TITLE: Valdemars Skudra, Obituary, April 2, 2001 SUBMITTERS: Journal Inquirer Manchester,CT (issue Apr 11, 2001) FORMATTED: ABishop, Apr 2001 ***************************************************************************** Valdemars Skudra Valdemars Skudra, 88, husband of Gaida (Kuze) Skudra of Manchester, died Wednesday, April 2, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 1, 1912, in Plavinas, Latvia, as the only son of the late Peteris and Alma (Avotins) Skudra, and had lived in the town of Koknese. Towards the end of World War II, when the Soviet forces were reentering Latvia, he left his country from the burning city of Riga as a refugee. After obtaining his degree in economics from the University of Bonn in Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1951. He worked a few years in various accounting jobs, then obtained a position with the State of Connecticut and was employed as an account examiner until his retirement in 1979. He was a member of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manchester, fraternity "Talavia," and was a life member of the American Latvian Association. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Baiba Bourbeau and her husband, Arthur of North Carolina, and Aina Roman and her husband, Dainis of Pennsylvania; and two grandchildren, Aleksandra and Nikolas Roman. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, at the American Latvian Lutheran Church, corner of Winter and Garden streets, Manchester. Burial will be private in the Latvian Memorial Park, Elka Park, New York. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service, Monday, April 9, at the funeral home. The Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main St., Manchester has care of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Occupation Museum Fund, c/o Latvian Lutheran Church, 21 Garden St., Manchester, CT 06040. ************************************************************************ http://www.usgwarchives.net The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. ************************************************************************