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Walter Lubbinge

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Walter Lubbinge

Birth
Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
Death
22 Sep 1938 (aged 29)
Valley County, Montana, USA
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Valley County, Montana, USA Add to Map
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Walter was born in and grew up in Douglas County, SD and married Margaret DeHaai in 1936. When the Great Depression hit and there were no jobs in South Dakota, he and his wife headed north to Montana for him to work on the construction of Fort Peck Dam. Their daughter was born in the Glasgow Hospital in 1937 and he was killed on September 22, 1938 in the Fort Peck Dam Slide, along with seven other men. His body is forever entombed in the dam. A headstone was erected in 2005 to mark the grave site of these men.
Walter was born in and grew up in Douglas County, SD and married Margaret DeHaai in 1936. When the Great Depression hit and there were no jobs in South Dakota, he and his wife headed north to Montana for him to work on the construction of Fort Peck Dam. Their daughter was born in the Glasgow Hospital in 1937 and he was killed on September 22, 1938 in the Fort Peck Dam Slide, along with seven other men. His body is forever entombed in the dam. A headstone was erected in 2005 to mark the grave site of these men.

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  • Created by: FTR
  • Added: May 8, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89769533/walter-lubbinge: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Lubbinge (23 Jan 1909–22 Sep 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89769533, citing Fort Peck Dam Disaster Memorial, Valley County, Montana, USA; Maintained by FTR (contributor 47805902).