The Danenberg Family

Elvīra Antonija Sirlaka 1912–2011

Peter's grandmother.

Also recorded as Elvira Antonie Sirlak (1912 baptism); Elvīra Danenberga; Elvira A. Danenbergs; Danenbergs Elvira; Elvīra Sirlaks (married name Danenbergs).

Elvīra Antonija Sirlaka was born on 9 Jan 1912 in Rīga, Vidzeme, Latvia3,4,5,6,7,8, the daughter of Mārtiņš Vilhelms Sirlaks and Emma Smukule3,7,35,36. She married Arvīds Fricis Danenbergs on 25 Jun 1941 in Litene, Vidzeme, Latvia37,38. She arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, United States on 7 Jul 194927,28. She died on 18 Jun 2011 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States29,30,31 and was buried at Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Greenfield (Arlington Park Cemetery), Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States32,33,34.

Family

Parents
Mārtiņš Vilhelms Sirlaks 1883–1942 and Emma Smukule 1886–1970 documented
Husband
Arvīds Fricis Danenbergs 1913–1996 · married on 25 Jun 1941 in Litene, Vidzeme, Latvia
Children

Life events

EventDatePlace and details
Livedbet 1912 and 1914Torņakalns, Rīga, Rīga, Vidzeme, Latvia10
Born9 Jan 1912Rīga, Vidzeme, Latvia
Old Style (Julian) date: 27 Dec 19113,4,5,6,7,8
Baptised3 Mar 1912St Martin's church, Rīga, Rīga, Vidzeme, Latvia
Old Style (Julian) date: 19 Feb 19127
Lived1914Cēsis, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia11
Educationbet 1925 and 1929Cēsis, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
Bērzaine gymnasium, Cēsis21
Education2 Sep 1941graduated from the University of Latvia, master of pharmacy
According to an online family tree22
Livedbet 1945 and 1949Haunstetten DP camp, Augsburg, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany12
Work1945'Mag.-pharm.', 'In apotheke' (DP-2); 'Pharmacist' (IRO roll 1949)3
Note4 Dec 1945Haunstetten DP camp, Augsburg, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
As enquirer, Elvīra asked UNRRA Team 114 to trace 'VAIROGS [?]-TAMSONS, INGRIDE', female, born 1910, relationship 'RELATIVE'. Unidentified; a lead.1
Arrived7 Jul 1949Boston, Massachusetts, United States27,28
Livedbet 1953 and 1959Tiffin, Ohio, Ohio, United States
According to an online family tree13
Lived10 Feb 1996Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, United States
According to an online family tree14
Livedabt 2005Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States15,16,17,18,19
Livedabt 2008Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
According to an online family tree20
BuriedJun 2011Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Greenfield (Arlington Park Cemetery), Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States32,33,34
Died18 Jun 2011Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States29,30,31
OriginCēsis, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
According to the family's 2015 tree9
EducationRīga, Vidzeme, Latvia
University of Latvia, pharmacy (chemistry faculty)23
Workparents: Mārtiņš Sirlaks and Emma. Pharmacist (farmaceite). Emigrated with her mother. "Mirdza un Elvīra bija ļoti glītas."24
WorkLitene, Vidzeme, Latvia
pharmacist, drugstore at Litene25
WorkFarmaceite
According to an online family tree26

Records

Scan of the record: Manifest of In-bound Passengers (Aliens), No. 27, USAT General Blatchford, Bremerhaven 28 June 1949 → Boston 7 July 1949
Manifest of In-bound Passengers (Aliens), No. 27, USAT General Blatchford, Bremerhaven 28 June 1949 → Boston 7 July 1949. US passenger list, U.S. National Archives RG 85, image via the National Archives, public domain.

