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Velma C Westphalen 1916 - 2008

Velma C Westphalen of Atlantic, Cass County, IA was born on May 13, 1916, and died at age 91 years old on February 3, 2008.
Velma C Westphalen
Atlantic, Cass County, IA 50022
May 13, 1916
February 3, 2008
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  • 05/13
    1916

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    May 13, 1916
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  • 02/3
    2008

    Death

    February 3, 2008
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    Velma C Westphalen lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1916, in the year that Velma C Westphalen was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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In 1927, at the age of just 11 years old, Velma was alive when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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