When Marvella May Beenken was born on 28 February 1929, in Belmont Township, Warren, Iowa, United States, her father, Donald Arnold Beenken Sr., was 27 and her mother, Clara Margaret Holm, was 24. She lived in Belmond, Wright, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died on 26 January 1996, in Burke, Gregory, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Gerhard.
North German: variant of Behnken .
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