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Personal data Wiegert DRAGT 

  • He was born on October 12, 1932 in Uitwellingerga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland.
  • (Roepnaam) : William.
  • He died on August 30, 2018 in Strathmore, Tulare County, California, USA, he was 85 years old.
    William "Bill" Dragt was born on October 12, 1932 in the village of Uitwellingerga, Friesland, in the Netherlands. He went to be with his Lord August 30, 2018 at the age of 85 at his home in Strathmore, California after a year long courageous battle with cancer.
    He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rheta Dragt, his son Gary William Dragt and wife AnneMarie, his son Samuel Arthur Dragt. He is also survived by his daughter Eileen Rheta Demerath and husband Arthur Demerath, and adopted daughter Michelle "Shell" Farias and husband Tony Farias. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Kenneth T. Dragt and fiancé Brizah Rojas, Steven Dragt, Jennifer (Dragt) Moon and husband Justin, Jacqueline Dragt,(Elliott Holt) Julieanne Dragt, Katrina Chantelle (Jones) Hansen and husband Andrew Hansen, Arthur Henry Demerath III, Zachary Demerath, Adam Edward Farias, Isaac Michael Harrison Farias, and great-granddaughter Chelsea Dragt. He is additionally survived by four of his sisters; Edna Brower and husband Ed, Nell Bosman, Grace Prins and husband Cor, Rena DeJong and husband Peter, and three brothers; Harold Dragt, and wife Jeanette, Henry Dragt and wife Jane, and brother Earl Dragt and wife Polly, and many, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Geert and Jeltje Dragt, and two brothers; Andrew Dragt and Peter Dragt.

    He immigrated to the US in 1950, and shortly thereafter became a citizen. He was a lifelong dairyman. He was an active, involved, and much beloved member of Lindsay Christian Church. He loved his Lord above all, reading the Bible and praying daily. He used his beautiful tenor voice to praise his Lord in song an church, at events, and while going about his everyday life. He deeply cherished his wife and family. He grew beautiful flowers, enjoyed riding and driving horses, watching football, enjoying nature, and keeping up on political events. He was a source of encouragement to many. He will be dearly missed.

    There will be a memorial service at Lindsay Christian Church at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Interment will be at the Woodville Cemetery following the service, there will be a reception at William and Rheta's home following the internment.
    Webb Sanders & Smith Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

    Published in The Porterville Recorder on Sept. 5, 2018
  • He is buried on September 6, 2018 in Woodville, Tulare County, California, USA.
    Woodville Cemetery
  • A child of Geert DRAGT and Jeltje VISSER

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They got married on June 26, 1963, he was 30 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Wiegert DRAGT

Pieter DRAGT
1877-1951
Neeltje van der VEEN,
1883-1955
Wieger VISSER
1866-1934
Ybeltje WIJNSTRA
1867-1927
Geert DRAGT
1903-1970
Jeltje VISSER
1903-1998

Wiegert DRAGT
1932-2018

1963
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    Historical events

    Birthday October 12, 1932

    • The temperature on October 12, 1932 was between 7.1 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (52%). 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
      • February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
      • March 1 » Charles Lindbergh's son is kidnapped.
      • April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
      • June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
      • August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
      • September 10 » The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.

    Day of marriage June 26, 1963

    • The temperature on June 26, 1963 was between 10.4 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
      • May 19 » The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
      • June 3 » Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
      • June 5 » Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers.
      • June 5 » The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".
      • July 7 » Buddhist crisis: The police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.
      • August 22 » X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96km (67.08mi) (354,200 feet)).

    Day of death August 30, 2018

    • The temperature on August 30, 2018 was between 8.0 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2018: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.2 million citizens.
      • February 14 » Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa.
      • March 4 » Former MI6 spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England, causing a diplomatic uproar that results in mass-expulsions of diplomats from all countries involved.
      • May 9 » The historic defeat for Barisan Nasional, the governing coalition of Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957 in 2018 Malaysian general election.
      • May 25 » Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
      • September 28 » The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.
      • October 12 » Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

    Day of burial September 6, 2018

    • The temperature on September 6, 2018 was between 13.1 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (8%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2018: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.2 million citizens.
      • January 16 » Myanmar police open fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine protesters, killing seven and wounding twelve.
      • February 14 » A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 15 injuries.
      • April 18 » King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini.
      • May 9 » The historic defeat for Barisan Nasional, the governing coalition of Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957 in 2018 Malaysian general election.
      • July 25 » As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria.
      • December 18 » List of bolides: A meteor exploded over the Bering Sea with a force over 10 times greater than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945.

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