Individual Details
Elaine Irene Eilers
(10 Jul 1911 - 3 Jan 1994)
Elaine Irene Eilers was born July 10, 1911 on her parents farm in Lovell Township, Jones County, Iowa. Elaine was the daughter of Henry E. Eilers and Mary Peters. She was the youngest of nine children. Elaine became an aunt at birth, as her oldest sister Blanche had her first child shortly before her birth. She attended public schools and graduated from Monticello Public High School in 1930. The only story that I heard about her was when she was learning to drive the car. It's told that as she drove into the farmyard, she turned to wave at her mother and ran into a tree.
When Jane Heiken Lloyd sent me three of Elaine's china tea cups, I asked to know more about my grandmother. Aunt Jane wrote:
Happy to hear the cups arrived safely.
My mother only made Earl Grey English Breakfast - that was her favorite. She had me over in the afternoon for tea and homemade cookies any day I was not working.
She liked buying pretty tea cups on trips and purchased some in Canada. I gave her cups for her birthday sometimes.
She was very social and she enjoyed playing cards. She had many friends and she was very generous with the bread she made and things she grew and raised on the farm. When relatives and friends visited they usually went home with eggs, butter, strawberries (if in season) and maybe a pkg of frozen bacon.
Glad you enjoyed receiving the tea cups and hope you think of her when you use them.
Love, Jane
[Monticello (Iowa) Express, June 23, 1977]
Thursday, June 9, dinner guests in the home of Mrs. Louis Heiken were Mr. and Mrs. Al Heiken and Nancy, San Jose, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Celan Rollins, Marion, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eiler, Monticello.
The Al Heikens arrived June 8 for a visit in the home of Mrs. Louis Heiken.
Mrs. Louis Heiken and her house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Al Heiken and Nancy of San Jose, Calif., were supper guests in the home of Caroline and Emma Heiken, Monticello, Saturday evening, June 11.
Mrs. Louis Heiken and her house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Al Heiken and Nancy of San Jose, Calif., were visitors in the home of Mrs. Ursula Hein Friday afternoon, June 10.
(Note - Ursula Hein handmade the quilt Grandma Heiken gave me and Grandma took me to visit her. Nancy Heiken Prouty)
When Jane Heiken Lloyd sent me three of Elaine's china tea cups, I asked to know more about my grandmother. Aunt Jane wrote:
Happy to hear the cups arrived safely.
My mother only made Earl Grey English Breakfast - that was her favorite. She had me over in the afternoon for tea and homemade cookies any day I was not working.
She liked buying pretty tea cups on trips and purchased some in Canada. I gave her cups for her birthday sometimes.
She was very social and she enjoyed playing cards. She had many friends and she was very generous with the bread she made and things she grew and raised on the farm. When relatives and friends visited they usually went home with eggs, butter, strawberries (if in season) and maybe a pkg of frozen bacon.
Glad you enjoyed receiving the tea cups and hope you think of her when you use them.
Love, Jane
[Monticello (Iowa) Express, June 23, 1977]
Thursday, June 9, dinner guests in the home of Mrs. Louis Heiken were Mr. and Mrs. Al Heiken and Nancy, San Jose, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Celan Rollins, Marion, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eiler, Monticello.
The Al Heikens arrived June 8 for a visit in the home of Mrs. Louis Heiken.
Mrs. Louis Heiken and her house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Al Heiken and Nancy of San Jose, Calif., were supper guests in the home of Caroline and Emma Heiken, Monticello, Saturday evening, June 11.
Mrs. Louis Heiken and her house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Al Heiken and Nancy of San Jose, Calif., were visitors in the home of Mrs. Ursula Hein Friday afternoon, June 10.
