Individual Details

Census (family)

119, 119, Folkers, Tobias, Head, WM, Mar 1877, 23, Married 0 yrs, Iowa Ger Ger, Farmer
Catherine S, Wife WF, July 1882, 17, Married 0 yrs, 0 children, Iowa Ger Ger

Census (family)

115 FOLKERS TOBIAS 48 IA H FOLKERS, HARN GER TOBIASON, W M GER IA
116 FOLKERS KATE 42 IA W RICKEL, GERD 70 GER TOBIASON, J M C 74 GER IA
117 FOLKERS H W G 22 IA S IA
118 TOENJES VELDA 3 IA D IA
118 FOLKERS EDA C M 16 IA D IA

Death

SOURCE: THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 1....DECEMBER 2, 1954
MRS. TOBIAS FOLKERS SERVICES TUESDAY
Mrs. Katharina Sophia Folkers died at the John McDonald hospital in Monticello Saturday noon, Nov. 27, after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the St. Matthew Lutheran church with the Rev. Arnold E. Schlueter officiating. Burial was made at Oakwood.
Born July 25, 1882, in Wayne Township, she was the daughter of Gerd and Katharina Tobiason Rickels. She attended the Wayne township schools and on March 8, 1900, she was married to Tobias Folkers. They made their home on a farm in Wayne Township until 1928 when they retired and moved to Monticello. She was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran church in Monticello.
Surviving are her husband, one son, H.W.G.. Folkers of Scotch Grove, and one daughter, Mrs. Merle (Edna) Jacobsen of Monticello; three brothers, Gerhard Rickels of Amber, John H. and William Rickels, both of Monticello; two sisters, Mrs. John Poppe of Amber and Mrs. Oscar Ambuehl of Monticello; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased, Melvin Tobiason, Ervin Poppe, Henry Hayen, Louis Hayen, Donald Rickels and Leo Ambuehl.

Burial

*049-6 Katherine
Folkers 1882
(11/30/)1954

THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 1....DECEMBER 2, 1954
MRS. TOBIAS FOLKERS SERVICES TUESDAY
Mrs. Katharina Sophia Folkers died at the John McDonald hospital in Monticello Saturday noon, Nov. 27, after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the St. Matthew Lutheran church with the Rev. Arnold E. Schlueter officiating. Burial was made at Oakwood.
Born July 25, 1882, in Wayne Township, she was the daughter of Gerd and Katharina Tobiason Rickels. She attended the Wayne township schools and on March 8, 1900, she was married to Tobias Folkers. They made their home on a farm in Wayne Township until 1928 when they retired and moved to Monticello. She was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran church in Monticello.
Surviving are her husband, one son, H.W.G.. Folkers of Scotch Grove, and one daughter, Mrs. Merle (Edna) Jacobsen of Monticello; three brothers, Gerhard Rickels of Amber, John H. and William Rickels, both of Monticello; two sisters, Mrs. John Poppe of Amber and Mrs. Oscar Ambuehl of Monticello; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased, Melvin Tobiason, Ervin Poppe, Henry Hayen, Louis Hayen, Donald Rickels and Leo Ambuehl.