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Personal data Oliver Theodore Freerks 

  • He was born on August 28, 1909 in USA George Iowa.
  • He died on June 15, 2006 in USA Clarksville Butler County Iowa, he was 96 years old.
    CLARKSVILLE - Oliver Theodore Freerks, 96, of Clarksville, died Thursday, June 15, at Community Nursing Home, Clarksville, of natural causes.
    He was born Aug. 28, 1909, near George, son of Harm and Tefja Cordes Freerks. He married Violet Wilken Dec. 12, 1944, in Geneva, Neb.
    He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was active duty in Puerto Rico, Wyoming, California, Utah, Kansas and Guam. Mr. Freerks farmed several farms in Butler and Floyd counties, retiring to Clarksville in 1972.
    Survived by: his wife; a son, Allen of Plainfield; two daughters, Linda (Brad) Ellison of Fredericksburg and Patsy Freerks of Waverly; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
    Preceded in death by: a grandson; and 14 brothers and sisters.
    Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Church of Christ, Pleasant Valley, with burial in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, both in rural Clarksville
  • He is buried in USA Pleasant Valley Cemetery Clarksville.
  • A child of Harm Meinders Freerks and Tetje(Cordes) Saathof
  • This information was last updated on May 14, 2015.

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They got married on December 12, 1944 at Geneva, he was 35 years old.

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Oliver Theodore Freerks
1909-2006

1944
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Birthday August 28, 1909

  • The temperature on August 28, 1909 was between 9.8 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (76%). 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)
  • 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 year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
    • January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
    • January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
    • June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
    • September 7 » Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.
    • December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.

Day of marriage December 12, 1944

  • The temperature on December 12, 1944 was between 0.8 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 15.8 mm of rain during 8.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
    • February 3 » World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison.
    • June 13 » World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
    • August 5 » World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
    • September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
    • December 22 » World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.

Day of death June 15, 2006

  • The temperature on June 15, 2006 was between 10.8 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • 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 year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • March 1 » English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
    • April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
    • April 27 » Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
    • June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
    • November 10 » The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
    • December 30 » Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed.


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