Individual Details
George William Folkers
(15 Jun 1923 - 14 Oct 1950)
Events
| Birth | 15 Jun 1923 | Amber, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Death | 14 Oct 1950 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Father | Frederick Wilhelm Folkers (1868 - 1952) |
| Mother | Margaret "Maggie, Etta" Siebels (1882 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Carl Herman Folkers (1910 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Minnie Johanna Folkers (1912 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Lawrence H Folkers (1915 - 1997) |
Notes
Death
[THE ANAMOSA EUREKA, ANAMOSA, IOWA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1950]GEO. FOLKERS DIES IN CRASH NORTH OF TOWN
A car-truck collision one and one half miles north of here on highway 151 Saturday morning took the life of George Folkers, 27, of Olin. The car and truck collided head-on near the Everett Mayberry farm. The impact of the crash had lodged the car under the front end of the truck. Highway patrolmen reported the truck had apparently pushed the car 125 feet along the pavement. Folkers was killed instantly in the collision. Marvin Harms, 23, of Amber, a passenger in the Folkers car, is in serious condition at the University Hospital in Iowa City. Fred W. Gehrrran, 55, of Chicago, driver of the semi, is confined to the Anamosa Hospital with a broken knee cap.
Funeral services for Folkers were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in St. Paul's American Lutheran Church in Anamosa.
Obituary
George William Folkers, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Folkers of Olin, was born on June 15, 1923, near Anamosa. During his youth he assisted his parents on the home farm. He attended the Black Oak School, from which he graduated. On May 24, 1945 he was inducted into service at Fort Snelling, Minn. On November 3, 1946 he was honorably discharged from the military service at the separation center of Fort George G. Meade in Maryland.
Early Saturday morning, Oct. 14, his life was terminated with a fatal accident one and one-half miles north of Anamosa. He had reached the age of 27 years, 3 months and 29 days. His departure is mourned by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Folkers of Olin, two brothers, Carl, at home; Lawrence of Anamosa; one sister, Minnie, Mrs. Fred Dirks of Anamosa, many other relatives, friends and neighbors.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in St. Paul's American Lutheran Church in Anamosa. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Dale Neunaber, Maynard Herren, Edwin Ulferts, Rudolph Tjaden, August Monk Jr., Robert McCullough. Rev. Buesing and Louis Freese of Monticello sang "Softly and Tenderly" and "Whispering Hope"
NOTE: Obit indicates burial at Riverside Cemetery, but in fact gravestone is at Antioch Cemetery.