(Note - Ursula Hein handmade the quilt Grandma Heiken gave me and Grandma took me to visit her. Nancy Heiken Prouty)
Events
| Birth | 10 Jul 1911 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Graduation | Jun 1930 | Monticello Public High School, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 25 Jun 1930 | Little Brown Church, Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States - Gerhard Louis "Lou" Heiken |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | South Fork Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States - Gerhard Louis "Lou" Heiken | | ||
| Census (family) | 1950 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Gerhard Louis "Lou" Heiken | | ||
| Death | 3 Jan 1994 | after having a stroke on 12 Dec 1993. She had suffered from high blood pressure for many years. - St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 7 Jan 1994 | Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 481-78-8803 | | |
Families
| Spouse | Gerhard Louis "Lou" Heiken (1908 - 1975) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | James Irving Heiken (1933 - 1994) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Henry E. Eilers (1862 - 1940) |
| Mother | Talke Maria "Mary" Peters (1870 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Blanche Margaret Eilers (1887 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Herman Raymond Eilers (1889 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Grant Gerd Eilers (1891 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Albert Eilers (1892 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Laura Anna Eilers (1894 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Alma Adena Eilers (1896 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Paul George Eilers (1899 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Irving H Eilers (1906 - 1981) |
Notes
Marriage
Elaine Eilers Becomes Bride of Louis Heiken.Miss Elaine Eilers. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eilers of Lovell township, was united in marriage with Louis Heiken, the son of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Heiken of Castle Grove yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, near Nashua.
Rev. Wm. Kent officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Heiken were attended by Irving Eilers. brother of the bride, and Miss Emma Heiken, a sister of the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Heiken will be at home to their friends near Monticello after a two weeks' trip through the state of Minnesota. Mrs. Heiken graduated with the class of 1930 of the Monticello high school, a student the normal training department. Mr. Heiken graduated from the same school with the class of 1925, and since his attendance at the Iowa State college in Ames, has been assisting his father on a farm in Castle Grove township.
Census (family)
Head Louis Heiken M 32 Iowa, H4, Farming, AgricultureWife Elaine Heiken F 28 Iowa, H4, Housekeeping Home
Son Albert L Heiken M 9 Iowa, 4th grade, at school
Son James J Heiken M 6 Iowa, 1st grade, at school
Hired hand Henry Rusp M 38 Kansas, 8th grade
Residence in 1935: Monticello, Jones, Iowa
Hired hand: Kellly, Kansas in 1935
Census (family)
4/10M Right, 40, farm, Agricultural Questionaire # 33Heiken, Louis G, Head WM 42, Mar, Iowa, Working 70 hrs/week, farmer, farming, Own account
Heiken, Elaine I, Wife, WF 37, Mar, Iowa, House
Heiken, Albert L. Son (crossed out) 1. is serving in the Navy
Heiken, James, Son WM, 16, Nev, Iowa, Ot, yes, 24 hours/week, farm helper, farming, NoPay
Death
Elaine I. HeikenServices for Elaine Irene Heiken, 82, were held Friday, Jan. 7, 1994 at the First Lutheran Church, Manchester with burial at Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. The Rev. John E. Quam officiated at the services. Elaine Irene Heiken of Manchester died on Monday, Jan. 3 at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. She was born on July 10, 1911 at Monticello, the daughter of Henry E. and Mary Peters Eilers. She was a graduate of Monticello High School. On June 25, 1930, she married Louis G. Heiken at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. The couple fanned in Jones County; he died in 1974. She moved to Manchester in 1980. Survivors include a daughter, Jane Lloyd of Manchester, two sons, Al Heiken of San Jose, Calif., and James I. Heiken of Cincinnati, Ohio; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and five brothers. The Bohnenkamp-Theulen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Soc Sec No
ELAINE HEIKENSSN 481-78-8803 Residence: 52057 Manchester, Delaware, IA
Born 10 Jul 1911
Died 3 Jan 1994 Issued: IA (1972)
Endnotes
1. Eilers, Elaine Irene, birth certificate, Book No. 4, Page No. 67 (1911), Jones County Clerk of District Court, Anamosa, Iowa.
2. Heiken, Elaine Irene, death certifcate no. (1994), Iowa Department of Public Health, Linn Co., Iowa.
3. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 December 2013), Eilers in entry for Elaine Irene Eilers, 1911.
4. Heiken, Louis G. obituary, Monticello Express, Monticello, Iowa, Mar 1975,.
5. "Society and club news," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 26 June 1930; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 1 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
6. Heiken, Elaine Irene, death certifcate no. (1994), Iowa Department of Public Health, Linn Co., Iowa.
7. "Elaine I. Heiken," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 12 January 1994; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 January 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
8. Heiken, Elaine Irene, death certifcate no. (1994), Iowa Department of Public Health, Linn Co., Iowa.
9. Social Security Death Index. (ancestry.com).