Open questions

Sources

  1. UNRRA tracing enquiry (Annex C), Haunstetten, Dec 4 1945, DE ITS 3.1.1.2, ref. 3112147, DocID 81989971.
    A | VAIROGS [?]-TAMSONS INGRIDE | F | 1910 / B | DANENBERGS-SIRLAKS ELVIRA | F | HAUNSTETTEN | RELATIVE

    Maiden name: Regensburg-era and Augsburg lists give her as 'Elvira, geb. Sirlaks'; the UNRRA tracing form of Dec 1945 has 'DANENBERGS-SIRLAKS ELVIRA'

  2. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    NAME Elvīra /Sirlaks/ · _MARNM Danenbergs
  3. AEF DP Registration Record, Danenbergs Elvira, Reg. No. 902081302 (copy; original is ObjId 66841166), DE ITS 3.1.1.1, folder DP0730, DocID 66841168.
    1912. 9.1. Riga Vidzeme Latvia | lutheran | Mārtiņš Sirlaks | Emma Smukulis | Stende Kurzeme Latvia | Mag.-pharm. | In apotheke

    DP-2: '1912. 9.1.' (year.day.month). Regensburg list: '9. 1.12 Riga'. The index line '09/01/1912' for 66841168 (= 1 Sept) is an indexing error.

  4. AEF DP Registration Record, Danenbergs Elvira, Reg. 902081302, DocID 66841166 and 66841168.
    1912.9.1 Riga Vidzeme Latvia | Mārtiņš Sirlaks | Emma Smukulis

    follow-up 2026-10-21. The two index rows are the original (66841166) and the Team 114 copy (66841168) of one card, Reg. 902081302. Card date is year.day.month ("1912.9.1" = 9 Jan 1912, as for Arvīds 1913.17.1); the index keyed it as 01/09/1912 and 09/01/1912. Same person.

  5. Declaration of Intention No. 133, Elvira Danenbergs, Celina, Ohio, 14 Aug 1950.
    (5) I was born on Jan. 9, 1912 in Riga Latvia

    Middle initial A. ('Elvira A.' in the 1950 census, public records, Find a Grave and her 2019 obituary listing). Torņakalns, per the memoir, is a district of Rīga, so this is consistent. The 2015 tree has 'Cēsis', which is wrong for her birth: Cēsis is where her sisters were born.

  6. Mūsu jubilāri, Daugavas Vanagu Mēnešraksts, Nr.1 (01.01.1987), pp. 75–79.
    Elvīrai Danenbergai, dzim. Sirlaka, piepildījās 75 mūža gadi. Dzimusi 1912. g. 9. janv. Rīgā. Skolas gadus pavadījusi Cēsīs. 1941. g. beigusi LU Ķīmijas fakultātes Farmācijas nod. ar maģistra grādu. Strādājusi Rīgā un vairākās provinces aptiekās. ASV apmetusies Ohio, un kopā ar vīru agr. Arvīdu uzaudzināja 2 dēlus un meitu. Strādāja par farmaceiti Tiffin Ohio. Pārceļoties uz Mičigenu, dzīvo savā farmā Garezera tuvumā.
    Translation: Elvīra Danenberga, née Sirlaka, turned 75. Born 9 Jan 1912 in Rīga. Spent her school years in Cēsis. In 1941 graduated from the Pharmacy Section of the Chemistry Faculty of the University of Latvia with a master's degree. Worked in Rīga and several provincial pharmacies. In the USA settled in Ohio and with her husband, the agronomist Arvīds, raised 2 sons and a daughter. Worked as a pharmacist in Tiffin, Ohio. Moving to Michigan, she lives on her farm near Garezers.

    Schooling in Cēsis. In 1941 she graduated from the Pharmacy Section of the Chemistry Faculty of the University of Latvia with a master's degree ("maģistra grāds"). She worked in Rīga and several provincial pharmacies, and in the USA as a pharmacist in Tiffin, Ohio. 9 January is confirmed by DV Milwaukee birthday lists for 2002, 2003 and 2006.

