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Personal data Myrtle Hariett Berret 

  • She was born on October 31, 1916 in Ogden, Weber Cy, Utah, US.Source 1
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    Myrtle Harriet Berrett Maathuis

    Myrtle Harriet Berrett Maathuis, 95, died Wednesday, July 12, 2012 at her home. She was born October 31, 1916 in North Ogden, Utah, daughter of Thomas Francis and Harriet Lydia Brown Berrett, the sixth of eight children.
    She learned many valuable homemaking skills while growing up on a farm and happily shared these with her posterity and friends. She graduated from Weber High School in 1934.
    She was married to Henry Maathuis on May 18, 1938 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and they shared 64 wonderful years together before his passing in 2002.

    Myrtle was blessed with a bright mind and many talents. She was a good musician and served as the ward organist from her teenage years until she was in her eighties. She skillfully pieced and quilted countless quilts, sewed many clothing items, crocheted, and did beautiful embroidery. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Camp Golden, and volunteered many hours sharing her rich heritage. She especially loved the Weber County DUP Museum.

    Myrtle was a faithful member of the LDS Church and believed in her Savior, Jesus Christ. She leaves behind a legacy of treasured memories, love and devotion.

    She is survived by daughters, Elaine (Paul) Bryner, Ogden, and Lois J Maathuis, Auburn, WA, 6 beloved grandchildren and 8 precious great-grandchildren; a sister Doris Wright and a brother, Mark Berrett. She was preceded in death by her husband, her daughter Diane (Edward) Capell, a granddaughter, 4 brothers and 1 sister.
  • She died on July 12, 2012 in Ogden, Weber Cy, Utah, US, she was 95 years old.Source 1
  • A child of Thomas Francis Berret and Harriet Lydia Brown
  • This information was last updated on February 2, 2026.

Household of Myrtle Hariett Berret

She is married to Henry Maathuis.

They got married on May 18, 1938 at Salt Lake DCS, she was 21 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Diane Maathuis  1946-1986 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Myrtle Hariett Berret

Myrtle Hariett Berret
1916-2012

1938

Henry Maathuis
1912-2002

Diane Maathuis
1946-1986

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Historical events

Birthday October 31, 1916

  • The temperature on October 31, 1916 was between 6.6 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
    • May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
    • May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
    • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
    • July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
    • August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.

Day of marriage May 18, 1938

  • The temperature on May 18, 1938 was between 7.2 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. The average windspeed was 4 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
    • June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
    • October 1 » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
    • October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
    • November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
    • December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

Day of death July 12, 2012

  • The temperature on July 12, 2012 was between 11.4 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
    • February 13 » The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
    • May 29 » A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
    • August 11 » At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
    • September 27 » In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself.
    • November 9 » A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
    • November 17 » At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt.


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