Individual Details
George Janssen Siebels
(15 Mar 1895 - 11 Apr 1971)
Corporal George Siebels of Amber though not the first to fight, saw active service on the firing line. He went to Camp Dodge early in 1918 and was quickly prepared to sail overseas. He received a wound in the arm in action in France and was for sometime confined to a Hospital in France. On returning to this country he was sent to the Hospital at Des Moines for further treatment and then finally discharged. Corp Siebels is a man of splendid physical stature and aside from the wound on the arm he returned in good physical condition. He has for several years been engaged in the mercantile business at Amber with his brother Hank T. Siebels, also a soldier of the overseas forces in the Selective Army.
Events
| Birth | 15 Mar 1895 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Feb 1922 | Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, Jones, Iowa, United States - Lorene Katharina "Laura" Toenjes | |||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Lorene Katharina "Laura" Toenjes |  | | |
| Death | 11 Apr 1971 | Veterans Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Lorene Katharina "Laura" Toenjes (1899 - 1967) |
| Father | Gerhard Janssen "Garret" Siebels (1846 - 1934) |
| Mother | Anna Rieken (1861 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Margaret "Maggie, Etta" Siebels (1882 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Wilhelm "Will" Siebels (1883 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Carl Gerhard Siebels (1887 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Johann Heinrich "Henry" Siebels (1891 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Hanke Tobias Siebels (1892 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Anna Marie Siebels (1897 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Reinhart Siebels (1900 - 1965) |
Notes
Census (family)
111 SIEBELS GEO 29 IA H SIEBELS, GARRET 75 GER RIEKEN, ANNA 62 GER IA112 SIEBELS LAURA 25 IA W TOENJES, AUGUST 68 GER ZIMMERMAN, MARGRET 65 IL IA
113 SIEBELS WANDA 1 IA D IA
Death
SOURCE: THE ANAMOSA EUREKA...APRIL 15,1971...PAGE 3GEORGE J SIEBELS SERVICES ARE HELD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
George Jansen Siebels, 76, a lifetime resident of Jones County and the Amber community passed away at veteran’s hospital, Iowa City, Sunday, April 11, 1971 after an illness of several weeks.
George Jansen Siebels was born March 15, 1895 in Wayne Township the son of Garret and Anna Rieken Siebels. He attended the Wayne township school and in 1918 entered the army. He received the Purple Heart and was discharged in 1919.
February 22, 1922 he was united in marriage to Laura Toenjes and they made their home in Amber where they operated a grocery store and he served as postmaster until their retirement in 1965. Mrs. Siebels preceded him in death September 13, 1967.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran church, American Legion, in which he was a past commander, the 40 and 8, Anamosa Masonic Lodge, El Kahir Shrine. He was a director of the Jones county fire department association, and a member of the Jones county Postmasters.
He is survived by three children, Mrs. Lowell (Wanda) Ahrendsen, Rochester, NY; Mrs. Arthur (Shirley)Handel, Houston, TX and John, Amber; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. A sister, Mrs. Ben Wroblewski, Central City also survives. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and a sister.
Funeral services were held in Zion Lutheran church, Wednesday, April 14 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Harvey Gilbertson officiating. Interment was in Wayne Zion Cemetery. Military services were conducted by the Arthur McCullough Post No. 13, American Legion.
Pallbearers were Carl Folkers, Duane Herren, Irvin Toenjes, Rex Heiken, Allen Siebels and Harvey Siebels.
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
2. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.