Individual Details
Christina Caroline Heiken
(26 Mar 1901 - 5 Apr 1985)
Worked for Monticello State Bank for over 50 years starting on 2/22/1921. An avid Traveler, she visited most of the New world and Europe Graduated from the Cedar Rapids Business College.
(Monticello Express, Aug 7, 1947)
Seeing South America Via Airplane Told By Miss Heiken, Monticello
Gail L. Huibregtse
A two week vacation "Down South America Way" is something most of us only see in our dreams and the National Geographic—but it's as real as Main Street to Miss Caroline Heiken of Monticello. Miss Heiken returned two weeks ago Sun. from a circle tour of South America by plane. She had taken off from Florida and winged across Mexico and the Canal Zone to start down the west coast of Latin America and then back up via the east coast of the continent.
Traveling is nothing new for Miss Heiken, a secretary at the Monticello State Bank during her more down-to-earth moments. Her first travel vacation took her to Yellowstone national park and she has been taking traveling vacation ever since.
On one trip she went to Alaska. On another she visited Lake Louise and Banff in the Canadian Rockies.
She has also gone to Mexico and has been in every state in the United States with the exception four.
Started From Chicago
In Chicago Miss Heiken boarded a Delta Airlines plane to Miami for the first leg of her 18 day journey.
At Miami she switched to a large Pan-American airliner carrying 50 passengers for the flight over Mexico to Balboa in the Canal Zone.
Miss Heiken left the U.S. borders with only 40 pounds of baggage, the limit allowed passengers traveling by air; no currency higher than 20 dollar bills, the largest bill allowed to leave the United States; and only a few Spanish phrases memorized.
Knew Some Spanish
Miss Heiken says she did learn several essential Spanish phrases before she left. For instance, she reports, "I could tell on what floor I wanted to get off as long as the elevator didn't go higher than the twentieth."
But lack of Spanish didn't bother Miss Heiken, a small, attractive woman with blond hair and a very nice laugh. Guides arranged for by the tour headquarters were waiting to meet her plane at almost every stop. Often their broken English was almost as unintelligible as Spanish though, she says.
After seeing the Panama Canal. she was off again by plane for Quito in Ecuador.
Quito Very Primative
Quito was primitive, perhaps the most "foreign" of all the places she visited. The narrow streets were filled with the honking of ancient, broken-down cars trying vainly to clear paths among the people strolling down them.
It was in Quito, Ecuador, that Miss Heiken decided it's a small world after all; she met a couple of women from Iowa there, one of whom knew Miss Ina Cruise, first grade teacher in the Monticello public schools for several years.
From Quito the big plane headed for Lima, Peru, but as it was too foggy for safety they landed at Trujillo, Peru, and proceeded to Lima the next day.
Excitement at Trujillo
It was at Trujillo (pronounced Truheeyo" — Miss Heiken has a way of pronouncing these strange South American "mouthfuls" which makes them sound as easy as New York or Buck Creek) that the only sign of political unrest appeared during the entire tour. She heard some shots underneath her hotel window but passed them off as a celebration of some sort. Later she was told that a man had been killed in a street fight.
Lima, a city high in the Andes mountains, had many beautiful flowers including geraniums growing wild. Natives informed Miss Heiken that it was "too bad there were so few flowers" but it was winter, of course. Below the equator the seasons are reversed and summer comes in December January and February.
Sees Inca Ruins
On a side trip from Lima, she visited the ancient Inca ruins o Cagamaraquilla. Here the Inca Indians lived that grammar school history books say were conquered by the Spaniard Pizarro who demanded a room full of gold as ransom for their king. Utilitarian articles like cups and pitchers have been found there made of pure gold for it was an everyday metal.
Leaving Lima and Peru, Miss Heiken's plane, headed south for Santiago, Chile. It grew colder as the plane went south.
The flight from Chile to Buenos Aires in Argentina was one of the most breath-taking parts of the entire tour for it meant crossing the Andes Mountains which divide eastern S. A. from western. Most of this flight was at an altitude of 12,000 feet. During it Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, was plainly visible.
Food Excellent
Food there was excellent as it was in most of South America, Miss Heiken found.. Dinner customarily served at nine o'clock in the evening left plenty of time to work up an appetite. Most of the hotels had interpreters in their dining rooms to explain the menus. "I didn't always know what I was eating but it usually tasted good," Miss Heiken says.
Rio de Janeiro, the much sung about oft-referred to "Rio" in Brazil, was the next stop and one of the most beautiful. Miss Heiken's hotel room looked out on a magnificent view of the famous Rio harbor complete with luxuriant tropical trees, gleaming white sand beaches, and blue-green ocean. In Rio she saw the famous Copacabana Beach and went to the foot of the towering statue of Christ which overlooks the harbor from atop Corcovado.
