Rachel Janette (Polzine) Van Horn
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Rachel Janette (Polzine) Van Horn (1943 - 2014)

Rachel Janette (Polzine) Van Horn, mother to 3 children, was born on March 8, 1943 in Worthington, Minnesota. She was born into the Polzine family and married into the Van Horn family. She had Jody John Alan Bottin with an unknown spouse.She was the parent of Jo Ellen Jeanette (Bottin) Menke with an unlisted spouse. She had Trent Leroy Bottin with an unlisted partner. She died on July 25, 2014 in Amboy, Minnesota at age 71. Her cause of death is listed as: congestive Heart Failure.

Her religion is listed as being: Lutheran.
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Rachel Janette (Polzine) Van Horn Biography & Family History

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Birth

 in Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota United States

Death

 on in Amboy, Blue Earth County, Minnesota United States
Cause of death: Congestive Heart Failure

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Congestive Heart Failure

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Amboy, Blue Earth County, Minnesota United States

Average Age

Rachel Janette (Polzine) Van Horn lived 3 years longer than the average Polzine family member when she died at the age of 71.

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Family

Children: Jody John Alan Bottin

Children: Jo Ellen Jeanette (Bottin) Menke

Children: Trent Leroy Bottin

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Lutheran

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1943 - In the year that Rachel Janette (Polzine) Van Horn was born, on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.

1951 - By the time she was merely 8 years old, on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.

1957 - She was merely 14 years old when on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.

1989 - She was 46 years old when on March 24th, the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker, struck a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and oil began spilling out of the hold. The oil would eventually contaminate more than a thousand miles of coastline. It is estimated that over 10.8 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Sound - killing 100,000 to 250,000 seabirds, over 2,800 sea otters, about 12 river otters, 300 harbor seals, 247 bald eagles, and 22 orcas - as well as an unknown number of salmon and herring.

1994 - When she was 51 years old, on May 6th, the Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel" was officially opened. The Chunnel is a railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects Great Britain to mainland France. Original plans for such a tunnel were developed in 1802 and approved by Napoleon Bonaparte but the British rejected the plan fearing that Napoleon would use the railway to invade.

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Rachel Janette (Polzine) Van Horn, mother to 3 children, passed away on July 25, 2014 in Amboy, Minnesota at age 71. Her cause of death is listed as: congestive Heart Failure. She was born on March 8, 1943 in Worthington, Minnesota. She was the parent of Jody John Alan Bottin with an unlisted spouse. She had Jo Ellen Jeanette (Bottin) Menke with an unlisted partner. She had Trent Leroy Bottin with an unlisted spouse.

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