Alene Duerk Death
Alene passed away on July 21, 2018 at the age of 98 in Lake Mary, Florida, United States.
When did Alene Duerk die?
July 21, 2018How old was Alene Duerk when died?
98Where did Alene Duerk die? What was the location of death?
Lake Mary, Florida, United States
Alene Duerk Birthday and Date of Death
Alene Duerk was born on March 29, 1920 and died on July 21, 2018. Alene was 98 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: March 29, 1920
Date of Death: July 21, 2018
Age at Death: 98
Alene Duerk - Biography
Born in Defiance, Ohio, on March 29, 1920, she received nursing training at the Toledo [Ohio] Hospital School of Nursing, from which she earned her diploma in 1941. From there, Duerk entered the U.S. Naval Reserve and was appointed an ensign in the Nurse Corps.
In 2013 the University of Central Florida College of Nursing unveiled a bronze statue of Duerk, and it was put on display there. That university also offers the Rear Admiral Alene Duerk VNA Endowed Nursing Scholarship.
During the period May 1963 to June 1965 she was the Senior Nurse Corps Officer at the Naval Station Dispensary, Long Beach, California. Following an assignment as Chief of the Nursing Branch at the Naval Hospital Corps School, San Diego, California, she reported in May 1966 as Assistant for Nurse Recruitment in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health and Medical), Washington, D. C. She remained there until May 1967, then had duty until February 1968 as Assistant Head of Medical Placement Liaison (Nurse Corps), Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department. She next returned to the Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, where she became Director of the Navy Nurse Corps, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department.
