Individual Details

Census (family)

88 RIEKEN JOHN 19 IA H RIEKEN, HANK GER SCHAFER, ETTA 46 GER IA
89 RIEKEN CLARA 18 IA W ZIMMERMAN, J H IA HELGENS, ANNA 42 IA IA
90 RIEKEN ETTA 46 GER H SCHAFER, JOHN GER , MARTHA GER GER
91 RIEKEN MARTHA 16 IA D RIEKEN, HANK GER SCHAFER, ETTA 46 GER IA
92 RIEKEN WILLIE 13 IA S IA
93 RIEKEN MARY 10 IA D IA

Death

Clara Rieken
Nov. 1, 1906 - May 29, 1998
Funeral services for Clara Rieken, 91, were held Tuesday, June 2, 1998 at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello with burial in the Wayne Zion Cemetery. The Rev. Eugene Schipper officiated at the services.
Clara Rieken of Monticello died Friday, May 29, 1998 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following a brief illness. She was born Nov. 1, 1906 in Wayne Township, Jones County, the daughter of John Henry and Anne Helgens Zimmerman. She received her education in the rural schools near her home.
Clara Zimmerman and John W. Rieken were married Nov. 5, 1924 at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. The couple farmed in Wayne Township until 1957. The couple moved to Monticello and she worked at the John McDonald Hospital as a cook for a brief time. She was later employed for many years as a cook in the school lunch program. For over 30 years, she was also the janitor at the First Congregational Church in Monticello. Her husband preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 1983.
She was a lifelong member of Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, baptized on Nov. 25, 1906 and confirmed her faith on March 20, 1921.
Survivors are two sons, Milton and special friend Donna Ulferts of Monticello, Rodney and Alice of St. Louis, Mo.; four granddaughters, extended grandmother to the three Ulferts children and many others, 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lester Zimmerman of Monticello and Emil Zimmerman of Anamosa; two sisters, Eliza Shannon and Lorene McDonald, both of Monticello.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Herman.
Casket bearers were John Thoeni, James Zimmerman, David Zimmerman, Dennis McDonald, Albert Storm, Richard Andreesen.
Goettsch Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.