Wayne Leroy Neu

Male10 December 1921–19 March 2011

Brief Life History of Wayne Leroy

When Wayne Leroy Neu was born on 10 December 1921, in Washington, Kansas, United States, his father, Jacob Fredrick Neu, was 33 and his mother, Laura Margaret Waterman, was 26. He married Bonnie Lou Easter on 22 January 1950. He lived in Charleston Township, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1940 and Washington, United States in 2011. He died on 19 March 2011, in Washington, Kansas, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington, Kansas, United States.

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Wayne Leroy Neu
1921–2011
Bonnie Lou Easter
1929–1982
Marriage: 22 January 1950

Sources (7)

  • Wayne New in household of George D Krueger, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Wayne L. Neu, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Wayne L Neu, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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  • Marriage
    22 January 1950Washington, Kansas, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1940

    Age 19

    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.

    1945 · Peace in a Post War World

    Age 24

    The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Gebhard, Hans, Kurt, Otto, Alois, Horst, Manfred, Nikolaus, Ralf, Wilhelm, Wolfgang.

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a newcomer to an area, from Middle High German niu(we), German neu ‘new’.

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

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