Martin Johan Sorensen-Whitted

1940 - 1968  (28 years)

• Name	Martin Johan Sorensen-Whitted  [1]
  Birth	17 Feb 1940	Genesee, Latah, Idaho, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Apr 1968	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA   [4, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Burial	17 Apr 1968	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA   [6, 8, 9]
  	Willamette National Cemetery, CPL USMC, Plot: A 3014
  Person ID	I442	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Leopold Arnold Sorensen,   b. 17 Feb 1904, Løkken, Nordjylland, Denmark d. 1 Dec 1983, Seward, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Estella May Whitted,   b. 22 Sep 1914, Genesee, Latah, Idaho, USA d. 9 Mar 1993, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	10 Jun 1933	Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA   [12, 13, 14, 15]
  Divorce	17 Sep 1951	Latah, Idaho, USA   [16]
  Family ID	F205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Erica Ann Whitted,   b. 26 Nov 1964, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA d. 16 Jul 2025, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Living
  Family ID	F204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Feb 1940 - Genesee, Latah, Idaho, USA Death - 9 Apr 1968 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Burial - 17 Apr 1968 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	12 Photos
  	Mona Lou Burkey Whitted, Martin Johan Sorensen-Whitted, Sarah Louise Haven Burkey Whitted
  	Erica Whitted, Martin Sorensen-Whitted, Karen Whitted
  	Martin Johan Sorensen-Whitted Memorial Fund
  	Alice Sorensen, Martin Sorensen-Whitted
  	Dixie & Martin Wedding
  	Newspaper Article Re: Sentencing
  	Kenneth Lee "Kay" Whitted Obituary
  	Martin Sorensen-Whitted (2nd From Left, Back Row) U. S. Navy/Marines PACHUNTERS baseball team
  	Martin Johan Sorensen-Whitted Obituary
  	Headstone-Martin Johan Whitted
  	Martin J Whitted - Killers Sentenced
  	Martin Johan Sorensen-Whitted

  
  

• Notes

  Around age 11, he was adopted by his mother's brother Ken and Ken's wife Sarah. He developed polio around this same time and was bedridden for a year.

  
  

• Sources

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