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Household of Peter Henry (Peter Henry "Pete") "Pete" Marks

He is married to Wilma Bertha Schmidt.

They got married in the year 1946 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, he was 24 years old.


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Notes about Peter Henry (Peter Henry "Pete") "Pete" Marks

Peter Henry "Pete" Marks

Sources: Author: Gropel, Gregg, Title: "Peter Henry Marks," (Publication location: Ashton, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: vi June MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91452747/peter-henry-marks

"Peter Henry Marks Birth 26 May 1921 Death 15 Dec 2001 (aged 80) Burial Gilman Cemetery Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 91452747

Parents
Photo[graph of stone shared with Hattie Marks] John P. Marks 1890 - 1964
Guepke Kannegieter Marks 1892 - 1933

Spouse
Wilma Bertha Schmidt Marks 1916 - 2007

Siblings

Photo[graph of stone shared with Irvin L. Redlinger] Colleen M Marks Redlinger 1923 - 2008
Photo[graph of stone shared with Marjorie Kannegieter] John Kannegieter 1932 - 2003

Created by: Gregg Gropel Added: 6 Jun 2012 Find a Grave Memorial 91452747"

Peter's obituary, provinance unknown:

"PETER H. MARKS, Sr.

Funeral services for Peter H. Marks, Sr., 80, of Ashton, were held December 19 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon; Dr. Kenneth Arnold officiating. Burial was in Gilman Township Cemetery of Ashton. Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Sheldon was in charge of the arrangements.

Peter Henry Marks, Sr., was born May 26, 1921 to John Peter and Guepke (Kannegieter) Marks. He lived on the family farm and attended Dale Township Country School #6 near Ashton. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II; after his discharge, he returned to the Ashton area. On February 19, 1946 he married Wilma Bertha Schmidt in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon. The couple made their first home in the country school near Ashton, where Pete received his education. Later they moved to the Peters family homestead, where they resided until his death. Pete was a farmer, and also owned and operated Pete's Place in Ashton for 20 years. He died December 15 at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D

Pete was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon, the American Legion in Ashton and the Sibley Veterans of Foreigh Wars. He enjoyed finshing, playing baseball, gardening and was a very good cook.

Survivors include his wife; their three children, Anna Fischer, (Don) of Pella; Peter Marks Jr. od Des Moines; and Walter Marks, George; two grandchildren, Kristin (Paul) Smith and Craig Fischer; two great-grandchildren; one sister Coleen Redlinger of Lake Benton, MN; broter "Junior" John and Mrge Kannegieter of Little Rock; a step-sister Betty Markus of Bigelow, MN.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his step-mother Hattie Marks."

Editor: Thies, Terry; Title: «u»Still Growing Together 1982 to 2007«/u», (Publication location: Sibley, IA, Publisher: Keith M. Merrick Co. Inc., Publication date: July MMXVII), Pgs. 96 & 97, ISBN-13: 978-0-9793920-0-9. ISBN-10: 0-9793920-0-4, Repository: Dallas, TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 96, Col. 2]

"Peter and Wilma Marks

Pete, the son of John and Guepke (Kannegieter) Marks was born May 2, 1921 west of Ashton. He attended rural school, worked for his father and joined the Army during WWII. Wilma Schmidt was born near Ashton, and taught at Dale school, [photograph of a woman & man]"

[Pg 97, Col. 1]

"where the Marks family attended. She and Pete married in 1946, and they lived in that little country schoolhouse until moving to the Marks homestead. After farming for several years, Pete owned and operated Pete's Place in Ashton until 1988. Pete was a good cook, liked gardening, but his real love was fishing. He died in 2001, and is burid in Gilman Cemeter. Wilma and Pete are parents of three children: Ann (Fischer), Peter Jr. and Walt. They also have grand and great-grandchildren. Wilma was involved in the operation of their bar/restaurant. She served as President of the Legion Auxiliary from 1968 - 1971. At the present time she resides at Oak Park Care Center in Sheldon."
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    Birthday May 26, 1921

    • The temperature on May 26, 1921 was between 14.4 °C and 27.9 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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    • 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
      • March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
      • April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
      • June 15 » Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
      • July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
      • October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
      • October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.

    Day of death December 15, 2001

    • The temperature on December 15, 2001 was between -5.9 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2001: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
      • March 4 » BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
      • April 11 » The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released.
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      • October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
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      • November 14 » War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.

    Day of burial December 19, 2001

    • The temperature on December 19, 2001 was between 1.9 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2001: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
      • March 4 » BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
      • March 16 » A series of bomb blasts that took place in the city of Shijiazhuang, China killed 108 people and injured 38 others, was the biggest mass murder in China in decades.
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      • September 17 » The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
      • December 19 » Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    

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