Brief Life History of Verna Mae
When Verna Mae Riste was born on 25 May 1939, her father, Alfred Riste, was 24 and her mother, Lavon Callie Pickle, was 20. She lived in Oroville Election Precinct 2, Okanogan, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 16 June 2005, in Chelan, Chelan, Washington, United States, at the age of 66.
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Family Time Line
Alfred Riste
1915–1974
Lavon Callie Pickle
1918–1999
Arlene Riste
1937–2010
Verna Mae Riste
1939–2005
Sources (1)
- Verna Riste in household of Alfred Riste, "United States Census, 1940"
Parents and Siblings
1915–1974 Male
1918–1999 Female
Siblings (2)
1937–2010 Female
1939–2005 Female
World Events (8)
1940
Age 1
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
1941
Age 2
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space
Age 19
Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a variant of Rest .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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