Adams. ..."

[Pg. 207, Col. 1]

"... After being ill with cancer for almost two years, Eva passed away on January 15, 1951 at Buffalo Center. She is buried in Olena Mound Cemetery.

Harry was married to Mrs. Darlene Friesenborg on October 9, 1952 at Forest City, Iowa.

HARRY R. AND DARLENE (POTTER) (FRIESENBORG) ADAMS

[Photograph of Harry & Darlene Adams]

Mrs. Darlene Potter Friesenborg and Harry R. Adams were united in marriage October 9, 1952 in the chapel of the Methodist Church in Forest City, Iowa.

As a larger home was needed for the two families, they purchased the large nine-room house from the Lohrbach estate and moved there following their marriage, along with seven of their eight children. ... Following this they returned to their former jobs until the fall of 1963 when they moved to Thompson, Iowa. ... They enjoyed ... traveling, especially to the homes of two of their children, David in Florida and Beverly in Arizona.

Darlene became ill early in the spring of 1983 and passed away January 3, 1964 in Forest City of cancer. She is buried in Graceland Cemetery at Buffalo Center, Iowa.

Harry continues to live in their home at Thompson ..."

[Pg. 274, Col. 2]

"Lynn and Darlene (Potter) Friesenborg"

[Photograph of a man & woman]

[Pg. 275, Col. 1]

Lynn Friesenborg, son and third child of Henry and Josephine (Selhorn) Friesenborg, was born on a farm northeast of Buffalo Center on October 30, 1905. ...
...
On June 2 1932 he was married married to Darlene Potter at the home of her parents who lived four miles east and two miles south of Buffalo Center.

Darlene was born August 19, 1911 at Dallas Center, Dallas County, Iowa, the eldest child of Thomas Jarvis and Alta (Eikenberry) Potter.

The Potter family moved to Kossuth County area near Buffalo Center in 1920 where they farmed for several years before moving to a farm southeast of Buffalo Center. Darlene attended rural schools in Kossuth County through 8th grade. ...
...
Lynn passed away suddenly on December 12, 1951 at the Buffalo Center hospital and is buried in Graceland Cemetery.

On October 9, 1952 Darlene was married to Harry Adams of Buffalo Center at the Methodist Church chapel in Forest City.
..."
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1909-1999


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Birthday August 19, 1911

  • The temperature on August 19, 1911 was between 11.8 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
    • January 26 » Glenn Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane.
    • August 14 » United States Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
    • November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.
    • December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
    • December 27 » "Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

Day of marriage October 9, 1952

  • The temperature on October 9, 1952 was between 7.0 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • 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 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
    • June 26 » The Pan-Malayan Labour Party is founded in Malaya, as a union of statewide labour parties.
    • July 19 » Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
    • August 12 » The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
    • October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
    • December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.

Day of death January 3, 1964

  • The temperature on January 3, 1964 was between -2.7 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
    • January 8 » President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
    • January 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
    • January 23 » The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
    • August 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USSTiconderoga and USSConstellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
    • November 28 » Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.
    • December 5 » Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.


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