  7. Rīga St Martin Latvian congregation 1912, births and baptisms no. 82, LVVA f. 3036, apr. 4, l. 68, image 15 (right page, bottom), LVVA f. 3036, apr. 4, l. 68, image 15.
    1911 Декабря двадцать седьмого (27) 7 ч. веч. | 1912 Февраля девятнадцатаго (19) | № 82 | Эльвира Антонія (Elvira Antonie). Род. торговецъ Мартинъ Вильгельмъ Сирлакъ (Sirlak) ев. лют. вѣр. и его жена Эмма, ур. Смукулъ ев. лют. вѣроиспов. Воспр.: Давидъ Сирлакъ, хозяинъ; Анна Смукулъ, дѣв.; Эрнестина Сирлакъ, дѣвица. Крещ. въ зал[ѣ][?] Ви[к]лес[ъ][?] паст. Гильде[?]
    Translation: Born 27 December 1911, 7 p.m.; baptised 19 February 1912. No. 82. Elvira Antonie. Parents: trader Martin Wilhelm Sirlak, Ev.-Lutheran, and his wife Emma née Smukul, Ev.-Lutheran. Godparents: David Sirlak, farm owner; Anna Smukul, unmarried; Ernestine Sirlak, unmarried. Baptised [in …] by Pastor Hilde[?].

    Born 27 Dec 1911 Julian (= 9 Jan 1912 Gregorian) at 7 p.m.; baptised 19 Feb 1912 Julian (= 3 Mar 1912 Gregorian). Full baptismal name Elvira Antonie. Father: trader (торговецъ) Martin Wilhelm Sirlak, Ev.-Luth.; mother: his wife Emma née Smukul (the ending '-улъ' written over a struck-out ending), Ev.-Luth. Godparents: David Sirlak, farm owner (хозяинъ) [= her uncle Dāvis]; Anna Smukul, unmarried; Ernestine Sirlak, unmarried. The last line, in another hand, reads roughly 'Крещ. въ зал[ѣ][?] Ви[к]лес[ъ][?] паст. Гильде[?]' — baptised [at …] by Pastor Hilde[?]; place uncertain. Entry no. 82 sits among March baptisms, i.e. it was registered late, which is why date-ordered searches missed it. No residence is given (so Torņakalns is not confirmed here).

  8. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    BIRT · 9 JAN 1912

    Date: a Gregorian date: the same day as ours. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] Danenbergs | Dzimšana: 9. Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: Brown Deer, Wisconsin | Piezīmes: Danenbergs, Elvira A. (nee Sirlaks) Born to Eternal Life Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the age of 99 years. Beloved wife of the late Arvids. Loving mother of Peter (Kathleen), Liga (Wolfhart) | Schubach and Kalvis (Melinda). Dear grandmother of Liga, Peter and Justin. Great grandmother of Mneme. Also …'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan | Pazīstams arī kā: Danenberg Elvira'.

  9. Peter's tree, danenberg.sql, 2007–2015, personae 6, provenance.
  10. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶9.
    The first two years of my life were spent in Torņukalns (Tower Hill), a suburb of Rīga.
  11. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶9.
    When WWI started in 1914, they left Rīga … and went to Cēsis
  12. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶42.
    We lived in Haunstetten for four years (1945-1949).
  13. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    RESI · BET 1953 AND 1959 · Rural Delivery 2, Tiffin, Ohio, USA

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] City Directories, https://www.myheritage.lv/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?itemId=46884855&action=showRecord: 'Elvira Danenbergs | Dzīves vieta: Starp 1953 un 1959 - Tiffin, Ohio, USA | Adrese: Rural Delivery 2See who else lived at this address | Residence status: | Homeowner, Rents | Dzīvesbiedrs (ietverts): Arvids | Marriage (implied): Starp 1953 un 1956 | No | darbošanās: Pharmacist | Workplace: Mercy Hosp | Records: Gads Ieraksts | 1953 Danenbergs Elvira Mrs pharm Mercy Hosp h23 Apple 1956 Danenbergs Elvira (Arvids) …'.