Breathtaking Sight
"The Most Beautiful Harbor in the World" was even more breath taking by night, Miss Heiken found as her plane took off for Puerto Rico. But though the lights of the harbor and city were brilliant when seen from the air, Miss Heiken said the light globes in the Rio hotel rooms were as dim as in the rest of South America.
On the last leg of the 18 day trip, San Juan in Puerto Rico was a very interesting place. In it was El Morro, a gigantic stone fortress with walls of great thickness which housed the Spanish provincial government safely in 1584. Saint Joseph's, the oldest church in the hemisphere, is also located in Puerto Rico.
Bargained With Natives
Due to the baggage limitations Miss Heiken was able to do little souvenir collecting until the plane reached Port au Prince in Haiti. At the airport there passengers bargained as best they could with the natives who strained over a high wire fence offering wares made of tropical grasses and hemp dyed in bright colors. Miss Heiken proved a good match for them, how she doesn't know, and came away with a set of woven table mats and pair of sandals which she obtained for a dollar. You can see the same sandals with their tag "Made in Haiti" in numerous college shops priced at thirteen dollars.
The last stop before the States was to have been in Cuba but the big airliner developed a flat tire like any tin Lizzie might, so the pilots felt it best to go directly to Miami.
Back Home Again
From Miami the story becomes familiar again as she flew to Chicago and took a train back to Dubuque and Iowa where her family was waiting to meet her.
"Around South America in 18 Days" is quite a story for anyone to add to his travels and Miss Heiken is quite sure that it won't be the last of hers.
"I simply like to travel," she says, "__but next year it will be something milder."
Caroline Heiken is vacationing in the western states. She accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Ed Will of Chicago Heights and Mary Houlte of Aurora, Ill. (Aug 7, 1952).
(Monticello Express, March 2, 1961)
Caroline Heiken Completes 40th Year at Bank
Forty years of service at the Monticello State Bank were completed last Wednesday, Feb. 22 by Caroline Heiken of Monticello. In honor of the occasion, Miss Heiken was a guest of the women employees at the bank at a dinner Friday night at Poplar Heights. She was presented with a gift and a corsage. Miss Heiken, a lifetime resident of the Monticello area, was reared on a farm in Castle Grove. She attended business college in Cedar Rapids and began working at the bank in 1921. She is now secretary to James Maurice, bank president. She is a member of the Business and Professional Women's club of Monticello and of St. Peter and Paul Lutheran church in Castle Grove. Those attending the dinner were Nell Hoffman, Mildred Hucker, Judy Ferring, Linda Steiner, Therese Grant, Mary Riesp Bridgann Kehoe, Janet Turnis, Mary Lou Lubben, Ella Rickels, Gae Ann Luckstedt, Catherine Murphy and Ruth Harms.
(Monticello Express, Feb 18, 1971)
Completes half century of service to bank , , ,
By Betty J. Wagner
Fifty years in one job is a long time. Just ask Caroline Heiken, who has achieved this remarkable record at the Monticello State bank.
It is even more amazing when one learns that she was originally hired on a temporary basis "just to help out."
In honor of her half century of service, the bank is holding a reception for Miss Heiken Sunday, Feb. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. The reception will be held at the bank. "All friends are welcome to attend," bank president James Maurice said.
When Miss Heiken started to work at the bank at 3 p.m. Feb. 22, 1921, little did she dream that she would remain on the job for 50 years. In fact, she hopes to better her record for she has no plans for retirement. When a fellow BPW member recently asked if she were going to retire, Miss Heiken replied, "Good heavens, no! Why would I want to retire? What would I do with all my time?"
It is just such an attitude as this that has kept her at her task for a full half century of dedicated service. MONTICELLO NATIVE
Miss Heiken has lived all her life in the Monticello community with the exception of a short time spent in Cedar Rapids. She was born on a farm in Castle Grove township, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heiken. She attended country schools in that area.
After her graduation from Cedar Rapids Business college, she worked about six months in Cedar Rapids.
A storm was brewing when Caroline reported for work at Monticello State bank back in 1921. In fact, that's the reason she went to work at three o'clock.
In recalling that day Miss Heiken says, "I was at home washing dishes when my father returned from town. He told me the bank was looking for someone.
"I told him I would go in the next morning and inquire about the job, but he said I should go right away because a storm was coming.
"So I went in and got the job. If anyone had told me then that I would be here 50 years, I would never have believed them."
LONG MONTH
At first, Miss Heiken spent her time filing, taking dictation and helping others where needed. About a month or two after she started work, some shifting in duties took place and the late H. M. Carpenter assured her of another two or three months of work.
