Individual Details
Helene Anna Wilhelmie "Lena" Neunaber
(4 Oct 1886 - 8 Mar 1956)
Events
| Birth | 4 Oct 1886 | Amber, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 18 Feb 1908 | Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States - Henry Melchers Dirks | |||
| Death | 8 Mar 1956 | Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Henry Melchers Dirks (1879 - 1956) |
| Child | Fred Henry Dirks (1910 - 1986) |
| Child | George Bernhard Dirks (1912 - 1989) |
| Father | Heinrich Behrends Neunaber (1855 - 1934) |
| Mother | Anna Fokken Janssen (1856 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Catharina Gesine "Kate" Neunaber (1894 - 1959) |
Notes
Death
[The Anamosa Journal. March 12, 1956. p 4]FUNERAL HELD FOR ANAMOSA WOMAN LAST SATURDAY
Mrs. Henry M. Dirks Succumbs on Thursday Following Long Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry M. Dirks, 69, were held Saturday, March 10, at St. Paul's Lutheran church Rev. F.H. Kehren officiated at the service at 2 p.m. Family prayer service was held at 1:30 p.m.
Casket bearers were Carl Dirks, Ernest Dirks, Henry J. Husman, F.H. Kromminga, Lawrence Neunaber and August Zimmerman. Burial was in the Wayne cemetery.
Dies Thursday
Mrs. Dirks died Thursday morning, March 8, following an illness of several months.
Helen A W. Dirks was born Oct 4, 1886 near Amber. She was the daughter of Henry and Anna Johnson Neunaber. She was baptized Nov 7, 1886 at Wayne Lutheran church.
She was united in marriage with Henry M. Dirks Feb. 18, 1908, at Marion. Couple farmed in Wayne and Cass townships before moving to Anamosa in 1942.
Survivors Listed
Survivors include her husband, six sons, R.W. Dirks, Fred Dirks, Earl Dirks, all of Anamosa; Elmer Dirks, Morley; George Dirks and Marvin Dirks, Springville; two daughters Mrs. Clifford (Leona) Taylor, and Mrs. Harold (Edna) Bickford, both of Anamosa.
She is also survived by 18 grandchildren; one great grandchild, one brother, John Neunaber, Anamosa, and two sisters, Mrs. Ed Kromminga and Mrs. John Heiken, both of Anamosa.