  14. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    RESI · 10 FEB 1996 · 56882 Point Rd, Cassopolis, Michigan 49031-9734, USA · AGE 84

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] City Directories, https://www.myheritage.lv/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?itemId=46884855&action=showRecord: 'Elvira Danenbergs | Dzīves vieta: Starp 1953 un 1959 - Tiffin, Ohio, USA | Adrese: Rural Delivery 2See who else lived at this address | Residence status: | Homeowner, Rents | Dzīvesbiedrs (ietverts): Arvids | Marriage (implied): Starp 1953 un 1956 | No | darbošanās: Pharmacist | Workplace: Mercy Hosp | Records: Gads Ieraksts | 1953 Danenbergs Elvira Mrs pharm Mercy Hosp h23 Apple 1956 Danenbergs Elvira (Arvids) …'.

  15. Mūsu jubilāri (Milvoku DV apvienība), Daugavas Vanagu Mēnešraksts, 2006-04-01.
    MILVOKU DV APVIENĪBA SVEIC SAVUS ZĪMĪGU GADU SASNIEGUŠOS JUBILĀRUS Elvīra DANENBERGS - 94 gadus veca, dzimusi 9. janvārī
    Translation: The Milwaukee DV branch congratulates its members with milestone birthdays: Elvīra Danenbergs, 94, born 9 January

    From 2002 to 2006 she is listed among the Milwaukee DV branch's birthdays (not the Garezers one), so she had moved to the Milwaukee area by 2002. Before that: Decatur, Michigan (1978); a farm near Garezers (1980s–1996).

  16. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    RESI · 6882 N Park Manor Dr, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224-4636, USA

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] City Directories, https://www.myheritage.lv/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?itemId=46884855&action=showRecord: 'Elvira Danenbergs | Dzīves vieta: Starp 1953 un 1959 - Tiffin, Ohio, USA | Adrese: Rural Delivery 2See who else lived at this address | Residence status: | Homeowner, Rents | Dzīvesbiedrs (ietverts): Arvids | Marriage (implied): Starp 1953 un 1956 | No | darbošanās: Pharmacist | Workplace: Mercy Hosp | Records: Gads Ieraksts | 1953 Danenbergs Elvira Mrs pharm Mercy Hosp h23 Apple 1956 Danenbergs Elvira (Arvids) …'.

  17. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    RESI · 4185 W Schroeder Dr, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209-1134, USA

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] City Directories, https://www.myheritage.lv/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?itemId=46884855&action=showRecord: 'Elvira Danenbergs | Dzīves vieta: Starp 1953 un 1959 - Tiffin, Ohio, USA | Adrese: Rural Delivery 2See who else lived at this address | Residence status: | Homeowner, Rents | Dzīvesbiedrs (ietverts): Arvids | Marriage (implied): Starp 1953 un 1956 | No | darbošanās: Pharmacist | Workplace: Mercy Hosp | Records: Gads Ieraksts | 1953 Danenbergs Elvira Mrs pharm Mercy Hosp h23 Apple 1956 Danenbergs Elvira (Arvids) …'.

  18. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    RESI · BET 1 MAY 1998 AND 1 NOV 2004 · 4185 W Schroeder Dr, Apt 310, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209-1126, USA

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] City Directories, https://www.myheritage.lv/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?itemId=46884855&action=showRecord: 'Elvira Danenbergs | Dzīves vieta: Starp 1953 un 1959 - Tiffin, Ohio, USA | Adrese: Rural Delivery 2See who else lived at this address | Residence status: | Homeowner, Rents | Dzīvesbiedrs (ietverts): Arvids | Marriage (implied): Starp 1953 un 1956 | No | darbošanās: Pharmacist | Workplace: Mercy Hosp | Records: Gads Ieraksts | 1953 Danenbergs Elvira Mrs pharm Mercy Hosp h23 Apple 1956 Danenbergs Elvira (Arvids) …'.

