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Personal data Catherine Lucille Johns 

  • Alternative name: Catherine Johns Bosma
  • She was born on November 19, 1919 in Grundy Co., IA.
  • She died on March 25, 1997 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA (Timely Mission Nursing Home), she was 77 years old.
  • She is buried on March 29, 1997 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Graceland Cem.).
  • A child of Henry Johns and Everdena Mutterman
  • This information was last updated on April 25, 2015.

Household of Catherine Lucille Johns

She is married to Heiko Bosma.

They got married on February 6, 1940 at Chapin, Franklin Co., IA, she was 20 years old.

Heiko Bosma oo Catherine Lucille Johns

Marriage source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 106, # 2, 3 Apr 1997, Pg. 6, Cols. 1 & 2

[Col. 1]

Catherine L. Bosma, 77

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 29, 10:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center for Catherine L. Bosma, 77. Services were conducted by Rev. David Langer. Interment was in Graccland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.Winter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ... Catherine Lucille Bosma was born November 19, 1919 to Henry and Everdena (Mutterman) Johns in Grundy County. She attended country school there also.

She was united in marriage to Heiko Bosma on February 6, 1940 in Chapin. They worked and lived in the Ackley area for a time before moving to Buffalo Center in 1943 to start fanning. They resided on a farm south of Buffalo Center formany years before moving into town" ..." <>

Notes about Catherine Lucille Johns

Catherine Lucille Johns

Source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 106, # 2, 3 Apr 1997, Pg. 6, Cols. 1 & 2

[Col. 1]

Catherine L. Bosma, 77

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 29, 10:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center for Catherine L. Bosma, 77. Services were conducted by Rev. David Langer. Interment was in Graccland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.Winter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Casketbearers were Ray Bosma, Dick Bosma, Scott Bosma, Brian Bosma, Ron Bolar and Steve Bolar. Music was furnished by organist Kathi Nelson, pianist Jan Missman and a ladies trio: Joyce Elman, Kathy Nelson and Kathy Kiewiet-Risius. Thecongregation also sang.

Catherine Lucille Bosma was born November 19, 1919 to Henry and Everdena (Mutterman) Johns in Grundy County. She attended country school there also.

She was united in marriage to Heiko Bosma on February 6, 1940 in Chapin. They worked and lived in the Ackley area for a time before moving to Buffalo Center in 1943 to start fanning. They resided on a farm south of Buffalo Center formany years before moving into town"

[Col. 2]

"in their retirement years.

Catherine attended the First Congregational Church and helped in the women's groups in church. She enjoyed her family and friends very much. She had a sweet and gentle spirit and manifested her love for the Lord, especially in the lastdays of her illness when her desire to be with Him was so evident.

Catherine passed away Tuesday, March 25, 1997 at Timely Mission Nursing Home, Buffalo Center, after a lengthy illness. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Survivors include her husband, Heiko, of Buffalo Center; one step-son, Jenifer and his wife, Mary Ann, of Blue Earth, Minnesota; three grandchildren: Scott and his wife, Nancy Bosma, Newton: Lorrie and her* husband. Jerry Johnson,Fairbault, Minnesota; Brian and his wife, Linnae Bosma. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; six great-grandchildren, one sister, Anna Mae Bolar, Eldora, and by several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents and one sister, Margaret Brandt." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Catherine Lucille Johns

Henry Johns
< 1905-< 1997
Everdena Mutterman
< 1905-< 1997

Catherine Lucille Johns
1919-1997

1940

Heiko Bosma
1907-2000


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Birthday November 19, 1919

  • The temperature on November 19, 1919 was between 1.8 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
    • January 15 » Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.
    • June 15 » John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
    • November 7 » The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.
    • November 11 » Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
    • December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.

Day of marriage February 6, 1940

  • The temperature on February 6, 1940 was between 1.0 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • January 19 » You Nazty Spy!, the first Hollywood film of any kind to satirize Adolf Hitler and the Nazis premieres, starring The Three Stooges, with Moe Howard as the character "Moe Hailstone" satirizing Hitler.
    • March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
    • August 30 » The Second Vienna Award reassigns the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.
    • September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
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Day of death March 25, 1997

  • The temperature on March 25, 1997 was between 4.5 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • February 4 » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
    • April 6 » In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occurs when a group of young people abduct and kidnap a religious family before shooting them dead on a rural suburban road.
    • May 11 » Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.
    • June 25 » An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
    • October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Day of burial March 29, 1997

  • The temperature on March 29, 1997 was between 4.6 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • January 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
    • February 4 » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
    • April 6 » In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occurs when a group of young people abduct and kidnap a religious family before shooting them dead on a rural suburban road.
    • May 11 » Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.
    • August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
    • October 25 » After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.


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