Rulon Detlef Blunck

Brief Life History of Rulon Detlef

When Rulon Detlef Blunck was born on 21 April 1914, in Herbert, Madison, Idaho, United States, his father, Henry Christian Blunck, was 36 and his mother, Hedwig Staub, was 27. He married Ruth Ellsworth on 24 January 1942, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1938 and lived in Colorado, United States in 2002 and Highlands Ranch, Douglas, Colorado, United States in 2004. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 1 February 2008, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Boulder City, Clark, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rulon Detlef Blunck
1914–2008
Ruth Ellsworth
1916–1998
Marriage: 24 January 1942
Jerry Maurice Blunck
1949–2001

Sources (41)

  • Rulon Detlef Blunk in household of Henry C Blunk, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1919, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1967
  • Rulon D Blunck, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1919 · Mesa Arizona Latter-day Saint Temple Announced

The Mesa Arizona Latter-day Saint Temple was announced on October 3, 1919. Don Carlos Young and Ramm Hansen were chosen to design the temple. The Mesa, Arizona temple was the first temple to be built in Arizona.

1939 · Britain Enters World War II

Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt.

German: variant of Blunk .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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