Wilma Constance
BURNS
(b.
January 18, 1921
,
Detroit, Michigan, USA
d.
February 10, 2001
,
Fontana, San Bernardino, California, USA
)
Age: 80
Cause of Death: cardiac arrest
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Wilma Constance BURNS was born January 18, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Wilma Constance BURNS was the child of John William BURNS and Constance Lauryne HILL and the grandchild of: (paternal) William Henry BURNS and Fannie CAMERON (maternal) William Clyde HILL and Anna Beatrice HAMILTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Wilma Constance married Glen Edward MEYERS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Glen Edward MEYERS was born October 27, 1921 in Rochester, Oakland, Michigan, USA. Glen Edward died May 28, 2003 in Flint, Michigan, USA. Glen Edward was the child of Glen Albert MEYERS and Sadie Blanch CARPENTER.
Wilma Constance BURNS died February 10, 2001 in Fontana, San Bernardino, California, USA.
daughter of John William Burns and Constance Lauryne Hill
m. John Hamlin Cahill
Certificate of Death, #1129423.
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1921 Birth January 18, 1921
Detroit, Michigan, 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 - 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.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.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)Obituary
Wilma C. Cahill, 80, of Fontana, died Saturday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fonana of heart failure.
Cahill, a native of Detroit, lived in Fontana 47 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3rd Ward in Fontana.
Survivors include two sons, John and Daniel, both of Fontana; her daughter, Karin Rice of Fontana; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Friday followed by service at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattr-day Saints, 7526 Alder Ave., Fontana. Interment will follow in Green Acres Memorial Park, 11715 Cedar Ave., Bloomington.
Wilma C. Cahill, 80, of Fontana, died Saturday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fonana of heart failure.
Cahill, a native of Detroit, lived in Fontana 47 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3rd Ward in Fontana.
Survivors include two sons, John and Daniel, both of Fontana; her daughter, Karin Rice of Fontana; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Friday followed by service at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattr-day Saints, 7526 Alder Ave., Fontana. Interment will follow in Green Acres Memorial Park, 11715 Cedar Ave., Bloomington.
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Green Acres Memorial Park and Mortuary Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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2001 Death February 10, 2001
Fontana, San Bernardino, California, USA
She died at the age of 80.
Wilma is buried at: Green Acres Memorial Park and Mortuary Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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