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Household of Robert Leroy Penning

He is married to Magdalene Ann Harringa.

They got married on March 26, 1946 at Christian Ref. Chr., in proximo, Woden, Hancock Co., IA, he was 20 years old.


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  4. Pamela Sue Penning  1957-2018 


Notes about Robert Leroy Penning

Robert Leroy Penning

Source: Decker, Bobbie, Title: "Robert Leroy Penning," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: ix July MMVII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20370047/robert-leroy-penning

"Photo [of stone shared with Magdalene A. Penning] added by ROBBIE DECKER

Robert Leroy Penning Birth 18 Apr 1925 Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA Death
23 Jun 2007 (aged 82) Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Burial Christian Reformed Church Cemetery Woden, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 20370047

Burial is in the Woden Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. The church is 6 miles north and 2 miles east of Wesley.

Robert Leroy Penning was born on April 18, 1925, at Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Bielto and Rally Redenius Penning. He received his early education in the rural school near Buffalo Center and graduated from the Buffalo Center High School. Bob served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps. After his service, Bob was married to Magdalene Harringa on March 26, 1946, at the Woden Christian Reformed Church. The couple lived in Britt, Iowa, where Bob was employed at the Woodford-Wheeler Lumber Co. for 4 years. Bob and Magdalene started farming northeast of Wesley, Iowa in 1951. In 1965, they moved to a farm east of Corwith, Iowa and farmed until Bob retired. In 1999, the couple moved to Algona, Iowa.

Bob was an active member of the Woden Christian Reformed Church, where he served as an Elder, Deacon, Usher and Sunday School Treasurer. In 1984, Bob was co-chair of the Church Building Committee. Bob also belonged to the Elmer Wilson American Legion Post #229 at Corwith, had served on the Soil Conservation Board and was a former Telephone Board Member. He enjoyed farming, not only as an occupation but as a hobby. Bob and Magdalene enjoyed traveling and had spent many winters in Arizona.

Bob died at his home in Algona on Saturday, June 23, 2007, following a lingering illness. He was 82.

Bob is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Magdalene of Algona, Iowa; his children, B. J. Penning, Corwith, Iowa, Peggy Bierma and husband, Michael, Blaine, Minnesota, Patricia Droge and husband, Vernon, Manhattan, Montana, Pamela Krebs and husband, Martin, Wildwood, Missouri, and a daughter-in-law, Karen Penning of Corwith, Iowa. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; 4 brothers, an infant brother, Clarence, Marvin, and John; and 1 sister, Thelma Beenken.

Family Members
Parents

Bielto Penning 1887-1962
Rally Redenius Penning 1893-1949

Spouse

Magdalene Ann Harringa Penning 1926-2019 (m. 1946)

Siblings

Clarence B Penning 1918-1997
Marvin R. Penning 1919-1997
John H Penning 1921-1990
Thelma A Penning Beenken 1930-2001

Children

Pamela Sue Penning Krebs 1957-2018

Created by: Burt Added: 9 Jul 2007 Find A Grave Memorial 20370047"
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Robert Leroy Penning
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1926-2019

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1957-2018

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Birthday April 18, 1925

  • The temperature on April 18, 1925 was between 3.4 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
    • February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
    • April 30 » Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146million plus $50million for charity.
    • June 16 » The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
    • July 21 » Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100.
    • September 3 » USSShenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
    • September 8 » Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco.

Day of marriage March 26, 1946

  • The temperature on March 26, 1946 was between 2.1 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • 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 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
    • January 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
    • March 24 » A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
    • April 20 » The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
    • September 24 » The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
    • December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.

Day of death June 23, 2007

  • The temperature on June 23, 2007 was between 13.5 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 14.1 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Bulgaria and Romania join the EU.
    • January 19 » Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
    • March 11 » Georgia claims Russian helicopters attacked the Kodori Valley in Abkhazia, an accusation that Russia categorically denies later.
    • May 4 » Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.
    • September 13 » The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
    • November 9 » The German Bundestag passes the controversial data retention bill mandating storage of citizens' telecommunications traffic data for six months without probable cause.


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