  19. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    RESI · ABT 2005 · 9418 N Green Bay Rd, Apt 137, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209-1067, USA · AGE About 92-93

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] City Directories, https://www.myheritage.lv/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?itemId=46884855&action=showRecord: 'Elvira Danenbergs | Dzīves vieta: Starp 1953 un 1959 - Tiffin, Ohio, USA | Adrese: Rural Delivery 2See who else lived at this address | Residence status: | Homeowner, Rents | Dzīvesbiedrs (ietverts): Arvids | Marriage (implied): Starp 1953 un 1956 | No | darbošanās: Pharmacist | Workplace: Mercy Hosp | Records: Gads Ieraksts | 1953 Danenbergs Elvira Mrs pharm Mercy Hosp h23 Apple 1956 Danenbergs Elvira (Arvids) …'.

  20. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    RESI · ABT 2008 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA · AGE About 95-96

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] City Directories, https://www.myheritage.lv/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?itemId=46884855&action=showRecord: 'Elvira Danenbergs | Dzīves vieta: Starp 1953 un 1959 - Tiffin, Ohio, USA | Adrese: Rural Delivery 2See who else lived at this address | Residence status: | Homeowner, Rents | Dzīvesbiedrs (ietverts): Arvids | Marriage (implied): Starp 1953 un 1956 | No | darbošanās: Pharmacist | Workplace: Mercy Hosp | Records: Gads Ieraksts | 1953 Danenbergs Elvira Mrs pharm Mercy Hosp h23 Apple 1956 Danenbergs Elvira (Arvids) …'.

  21. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶19.
  22. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    1941. IX 02. beigusi Latvijas Universitāti, farmācijas maģistre.

    His note (no record named).

  23. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶29.
  24. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 9, section "PAR PĒTERA UN MARIJAS CETURTO BĒRNU MĀRTIŅU".
    Viņiem bija 3 meitas: Elvīra, Mirdza un Rūta. Elvīra kļuva farmaceite, Mirdza žēlsirdības māsa, Rūta- vetārste.
    Translation: They had 3 daughters, Elvīra, Mirdza and Rūta. Elvīra became a pharmacist, Mirdza a nurse, Rūta a veterinarian.

    parents: Mārtiņš Sirlaks and Emma. Pharmacist (farmaceite). Emigrated with her mother. "Mirdza un Elvīra bija ļoti glītas."

  25. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶32.
  26. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    OCCU · Farmaceite
  27. Manifest of In-bound Passengers (Aliens), No. 27, USAT General Blatchford, Bremerhaven 28 June 1949 → Boston 7 July 1949, NAID 76075234, image 80 of 651, object 76075314, file 41253_B124264-01101.jpg, lines 4–8.
    DANENBERGS Arvids Rockford, Ohio 36 Ma Md I-849016 Latvian … ADMITTED JUL 7 1949 BOSTON, MASS.

    Manifest 27, line 5; I-849017; age 37; Rockford, Ohio. (Emigration: IRO roll no. 609, Pharmacist.)

  28. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶42–43.
    We applied to go to the US, which we entered in July, 1949. … The ship landed in Boston
  29. S-fs-JPMS-PM7.
    Elvira Danenbergs; Death 18 Jun 2011 Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birth 09 Jan 1912; 18 Jun 2011 verified by family; issued Ohio

    Age 99. The SSDI says 'verified by family'; last residence ZIP 53209. A later obituary listing reads: 'Danenbergs, Elvira A. nee Sirlaks Born to Eternal Life Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the age of 99 years....' (US Obituary Records 61K5-NDCT; the image is a text stub).

  30. Elvira A. Danenbergs (Nee Sirlaks), Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2011.
    Danenbergs, Elvira A. (Nee Sirlaks) Born to Eternal Life Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the age of 99 years. Beloved wife of the late Arvids. Loving mother of Peter (Kathleen), Liga (Wolfhart) Schubach and Kalvis (Melinda). Dear grandmother of Liga, Peter and Justin. Great-grandmother of Mneme. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends here and in Latvia. … Interment Arlington Park Cemetery.

