Individual Details
William Rickels
(17 Nov 1896 - 17 Apr 1971)
Events
| Birth | 17 Nov 1896 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 30 Apr 1919 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Laura Gardner | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1933 | Violet Marie Earles | |||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Violet Marie Earles |  | ||
| Death | 17 Apr 1971 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Violet Marie Earles (1913 - 1989) |
| Spouse | Laura Gardner (1899 - 1992) |
| Father | Gerd Rickels (1855 - 1927) |
| Mother | Taalke M Folke Katherina Sophia "Katrina" Tobiassen (1851 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Heinrich "Henry" Rickels (1876 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Richard Gerhard Rickels (1879 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Gesine Maria Rickels (1880 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Katherina Sophie "Katie" Rickels (1882 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Johann Hermann "John" Rickels (1885 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Anna Engeline "Lena" Rickels (1888 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Christine Margaretha "Mattie" Rickels (1891 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Johanna Eliza "Lizzie" Rickels (1893 - 1987) |
Notes
Census (family)
William Rickels Head M 43 IowaViolet Rickels Wife F 27 Iowa
Betty J Rickels Daughter F 7 Iowa
Death
MONTICELLO EXPESS....PAGE 15....APRIL 22, 1971WILLIAM RICKELS...MONTICELLO
Funeral services for William Rickels, 74, were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran church. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery. The Rev. Harold L. Naig officiated.
Mr. Rickels died at John McDonald hospital Saturday after a brief illness. He was born near Monticello Nov 17, 1896, the son of Gerd and Katharina Tobiason Rickels.
In recent years he operated an auto repair business in Amber.
He is survived by his wife, Violet, a daughter, Mrs. George (Betty) Richardson, Monticello, and four grandchildren.
Also surviving are a brother, John, Monticello and a sister, Mrs. Oscar (Lizzie) Ambuehl, Monticello.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, two brothers and four sisters.
Casketbearers were Eugene Poppe, Donald Rickels, Leo Ambuehl, Virgil Behrends, Robert Hayden and Dean Hayden.
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 228.
2. "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1951 ," database, Ancestry.com (: accessed 18 October 2020), William Rickels & Laura Gardner; citing Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1951. Textual Records. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa..