Individual Details
William Tobias "Will" Folkers
(14 Sep 1909 - Mar 1985)
Events
| Birth | 14 Sep 1909 | Iowa, United States | |||
| Death | Mar 1985 | Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Father | Hinrich Reiken "Henry" Folkers (1872 - 1944) |
| Mother | Engelrika Margaretha "Meta" Stutt (1875 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Harm Folkers (1896 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Gesche Marie "Mary" Folkers (1898 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Lena Margaretha Folkers (1900 - 1902) |
| Sibling | John Henry Folkers (1902 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Clarence Herman Folkers (1904 - 1905) |
| Sibling | George Folkers (1906 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Henry Earlville Folkers (1907 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Mabel Rina Folkers (1912 - 1998) |
Notes
Death
MIDLAND TIMES...MARCH 29, 1985...PAGE 13WILLIAM T. FOLKERS
Services for William T Folkers, 75, Scotch Grove, were held Wednesday at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, Monticello.
Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery, the Rev. Harvey O.Gilbertson officiating. Folkers died March 24 at the Senior Home at Monticello. He was born Sept 14, 1909 near Scotch Grove, the son of Henry R. and Engelreka Margareta Stutt Folkers.
He attended Wayne Township School 6, and later farmed with his father and uncle in the Scotch Grove area.William Folkers and Patricia Tuel were married June 4, 1930 at Wayne Township, and lived near Scotch Grove where he farmed.He later worked as a livestock trucker and was a buyer for Dubuque Packing Company.He continued farming and trucking while working as a buyer for more than 40 years, retiring in 1975.
He was a member of Wayne Zion Lutheran Church.Survivors are his wife; a son, Michael of Scotch Grove; a daughter, Marciea of Scotch Grove; three grandchildren, a sister,Mabel Ricklefs of Monticello.