Geraldine Lorraine
WINGEN
(b.
12 July 1921
,
Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA
d.
4 July 1966
,
Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
)
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Geraldine Lorraine WINGEN was born 12 July 1921 in Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA
Geraldine Lorraine WINGEN was the child of Edward Charles WINGEN and Margaret Winifred CONWAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geraldine Lorraine married Retus Donald BELL 24 March 1940 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Retus Donald BELL was born 5 April 1921 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Retus Donald died 29 May 1998 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA. Retus Donald was the child of Retus Leon BELL and Pearl Leana HERMAN.
Geraldine Lorraine WINGEN died 4 July 1966 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA.
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Retus Donald BELL-- Date: 24 March 1940 Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Retus Donald BELL was the child of Retus Leon BELL and Pearl Leana HERMAN
Children of Retus Donald BELL and Geraldine Lorraine WINGEN:
Robert Edward BELL (b.23 December 1946, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA d. 30 September 2021, , Florida, USA)
Retus Donald BELL-- Date: 24 March 1940 Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota, USARetus Donald BELL was the child of Retus Leon BELL and Pearl Leana HERMAN
Children of Retus Donald BELL and Geraldine Lorraine WINGEN:
Robert Edward BELL (b.23 December 1946, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA d. 30 September 2021, , Florida, USA)
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1921 Birth 12 July 1921
Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
1940 Marriage / PartnerGeraldine Lorraine WINGEN and Retus Donald BELL 24 March 1940, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
She was 18 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1946 Birth of ChildRobert Edward BELL was born 23 December 1946, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Geraldine Lorraine was 25 years old.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1966 Death 4 July 1966
Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
She died at the age of 45.
Added: 7/25/2025 1:46:49 PM
- Updated: 8/13/2025 1:47:11 PM
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