104 - Florence H. Thue - Brink Cemetery - Horace, N.D.
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The final resting place of centenarian Florence H. Thue is on the east side of the Brink addition of Horace Lutheran Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM1216W
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2020
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Brink Cemetery is located on the west side of CR17 in Horace, North Dakota. This is a small cemetery with no designated parking.
There are many members of the Thue family buried at Brink Cemetery in Horace, N.D.:
In the same row as Florence, south to north:
Florence H, Father Helge H., Mother Caroline J., Christian H., Nora Kristine Brattensborg, Joan Carol (Marcou). A large upright marker has the family name Thue.
Florence had three siblings: Christian, Selma and Horace.
Text on marker:
Florence H. Thue
May 31, 1896
Sept. 16, 2000
Some historical events that occurred during Florence's time on earth:
1896: The Ford Quadricycle, the first Ford vehicle ever developed, is completed, eventually leading Henry Ford to build the empire that "put America on wheels".
1906: Mount Vesuvius erupts, devastating Naples.
1916: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America.
1926: The United States Congress passes the Air Commerce Act, licensing pilots and planes.
1936: The Green Hornet radio show debuts in Detroit, Michigan.
1946: The 18th Academy Awards Ceremony is held. Best Picture goes to The Lost Weekend.
1956: The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
1966: Soviet space probe Venera 3 crashes on Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.
1976: The United States celebrates the United States Bicentennial in memory for the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution.
1986: Pixar Animation Studios is founded by Edwin Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith.
2000: Elián González returns to Cuba with his father, Juan Miguel González, ending a protracted custody battle.
Location of Headstone: Brink Cemetery
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