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John Hugo Duerksen


#208986 ♂

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Birth:

Born:

23 December 1934, Chilliwack, British Columbia

1

Death:

Died:

18 March 2004

2

(69 years, 2 months, 25 days)


Parents:


Family #120586

Father:

Duerksen, David Jacob

15 September 1904, Hierschau, Molotschna, South Russia


Mother:

Heidebrecht, Mary

22 July 1902, Lamova, Ufa, Russia

#120662

Spouse:

Roalseth, Astri

Between 1940 and 1944, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway


Married:

9 June 1960, London, Greater London, England

3

Children:


   1 —

  

Duerksen, Ingrid Krista


   2 —

  

Duerksen, Kurt Honrik

Notes:

  • Exact birthdates are withheld for individuals whose deaths are not listed and who are under the age of 92.

Citations:

1 

[173]

Thiessen, Hermann, 1919-.2011, Peter Heydebrecht und seine Nachkommen (, Burgdorf, Germany: Hermann Thiessen, 1990 [259]

2 

[1189]

Vancouver Sun-Province [British Columbia], Newspaper obituary, Vancouver, British Columbia [ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?n=john-duerksen&pid=157235644 ]

3 

[2520]

Ross, Anna Marie, Submission to GRANDMA Project by Anna Marie Ross. Original submission documents at Center for M.B. Studies, Fresno, CA [16 Apr 2007]
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