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Personal data Eldena Dirks 

  • Alternative names: Eldena Lathrop Highfill, Eldena Dirks Lathrop
  • She was born on August 4, 1915 in Reading, Nobles Co., MN.
  • She died on September 30, 1999 in Oceanside, San Diego Co., CA, she was 84 years old.
  • She is buried October 1999 in San Diego Co., CA.
  • A child of Abel Dirks and Antje (Antji) Kuper
  • This information was last updated on October 30, 2010.

Household of Eldena Dirks

(1) She is married to Kenneth Orval Lathrop.

They got married on September 15, 1934 at Webster, Day Co., SD, she was 19 years old.

Kenneth Orval Lathrop oo Eldena Dirks

Marriage source: Hull, LaRie, Kuper GEDCOM file, (Fergus Fls MN, L.H., xv Feb MCMXCVI)

Mrs. Hull cites her source, 'DENA HIGHFILL, 3602 FRENZEL CR., OCENSIDE, CA. 92056' <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)
  3. Kenneth Duane Lathrop  1938-1989 


(2) She is married to Raymond Bowen Highfill.

They got married on March 3, 1961 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV, she was 45 years old.

Raymong B. Highfill oo Eldena Dirks

Marriage source: Source: Hull, LaRie, Kuper GEDCOM file, (Fergus Fls MN, L.H., xv Feb MCMXCVI)

Mrs. Hull cites her source: ELDENA DIRKS HIGHFILL, 3602 FENZEL CR. OCEANSIDE, CA. 92056 <>

Notes about Eldena Dirks

Eldena Dirks

Source: Hull, LaRie, Kuper GEDCOM file, (Fergus Fls MN, L.H., xv Feb MCMXCVI)

Mrs. Hull cites her sources: 'BIRTH RECORD NOBLES CO. BK 1 PG 185 L 276.' and DENA HIGHFILL,3602 FRENZEL CR., OCENSIDE, CA. 92056 and 'THE FAMILY TREE' MICHEL AND WESSELENA KUPER 1839-1963

Obiit of her bro. Abel Dirks Jr. Dec MCMXCI

La Rie Hull also spells 'Aldena' KUPER.GED file xv Feb MCMXCVI

Obiit for Eldena Highfill mailed by LaRie Hull of Fergus Fls MN on xxix Feb MM

'Eldena Highfill, 84

OCEANSIDE - Eldena Highfill, 84, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999, of cancer at her home.

Born Aug. 4, 1915, in Reading, Minn, she lived in Oceanside for 25 years.

Mrs. Highfill was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth Duane Lathrop, in October 1989. She is survived by her sons, James L. Lathrop of Brea and Eugene O. Lathrop of Newbury Park; brother George Dirks of Avaca [Avoca, Murray Co.] MInn.;sister Katie Wollenburg of Reading; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at the First Baptist Church in Carlsbad, with the Rev. Gary N. Harr officiating.

The family suggests memorial donations to the American Cancer Society, 12405 Rancho Bernardo Rd., Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92108.

North County Cremation is handling arrangements.' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Eldena Dirks

Hinderk Lütjens Dirks
1839-1914
Remda Knipper
1834-1906
Michel Jans Kuper
1839-1929
Wesselena Wessels
1839-1915
Abel Dirks
1874-1954

Eldena Dirks
1915-1999

(1) 1934

Kenneth Orval Lathrop
1908-1951

(Not public)
(Not public)
Kenneth Duane Lathrop
1938-1989
(2) 1961

Raymond Bowen Highfill
1918-1987


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    Birthday August 4, 1915

    • The temperature on August 4, 1915 was between 11.5 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
    • 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
      • January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
      • January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
      • February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
      • July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
      • September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
      • October 13 » First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.

    Day of marriage March 3, 1961

    • The temperature on March 3, 1961 was between 1.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
      • January 17 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.
      • March 2 » John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
      • April 16 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
      • May 9 » FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow gives his Wasteland Speech.
      • May 16 » Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
      • September 28 » A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.

    Day of death September 30, 1999

    • The temperature on September 30, 1999 was between 12.2 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 14.0 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (10%). The 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
      • January 19 » British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
      • April 9 » Kosovo War: The Battle of Košare begins.
      • May 2 » Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
      • June 1 » American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
      • November 2 » Xerox murders: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven.
      • November 18 » At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
    

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