The Danenberg Family

Ilga Laimdota Sirlaka

Ilga Laimdota Sirlaka 1922–2011

Peter's first cousin twice removed.

Also recorded as Ilga Stangaine; Ilga (Laimdota) Sirlaka (married name Stangaine).

Ilga Laimdota Sirlaka was born on 10 Nov 1922 in Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia2,3,4, the daughter of Dāvis Sirlaks and Alma Leontīne Āboltiņa3,10. She married Arvīds Stangainis between 1952 and 1953 in Jaunpiebalga, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia3,11. She died on 7 Jan 20113,7,8 and was buried at Jaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia (according to an online family tree)9.

Family

Parents
Dāvis Sirlaks 1886–1952 and Alma Leontīne Āboltiņa 1887–1959 documented
Husband
Arvīds Stangainis 1923–2005 · married between 1952 and 1953 in Jaunpiebalga, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia3,11
Children

Life events

EventDatePlace and details
Born10 Nov 1922Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia2,3,4
Educationbet 1935 and 1945Ranka, Vidzeme, Latvia
Admitted as one of 30 out of 80 applicants (p. 51). Worked five years at Vīstuči after school (p. 51).5
Marriedbet 1952 and 1953with Arvīds Stangainis
Jaunpiebalga, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia3,11
Died7 Jan 20113,7,8
WorkRauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
Rauna seed-control laboratory; later Jaunpiebalga (bookshop and laboratory). Lived in Jaunpiebalga in 1998 (p. 2). Struck off the Vīstuči register by her father in the Soviet period, she worked in a milk-and-bread shop in Cēsis (p. 3).6
BuriedJaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
According to an online family tree9

Photographs

Ilga Stangaine 2004
Ilga Stangaine 2004. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026.
Ilga Stangaine
Ilga Stangaine. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026.
Vīstučos Sirlaka Emīļa unElzas kāzās
Vīstučos Sirlaka Emīļa unElzas kāzās. 1930. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026.
Alma Leontīne Āboltiņa · Mirdza Augusta Sirlaka · Velta Skaidrīte Sirlaka · Valdis Laimdots Sirlaks · Dāvis Sirlaks · Aina Modrīte Sirlaka · Elvīra Antonija Sirlaka · Ilga Laimdota Sirlaka · Mārtiņš Vilhelms Sirlaks · Emma Smukule
Ilga Sirlaka 15 gadi
Ilga Sirlaka 15 gadi. 1937. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026.

Open questions

Sources

  1. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I9 (person-6000009), GEDCOM lines 387–446.
    NAME Ilga (Laimdota) /Sirlaka/ · _MARNM Stangaine
  2. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, pp. 22, 34, section "LEJAS VĪSTUČOS SAVU DZIMTAS KOKU IESTĀDA MĀRČA MAZDĒLS DAVIDS".
    Ilga Sirlaka 1922.10.XI … Ilga Sirlaka, dz. 1922. 10. novembrī
    Translation: Ilga Sirlaka, 10 XI 1922 … Ilga Sirlaka, b. 10 November 1922

    Born at Vīstuči (p. 25). Godmother: Rozālija Strube of "Vidusvīstuči" (p. 41: "Ilga bija Strubu tantes krustbērns").

  3. Raimonds Voronins, family tree shared on FamilyTreeDNA (Sirlaks / Gibboy lines), Dāvis Sirlaks family.
  4. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I9 (person-6000009), GEDCOM lines 387–446.
    BIRT · 10 NOV 1922 · Vīstuči, Jaunrauna
  5. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 30, section "NĀKAMĀS VĪSTUČBĒRNU SKOLAS".
    Ilga beidza 2 gadīgo Rankas mājturības skolu, apgūstot lieliskas zināšanas latviskas mājas turēšanā.
    Translation: Ilga completed the 2-year Ranka housekeeping school, gaining excellent knowledge of Latvian housekeeping.

    Admitted as one of 30 out of 80 applicants (p. 51). Worked five years at Vīstuči after school (p. 51).

  6. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, pp. 30, 33, section "DR. RŪDOLFS SKAIDRAIS".
    kurā Ilga dziedājusi, strādājot Raunas sēklu kontroles laboratorijā. … Dzīvi nogruntēja Jaunpiebalgā. Darbā grāmatnīcā, arī laboratorijā ļoti cienīta.
    Translation: in which Ilga sang while working at the Rauna seed-control laboratory. … She grounded her life in Jaunpiebalga. Highly respected at work in the bookshop and also in the laboratory.

    Rauna seed-control laboratory; later Jaunpiebalga (bookshop and laboratory). Lived in Jaunpiebalga in 1998 (p. 2). Struck off the Vīstuči register by her father in the Soviet period, she worked in a milk-and-bread shop in Cēsis (p. 3).

  7. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 22, section "LEJAS VĪSTUČOS SAVU DZIMTAS KOKU IESTĀDA MĀRČA MAZDĒLS DAVIDS".
    Ilga Sirlaka 1922.10.XI [handwritten: - 2011. 7.I]
    Translation: Ilga Sirlaka, 10 XI 1922 [pen: – 7 I 2011]

    Pen addition in the family copy. Alive and living in Jaunpiebalga on 5 Jun 1998 (p. 2).

  8. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I9 (person-6000009), GEDCOM lines 387–446.
    DEAT · 7 JAN 2011 · AGE 88
  9. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I9 (person-6000009), GEDCOM lines 387–446.
    BURI · Jaunraunas kapi, Latvija
  10. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, pp. 9, 21, 26, section "PAR PĒTERA UN MARIJAS PIEKTO BĒRNU DĀVIDU".
    Viņiem ir pieci bērni: Jānis, Velta, Aina, Valdis, Ilga. … Mūsu vecākā māsa- 1918.gada septembrī. Mēs, pārējie trīs bērni, ik pēc 2 gadiem. … Mēs četri: Velta, Aina, Ilga, Valdis
    Translation: They have five children: Jānis, Velta, Aina, Valdis, Ilga. … Our eldest sister, in September 1918. We, the other three children, every 2 years. … We four: Velta, Aina, Ilga, Valdis

    Children: Jānis (1916–1918), Velta (1918), Aina (1920), Ilga (1922), Valdis (1924). p. 9 lists Valdis before Ilga, but the dated registers (pp. 22, 34) put Ilga first.

  11. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, pp. 32, 34, section "DĀVJA UN ALMAS CETURTĀ BĒRNA ILGAS DZĪVES GAITA".
    Toties Arvīds Stangainis no Kraukļiem teica: “Ilga ir visjaukākā sieviete pasaulē.” Ilga jau bija pie 30, kad viņi sarakstījās. … Arvīds Stangainis, dz. 1923. 8.septembrī
    Translation: But Arvīds Stangainis of "Kraukļi" said: "Ilga is the loveliest woman in the world." Ilga was already nearly 30 when they registered their marriage [sarakstījās; or: when they corresponded]. … Arvīds Stangainis, b. 8 September 1923

    Husband Arvīds Stangainis, of the farm "Kraukļi". Married ("sarakstījās", registered) when Ilga was about 30 (c. 1952); first daughter born Oct 1953, so married c. 1952–53. Two daughters, Ilze and Velta (LIVING); a son was lost (miscarriage) while she was building the Jaunpiebalga secondary school (p. 33).

See in the family tree