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Frances May was born 19 may 1928, in Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan, and marries about 1965 Martin J. REMSING. He was born 19 October 1910.
Their son Martin Adams REMSING was born 7 September 1967 in Los Vages, Clark, Nevada. They owned a home in Big Thompson Canyon and all three died 31 July 1976 there during the Flood discribed below:
"It was a beautiful summer Saturday in Northern Colorado, as thousands of residents and tourists visited beautiful Estes Park, to begin a weekend of fun. It was Colorado's Centennial Weekend, but nobody could have imagined what Mother Nature had in store for those unlucky enough to be traveling the canyon that evening.
By late afternoon, a few sprinkles began to fall over the Colorado Rockies; by dusk, huge thunderheads had begun to form and soon soared 12 miles, over 60,000 feet, into the atmosphere. At 7:35 p.m. the first signs of the impending disaster emerged when the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning. By this time most of the park's visitors had begun the drive down the canyon towards Loveland and most of the canyon's residents were enjoying the Summer Olympics from Montreal on television.
At 9:00 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a more urgent warning for everyone in the canyon to expect flooding. For most, this warning was too late. Over 11 inches of rain, a once-in-a-century downpour, fell in 4 hours. The narrow canyon funneled the deluge into a wall of water nearly 20 feet high. For many, there was nowhere to run and tragedy was the result.
139 are known to have died that night, and 88 people were injured. 7 victims have never been located. The flood destroyed 316 homes, 45 mobile homes and 52 businesses. 73 mobile homes suffered major damage.
Victims of the Big Thompson Flood."
Name Age Resident of REMSING, Frances 48 Big Thompson Canyon, CO REMSING, Martin J. 65 Big Thomoson Canyon, CO REMSING, Martin 8 Big Thompson Canyon, CO
FRANCES REMSING SSN 384-26-0767 Residence: 80537 Loveland, Larimer, CO Born 19 May 1928 Last Benefit: Died Jul 1976 Issued: MI (Before 1951) MARTIN REMSING SSN 347-34-7093 Residence: 80537 Loveland, Larimer, CO Born 19 Oct 1910 Last Benefit: Died Jul 1976 Issued: IL (1958 And 1959) MARTIN REMSING SSN 524-11-0517 Residence: 80537 Loveland, Larimer, CO Born 7 Sep 1967 Last Benefit: Died Jul 1976 Issued: CO (1975)
CHILDREN of Frances May FAY and Martin J REMSING:
1. MARTIN ADAM b: 7 Sep 1967; Los Vages, Clark, Nevada.
d: 31 Jul 1976; Big Thompsons Canyon, Larimer, Colorado.
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