Individual Details
Wilhelm Tobias "William" Rieken
(19 Nov 1890 - 13 Feb 1975)
Events
| Birth | 19 Nov 1890 | Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 12 Dec 1911 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Gesina Helene "Lena" Hayen | | ||
| Death | 13 Feb 1975 | St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Gesina Helene "Lena" Hayen (1892 - 1966) |
| Father | William Sebastian Rieken (1866 - 1945) |
| Mother | Emma Rosetta Augusta Helgens (1870 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Metie Helen Louise "Meta" Rieken (1888 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Lena Marie Rieken (1893 - 1983) |
| Sibling | George H Rieken (1898 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Ella R Rieken (1902 - ) |
| Sibling | Augusta A Rieken (1905 - ) |
| Sibling | Laura E Rieken (1908 - 1954) |
Notes
Death
WILLIAM T. RIEKENMONTICELLO - Funeral services for William T. Rieken, 84, were held at Wayne Zion Lutheran church Monday afternoon, Feb. 17, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Harvey 0. Gilbertson officiated.
Mr. Rieken died at St. Luke's hospital, Cedar Rapids, late Thursday afternoon, Feb. 13, after a brief illness.
He was born near Monticello Nov. 19, 1890, son of William and Emma Helgens Rieken. He received his early education in the Jones county rural schools.
On Dec. 12, 1911, he married Gesena Hayen. The couple farmed in Wayne township, until 1958 when they moved to Monticello. His wife preceded him in death Nov. 10, 1966.
Mr. Rieken is survived by three children, Mrs. George (Evelyn) H. Harms and Lawrence H: Rieken, both of Monticello, and Mrs. Dale (Dorothy) Marshall, Rolling Meadows, Ill.
He is also survived by eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, George H. Rieken, Monticello, and two sisters, Mrs. Lena Dirks, Onslow, and Mrs. Ella Conley, Martelle.
Three sisters preceded him in death.
Endnotes
1. "William T. Rieken," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 20 February 1975; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 May 2013), Newspaper Digital Archives.
2. "William T. Rieken," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 20 February 1975; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 May 2013), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. "William T. Rieken," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 20 February 1975; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 May 2013), Newspaper Digital Archives.