Richard Lolkus (1920 - 2007)

Born 5 Jul 1920 in Lismore, Nobles, Minnesota, United States

Died 7 Jun 2007 at age 86 in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States

Biography

Dick was born in 1920. He passed away in 2007.

s/o John LOLKUS & Adriana de KOEKKOEK

Obituary^[1]

LOLKUS , Dick (86) Passed away on Saturday, June 9th, in Hillsboro, Oregon. Born on July 5, 1920 in Lismore, Minnesota, Dick and his family left their farm in 1934 for brighter pastures in Artesia, CA. After meeting and marrying Goldie Beryl (Buell) Lolkus in 1941, Dick served with the 940th Field Artillery Battalion in the European theater of operations during WWII. After the war, Dick worked in a variety of sales positions including that of Regional Sales Manager for Cromwell Oil Company. Dick later was a member of the Union of Operating Engineers and was well known throughout the Southern California area for nearly 30 years as one of the best landscape graders working.

Dick is survived by a daughter, Dickie Ann Kempema, of Hillsboro, Oregon, and a son, Dirik Lolkus, of Fountain Valley, CA. A proud Dutchman, Dick will be remembered with love by his family.

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." Corrie Ten Boom.

Sources

1. ↑ Los Angeles Times on June 22, 2007

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97F-3W6 : accessed 23 May 2017), Dick Lolkus in household of John Lolkus, Downey Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-125, sheet 18B, line 67, family 406, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 226.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85Q-X5R : 5 December 2014), Dick Lolkus, enlisted 06 Feb 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY8Z-35M : 23 May 2014), Dick B Lolkus, Residence, Fountain Vly, California, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG2T-XYZ : 20 May 2014), Dick Lolkus, 09 Jun 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #158215281