Individual Details
Etta M Lurkens
(8 Apr 1875 - 23 Jun 1964)
Events
| Birth | 8 Apr 1875 | Germany | |||
| Marriage | 13 Jun 1903 | Carl Jansen Willms | |||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Carl Jansen Willms |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States - Carl Jansen Willms | | ||
| Death | 23 Jun 1964 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Johann Johnson |
Families
| Spouse | Carl Jansen Willms (1884 - 1951) |
| Child | Clara Sophie Willms (1910 - ) |
| Child | Clarence O Willms (1913 - 1996) |
| Spouse | Johann Johnson (1850 - 1900) |
| Child | Kate Johnson (1896 - ) |
| Father | Henry Lurkens ( - ) |
| Mother | Marie Binger ( - ) |
| Sibling | Margaretha Wilhelmine Henriette "Dena" Lürkens (1884 - 1967) |
Notes
Census (family)
Carl Willms Head M 35 GermanyEtta Willms Wife F 44 Germany
Katie Johnson Stepdaughter F 24 Iowa
Dena Willms Daughter F 14 Nebraska
Elisabeth Willms Daughter F 13 Iowa
Gretchen Willms Daughter F 11 Iowa
Clara Willms Daughter F 9 Iowa
Clarence Willms Son M 7 Iowa
Walter Willms Son M 5 Iowa
Census (family)
Carl Willms Head M 40Etta M Willms Wife F 49
Edina Willms Daughter F 18
Louise Willms Daughter F 17
Grace W Willms Daughter F 15
Clara S Willms Daughter F 14
Clarence O Willms Son M 12
Walter E Willms Son M 10
Kate Johnson Stepdaughter F 29
Death
THE ANAMOSA EUREKA…JUNE 25, 1964….PAGE 3MRS. C. WILLMS OF ANAMOSA DIES
FUNERAL SERVICES SET ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH
Mrs. Carl Willms, 89, Anamosa, died Tuesday, June 23, at her home.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 26, at 1:30 p.m., at Wayne Zion Lutheran church. Rev. Luther Wacholz will conduct the service. Burial will be in Wayne cemetery.
Life Outlined
She was born Etta Lurkens, April 8, 1875, daughter of Henry Lurkens and Mary Bunger Lurkens, Ostfriesland, Germany.
She was married June 13, 1903, to Carl Willms, at Wayne. Except for three years spent in Nebraska the couple lived on a farm in the Castle Grove Township. She had lived the last 30 years in Anamosa.
Survivors Listed
Survivors include five daughters, Miss Christina Johnson, Mrs. John Hayen, Monticello; Mrs. Glen Hagen, Scotch Grove; Mrs. Elwill Reuter, Monticello; Mrs. Harm Gerdes, Strawberry Point; and Mrs. Lawrence Heeren Monticello; one son, Clarence Willms, Monticello.
Others include a sister, Mrs. Gerd Anton, Center Junction; 23 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, in 1951; two daughters, two sons and two brothers.