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Birth	:	20 Aug 1891 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Dec 1918 Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4594002, -92.3968964
Description	:	Hortense is found in the Iowa State College yearbook of 1915 on the "Scrub" Faculty in Home Economics. She died at age 27, a year before her sister. _____________________________________________________________________________ *Thanks to FAG contributor Observer4wing for the information below - Date Of Death: Dec 10, 1918 War / Conflict: World War I Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa Gold Star Hall - Wall Location: West Wall (Middle Panel) Biography Hortense Elizabeth Wind is the only woman listed in the Gold Star Hall. She was the daughter of Mary H. Wind and related to Vera B. Wind. She came... Read More	Hortense is found in the Iowa State College yearbook of 1915 on the "Scrub" Faculty in Home Economics. She died at age 27, a year before her sister. _____________________________________________________________________________ Thanks to FAG contributor Observer4wing for the information below - Date Of Death: Dec 10, 1918 War / Conflict: World War I Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa Gold Star Hall - Wall Location: West Wall (Middle Panel) Biography Hortense Elizabeth Wind is the only woman listed in the Gold Star Hall. She was the daughter of Mary H. Wind and related to Vera B. Wind. She came to Iowa State College from Council Bluffs, Iowa and graduated in 1915 in Home Economics. She entered service February 1918 and became the Chief Dietitian at the Naval Hosptial at Norfolk, Virginia. Hortense died of influenza on December 10, 1918. Her body was buried with full officer's services at Council Bluff's, Iowa on December 17, 1918. SOURCE: https://www.mu.iastate.edu/gold -star-hall-kiosk/by-hometown/hortense-wind/ "A tribute must be paid to the unquestioning service the dietitians rendered during the influenza epidemic. Miss HORTENSE WIND, one of the first dietitians assigned to duty in the Navy and one who demonstrated an unusual devotion to duty, died in the service of her country at the naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., from pneumonia following influenza." Source: Annual Report of the Surgeon-General, U. S. Navy, Chief of the Bureau of ... By United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 1918. p. 15 uggested edit: Iowa WWI Casualties Death Day: 10. Dec. 1918 Death Location: Portsmouth, VA Rank: Chief Dietician Branch: U. S. Navy Regiment: Naval Hospital Division: Company: Casualty: DOD _________________________________________________________________ Thanks to Cheryl for the info below Iowa WWI Casualties Death Day: 10. Dec. 1918 Death Location: Portsmouth, VA Rank: Chief Dietician Branch: U. S. Navy Regiment: Naval Hospital Division: Company: Casualty: DOD

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Hortense Elizabeth Wind's memorial is located at: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA.
When did Hortense Elizabeth Wind death?
Hortense Elizabeth Wind death on 10 Dec 1918 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 42.4594002
Longitude: -92.3968964

Family Members:

Parent

Peter Hans Wind

(1844 - 1911)

Maria "Mary" Hansen Wind

(1849 - 1921)

Siblings

Carl Alma Wind

(1873 - 1878)

Viva A Wind

(1888 - 1919)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4594002, -92.3968964

2. Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4716988, -92.3833008

3. Waterloo Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4742012, -92.3582993

4. Pet Haven Cemetery
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4933187, -92.4118539

5. Orange Township Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4241982, -92.3657990

6. Elmwood Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4916992, -92.3578033

7. Calvary Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4991989, -92.3660965

8. Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5153600, -92.4307200

9. Fairview Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5107994, -92.3503036

10. Hudson Cemetery
Hudson, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3999000, -92.4657200

11. Black Hawk County Cemetery
Evansdale, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4430200, -92.2931700

12. Fairview Cemetery
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5261002, -92.4602966

13. Sons of Jacob Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4839900, -92.2838040

14. Hillcrest Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4839270, -92.2826670

15. Muslim Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4838990, -92.2826380

16. Cedar Valley Cemetery
Hudson, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4166444, -92.5057391

17. Greenwood Cemetery
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5404260, -92.4557550

18. Faithful Friends Pet Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5508220, -92.3409370

19. Garden Of Memories
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5515310, -92.3378240

20. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Hudson, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4279100, -92.5292000

21. Washburn Cemetery
Washburn, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4139200, -92.2711700

22. Hillside Cemetery
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5625000, -92.4452972

23. Eagle Township Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3410988, -92.3525009

24. Mount Zion Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5299988, -92.2589035