    Aged 99. Middle initial 'A.' Funeral at Heritage Funeral Homes (Klemmer-Scheuerell-Johnson-Reiss), 6615 W. Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee. Memorials suggested to the Latvian National Opera and the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia. No Latvian-press obituary was found on periodika.lv for 2011–2012: searched 'Danenberga', 'Danenbergs', 'Danenberg', 'Sirlaka' with date filters.

  31. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    DEAT · 18 JUN 2011 · AGE 99

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Pēdēja dzīves vieta: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, USA'. [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] Danenbergs | Dzimšana: 9. Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: Brown Deer, Wisconsin | Piezīmes: Danenbergs, Elvira A. (nee Sirlaks) Born to Eternal Life Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the age of 99 years. Beloved wife of the late Arvids. Loving mother of Peter (Kathleen), Liga (Wolfhart) | Schubach and Kalvis (Melinda). Dear grandmother of Liga, Peter and Justin. Great grandmother of Mneme. Also …'.

  32. S-fs-QK1N-R1P9.
    Elvira A. Sirlaks Danenbergs; Death 18 Jun 2011; Burial Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birth 09 Jan 1912; age 99; findagrave GRid=139994199

    Find a Grave memorial 139994199 (the cemetery name was not opened).

  33. Elvira A. Sirlaks Danenbergs, Memorial 139994199.
    Elvira A. Sirlaks Danenbergs 9 Jan 1912 – 18 Jun 2011 Arlington Park Cemetery Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Plot info: Block 37-A Lot 210 Space 8-a

    The Find a Grave memorial has a grave photo (2015) and gives 9 Jan 1912 – 18 Jun 2011. Arvīds is NOT here: he was cremated in 1996 and the urn sent to Latvia.

  34. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I500141 (person-6500141), GEDCOM lines 9270–9401.
    BURI · 2011 · Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    [DNA evidence (private)] Jan 1912 | Dzīves vieta: Starp 15. Nov 2007 un 20. Aug 2008 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: 2011 - Greenfield, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Vīrs: Arvīds Danenbergs'. [DNA evidence (private)] Danenbergs | Dzimšana: 9. Jan 1912 | Miršana: 18. Jūn 2011 | Apglabāšana: Brown Deer, Wisconsin | Piezīmes: Danenbergs, Elvira A. (nee Sirlaks) Born to Eternal Life Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the age of 99 years. Beloved wife of the late Arvids. Loving mother of Peter (Kathleen), Liga (Wolfhart) | Schubach and Kalvis (Melinda). Dear grandmother of Liga, Peter and Justin. Great grandmother of Mneme. Also …'.

  35. Peter's tree, danenberg.sql, 2007–2015, parentages 33.
  36. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶9.
    My father, Mārtinš Sirlaks, and my mother Emma Smukulis
  37. Declaration of Intention No. 133, Elvira Danenbergs, Celina, Ohio, 14 Aug 1950.
    the name of my wife or husband is Arvids Danenbergs; we were married on June 25, 1941 at Litene, Latvia

    Spouse Elvira (Sirlaka). Both spouses' declarations (Nos. 133 and 134) give 25 June 1941 at Litene. The South Bend Tribune obituary says "In 1941, in Cesis, Latvia". This CONFLICTS with the memoir (civil marriage near Litene in 1940, church wedding about Christmas 1940 at St John's, Cēsis). Possible readings: the memoir's year is off by one, or the declarations misremember. Note that 25 June 1941 falls three days after the German invasion, in the last days of Soviet rule in Vidzeme, which would be an odd moment for a wedding. Check the Cēsis St John's marriage register and the Litene/Gulbene civil register on Raduraksti.

  38. My Life and Times (1912–1949), ¶32–33.
    So on one afternoon, I closed the drugstore and we started marching to the county administration building, where the secretary had the authority to perform marriages.

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