Individual Details
Mary Sophia Wilken
(12 Jun 1881 - 9 Mar 1965)
Events
| Birth | 12 Jun 1881 | Langworthy, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 19 Dec 1899 | John Heinrich Dirks | |||
| Death | 9 Mar 1965 | Langworthy, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | John Heinrich Dirks (1873 - 1950) |
| Child | Louise Catherine Dirks (1904 - 1978) |
| Father | Herman F Wilken (1834 - 1912) |
| Mother | Maria Sophie Collman (1844 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Johanna Margaretha Wilken (1875 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Louise Katherine Wilken (1877 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Hermine Friedrike "Minnie" Wilken (1884 - 1962) |
Notes
Death
MARY SOPHIA DIRKSLANGWORTHY……Mary Sophia Dirks, widow of the late John Henry Dirks of Langworthy, died Tuesday, March 9, following a short illness at her home.
Funeral services were held Friday at 1: 30 p.m. from the Wayne Zion Lutheran church with the Rev. Luther Wachholz officiating. Burial was made at the Wayne cemetery.
Born June 12, 1881 at Langworthy, she was the daughter of Herman and Mary S. Collmann Wilken. She was married to John Henry Dirks Dec. 19, 1899. They made their home in Langworthy their entire life. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, one brother and one half-brother.
Survivors include four children: Carl H. of Monticello, Edmund H. of Langworthy, Mrs. John (Louise) Weers of Monticello and Mrs. H.W.G. (Byrdena) Folkers of Scotch Grove. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and 12 great-grand-children.
Pallbearers included Henry J. Husmann, Lawrence Schafer, Ervin Wilken, Carl Folkers, Fred H. Dirks and George H. Harms.
[The Monticello Express, March 18, 1965, p 5]