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Household of Gary Allen Dontje

He is married to Patricia Carol "Patty" Heitland.

They got married on October 31, 1970 at Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, he was 23 years old.

Gary Allen Dontje oo Patricia Carol Heitland

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 298, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Higinbotham, Scott, Heitlands and Adams e-mail, (Chelmsford, MA, SH, xi Aug MMVII)

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Notes about Gary Allen Dontje

Gary Allen Dontje

Sources: Buffalo Center (IA) Trib. vol 104 #41 4 Jan 1996, pg 3 col 5

"Gary and Patti Dontje ... Buffalo Center."

Author: Leibrand, Ruth; et al.; Title: «u»Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892-1992«/u», (Publication site: Buffalo Ctr. IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Comm., Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 298, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

Obituary, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 121, # 11, 14 Mar 2012, Pg. 3, Cols. 5 & 6

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"Gary A. Dontje

Gary A. Dontje, 64, of Maquoketa, and formerly of Forest City, died on Sunday evening, March 4, 2012, at the Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa.

A celebration of his life was held March 10 at the First Congregational Church in Forest City. Burial was in the Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center. The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family.

Gary Allen Dontje was born on July 27, 1947 in Buffalo Center to John Henry and Leona Lorraine (Harringa) Dontje. He grew up in Buffalo Center and moved to Swea City, IA, where he was a 1966 graduate of Swea City High School. He marriedPatricia Carol Heitland on October 31, 1970 in Buffalo Center and they lived in Forest City from 1971 to 2001, Garner, from 2001 to 2009 and Maquoketa from 2009 until present.

Gary had worked various jobs through the years, including work as a truck driver, then for Winnebago Larson's Contracting in Lake Mills for four years, Big Bear/CT Farm & Country as the assistant manager for 11 years and lastly for MikeHarms/Wright Materials Co. in Forest City as an operationsd loader from 2001 to 2010.

Gary was a member of the First Congregational Church in Forest City. He enjoyed fishing for Walleyes and Crappies, deer hunting, watching stock car races, and going to county fairs. He especially enjoyed helping 4-H kids.

Gary is survived by his wife, Patricia Dontje of Maquoketa; a son, Travis (fiance Emily Beck) Dontje of Maquoketa; tow grandchildren, Zachary and Charisma; a sister Sharon Dontje-Yell of Stacy, MN; several nieces and nephews, including Sharon's children, a niece, Tena Yell of Stacy, MN and a nephew, Todd (Mandy) Yell and his children, Isabella and Alexia, of Woodbury, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Joe and Ruth Heitland,great nephew, Devon, and a brother-in-law, Gregory Heitland.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Gary Allen Dontje memorial fund has been established. Online Condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com"

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"Gary A. Dontje 1947 - 2012 Services: Services were held March 10 at First Congregational Church in Forest City Burial: Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center Arrangements: The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketawww.CarsonAndSon.com"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gary Allen Dontje

Harmannus Dontje
1898-1967
Jennie Troff
1905-1999
Andrew Harringa
1888-1974
Anna Ahlfs
1892-1977

Gary Allen Dontje
1947-2012

1970

Patricia Carol "Patty" Heitland
1944-2024

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    Historical events

    Birthday September 27, 1947

    • The temperature on September 27, 1947 was between 12.8 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
      • June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
      • August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
      • September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
      • October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
      • October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
      • November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

    Day of marriage October 31, 1970

    • The temperature on October 31, 1970 was between 11.6 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 11.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
      • January 12 » Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
      • April 11 » Apollo 13 is launched.
      • September 5 » Jochen Rindt becomes the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in 1970), after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
      • November 5 » The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24).
      • November 10 » Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.
      • November 17 » Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.

    Day of death March 4, 2012

    • The temperature on March 4, 2012 was between 2.9 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
      • January 6 » Twenty-six people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus.
      • January 7 » A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board.
      • June 23 » Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
      • August 6 » NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
      • November 11 » A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people.
      • November 15 » Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.

    Day of burial March 10, 2012

    • The temperature on March 10, 2012 was between 7.6 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
      • January 19 » The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
      • February 1 » Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
      • April 11 » A pair of great earthquakes occur in the Wharton Basin west of Sumatra in Indonesia. The maximum Mercalli intensity of this strike-slip doublet earthquake was VII (Very strong). Ten were killed, twelve were injured, and a non-destructive tsunami was observed on the island of Nias.
      • June 13 » A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
      • December 12 » North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
      • December 19 » Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of South Korea.
    

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