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Personal data Dessa Mae Leonard 

  • Alternative names: Dessa Leonard Ward, Dessa Wempen Ward
  • She was born on August 9, 1913 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Raymond Wempen obituary
  • She died on May 23, 1994 in fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 80 years old.
  • She is buried after May 22, 1994 in Union Cem., Ankeny, Polk Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on June 1, 2017.

Household of Dessa Mae Leonard

She has/had a relationship with William E. Wempen.


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Notes about Dessa Mae Leonard

Dessa Mae Leonard

Source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 127 # 21, 24 May 2017, Pg. 4 Col. 5

"Raymond W. Wempen

Raymond Wendell Wempen, age 85, of Noel, MO, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Medical Lodge in Neosho, MO. there will be a gravesite service on Thursday, June 8 at 1 p.m. at the Olena Mound Cemetery, Buffalo Center, Pastor Judy Junkermeier will officiate.

Raymond was born April 2, 1932 in Des Moines, the son of William and Dessa (Leonard) Wempen Ward. He was raised by his paternal grandparents, Diedrich and Grace Wempen in rural Buffalo Center. His early years were spent helping at his grandparents' farm. Raymond attended school in Buffalo Center.
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Raymond is survived by friends, cousins and other relatives.

Raymond was preceded in death by his grandparents, Diedrich and Grace Wempen; parents, William Wempen and Dessa Leonard; maternal grandparents, his stepfather, half-brothers, aunts and uncles, and many cousins."

Author: NN (anonymous), Title: "Dessa Mae Leonard Ward," (Publication location: Ankeny IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxiv June MMVII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ward&GSfn=Dessa&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=20071301&df=all&

"Dessa Mae Leonard Ward Birth: Aug. 9, 1913 Death: May 23, 1994

Burial: Union Cemetery Ankeny Polk County Iowa, USA

Created by: 46620252 Record added: Jun 24, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 200713"

The stone is shared with Frank M. Ward born 1919 & no date of death.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dessa Mae Leonard

Dessa Mae Leonard
1913-1994


William E. Wempen
1911-1999

Raymond Wendell (Wendal) Wempen
1932-2017

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Birthday August 9, 1913

  • The temperature on August 9, 1913 was between 8.7 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
    • February 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
    • March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
    • May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
    • July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
    • December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.

Day of death May 23, 1994

  • The temperature on May 23, 1994 was between 7.8 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • 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 1994: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
    • April 7 » Auburn Calloway attempts to destroy Federal Express Flight 705 in order to allow his family to benefit from his life insurance policy.
    • April 14 » In a U.S. friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two United States Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two United States Army helicopters, killing 26 people.
    • June 23 » NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.
    • August 12 » Major League Baseball players go on strike, forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
    • October 17 » Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.
    • December 10 » Rwandan genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down.


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