Individual Details
Gesche Marie "Mary" Folkers
(27 Jul 1898 - 3 Sep 1968)
Events
| Birth | 27 Jul 1898 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Death | 3 Sep 1968 | Monticello, 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 | 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 | William Tobias "Will" Folkers (1909 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Mabel Rina Folkers (1912 - 1998) |
Notes
Death
THE ANAMOSA JOURNAL..SEPT 9, 1968...PAGE 2MRS. FREESE DIED TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 IN MONTI HOSPITAL
MONTICELLO....Mrs John H. (Marie) Freese died at John McDonald hospital Tuesday evening, Sept 3.
Born in Monticello July 27, 1898, she was the daughter of Harry R. and Mata Stutt Folkers. She was educated in Jones county rural school and was a lifelong member of Wayne Zion Lutheran church. She married John H. Freese at the Wayne Zion Lutheran church Dec. 21, 1914.
They farmed in Wayne and Jackson townships until 1943, when they moved to Anamosa. In 1957 they moved to Monticello. Mr. Freese preceded her in death Apr. 17, 1960.
Services were Saturday, Sept 7, at 2 p.m. at the Wayne Zion Lutheran church. The Rev. Harvey O. Gilobertson officiated: Burial was in Oakwood cemetery, Monticello.
Surviving are seven children, Evalena Helgens, Scotch Grove; Alv II. Freese, Monticello; Mrs. Larry Walton, Anamosa; Mrs. Raymond Biere, Anamosa; Mrs. Donald Schwartz, Monticello; Mrs. Owen Edwards, Iowa City; Louis T. Freese, Monticello; 26 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; four brothers, Harm Folkers, Fancy Prairie, Ill.; John H. Folkers, Scotch Grove; Henry E. Folkers, Scotch Grove; William T. Folkers, Scotch Grove; Mrs. Carl Ricklefs, Monticello; one sister, Mrs. Carl Ricklefs, Monticello.
Pallbearers were Dean Helgens, Mark Edwards, Phillip Freese, Rick Biere, Gary Schwartz, Brad Freese, John Walton
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: 229.