Shirley Nmn (Sorensen) Larsen
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Shirley Nmn (Sorensen) Larsen (1927 - 2005)

Shirley Nmn (Sorensen) Larsen was born on August 9, 1927 in Burmah, Idaho. She was born into the Sorensen family and married into the Larsen family. She was born to Leo Tippetts Sorensen and Lillian Dimick, with siblings Glenn, Wayne, Vernon, Sherman, Eileen, Gordon, Son, Alice, Kristine, and Son. Shirley died on December 17, 2005 in Tooele, Utah at 78 years old.

Her family heritage is believed to be: White, Citizen. Her nationality is: USA. Her religion is listed as being: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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Birth

 in Burmah, Lincoln County, Idaho United States

Death

 on in Tooele, Tooele County, Utah United States

Cause of death

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Average Age

Shirley Nmn (Sorensen) Larsen lived 5 years longer than the average Sorensen family member when she died at the age of 78.

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Family

Father: Leo Tippetts Sorensen
Mother: Lillian Dimick
Siblings: Glenn L Sorensen, Wayne Dimick Sorensen, Vernon Hans Sorensen, Sherman Francis Sorensen, Eileen Nmn (Sorensen) Morris, Gordon Sorensen, Son Nmn Sorensen, Alice Nmn (Sorensen) Webb, Kristine Nmn (Sorensen) Alger, and Son 2 Sorensen

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None

Middle name

Nmn

Maiden name

Sorensen

Surnames

Ethnicity

White, Citizen

Nationality

USA

Religion

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Gender

Female

Timeline

1927 - In the year that Shirley Nmn (Sorensen) Larsen was born, 10 years after the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Danish government, the inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship. While they can vote in congressional elections and presidential primaries, they cannot vote for President.

1939 - She was only 12 years old when on the 1st of September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 17th, the Soviet Union invaded Poland as well. Poland expected help from France and the United Kingdom, since they had a pact with both. But no help came. By October 6th, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held full control of the previously Polish lands. Eventually, the invasion of Poland lead to World War II.

1978 - At the age of 51 years old, Shirley was alive when on November 18th, Jim Jones's Peoples Temple followers committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana - where they had moved, from San Francisco, as a group. Jones was the leader of the cult and ordered his followers to drink cyanide-laced punch, which they did. Whole families (women and children included) died - more than 900 people in all.

1983 - Shirley was 56 years old when on August 30th, the Soviet Union claimed that a South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner (Flight 007), bound for Seoul from New York City, had strayed into Soviet airspace. Saying that they believed it to be a U.S. spy plane, the passenger jet was shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter - after it had tracked the airliner for two hours. All 269 passengers (including a U.S. Representative from Georgia) and crew were killed.

1989 - When she was 62 years old, on January 20th, George Herbert Walker Bush became the 41st President of the United States. Previously Ronald Regan's Vice President, he ran against Michael Dukakis and won the popular vote by 53.4% to 45.6%.

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Shirley Nmn (Sorensen) Larsen died on December 17, 2005 in Tooele, Utah at 78 years old. There is no listed cause of death for Shirley. She was born on August 9, 1927 in Burmah, Idaho. She was born to Leo Tippetts Sorensen and Lillian Dimick, with siblings Glenn, Wayne, Vernon, Sherman, Eileen, Gordon, Son, Alice, Kristine, and Son.

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