Those are probably the longest two or three months on record. Miss Heiken eventually became secretary for Henry Carpenter, who was then bank president, and later for Stead Carpenter, who was cashier at the time of his death in 1950.
Since that time, she has been secretary to James Maurice, who is now bank president. When Miss Heiken started working, the bank had nine employees. They were Henry Carpenter, H. M. Carpenter, Claude Fothergill, Charlie Luett, Sophie Jacobs, Carrie Clark, J. N. Petersen, Harvey Richardson and Tom George. Today there are 35 employees.
MANY CHANGES
The bank has grown in other ways, too. Back in 1921, there was no trust department with its own trust officer and no farm department with its own director.
The bank, although housed in the same building as today, occupied only the portion now taken by the lobby, the tellers and officers area and the balcony.
The bank later acquired the building to the east which was formerly used as a pool hall. Major remodeling was done in 1962, the only work of this scale during Miss Heiken's tenure. Now plans are underway to build a modern bank building in a new location.
In addition to her job, Miss Heiken's other interests have been the Business and Professional Women's club, her church and traveling.
She joined the Monticello BPW club in the fall of 1933, about a year and a half after it organization. She served as president in 1942-44. She also has served as corresponding secretary and treasurer and on numerous committees and has been active in all phases of the organization.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Miss Heiken has belonged to SS. Peter & Paul Lutheran church in Castle Grove township all of her life. She has taught Sunday school since 1956 and has a class of 5th and 6th graders.
She is a member of American Lutheran Church Women and has served as secretary.
An avid traveler, Miss Heiken has been in every state of the Union, including Hawaii and Alaska. She visited both of the latter when they were still territories. She has been across most of Canada and has visited South America, Panama, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Germany, Holland, Luxemburg, Switzerland, England and Austria.
She and her sister, Emma, share a home on Hillcrest Drive in Monticello.
Miss Heiken talks about her years at Monticello State bank with enthusiasm. She remembers the funny, and the not so funny, and her wit comes forth in relating the happenings of a half century.
The years have been rewarding ones for this peppy little lady whose energy belies her age, and who thinks not of retirement as do many younger people, but of the days of fulfillment still ahead of her.
(Monticello Express, Aug 7, 1947)
Seeing South America Via Airplane Told By Miss Heiken, Monticello
Gail L. Huibregtse
A two week vacation "Down South America Way" is something most of us only see in our dreams and the National Geographic—but it's as real as Main Street to Miss Caroline Heiken of Monticello. Miss Heiken returned two weeks ago Sun. from a circle tour of South America by plane. She had taken off from Florida and winged across Mexico and the Canal Zone to start down the west coast of Latin America and then back up via the east coast of the continent.
Traveling is nothing new for Miss Heiken, a secretary at the Monticello State Bank during her more down-to-earth moments. Her first travel vacation took her to Yellowstone national park and she has been taking traveling vacation ever since.
On one trip she went to Alaska. On another she visited Lake Louise and Banff in the Canadian Rockies.
She has also gone to Mexico and has been in every state in the United States with the exception four.
Started From Chicago
In Chicago Miss Heiken boarded a Delta Airlines plane to Miami for the first leg of her 18 day journey.
At Miami she switched to a large Pan-American airliner carrying 50 passengers for the flight over Mexico to Balboa in the Canal Zone.
Miss Heiken left the U.S. borders with only 40 pounds of baggage, the limit allowed passengers traveling by air; no currency higher than 20 dollar bills, the largest bill allowed to leave the United States; and only a few Spanish phrases memorized.
Knew Some Spanish
Miss Heiken says she did learn several essential Spanish phrases before she left. For instance, she reports, "I could tell on what floor I wanted to get off as long as the elevator didn't go higher than the twentieth."
But lack of Spanish didn't bother Miss Heiken, a small, attractive woman with blond hair and a very nice laugh. Guides arranged for by the tour headquarters were waiting to meet her plane at almost every stop. Often their broken English was almost as unintelligible as Spanish though, she says.
After seeing the Panama Canal. she was off again by plane for Quito in Ecuador.
Quito Very Primative
Quito was primitive, perhaps the most "foreign" of all the places she visited. The narrow streets were filled with the honking of ancient, broken-down cars trying vainly to clear paths among the people strolling down them.
It was in Quito, Ecuador, that Miss Heiken decided it's a small world after all; she met a couple of women from Iowa there, one of whom knew Miss Ina Cruise, first grade teacher in the Monticello public schools for several years.
From Quito the big plane headed for Lima, Peru, but as it was too foggy for safety they landed at Trujillo, Peru, and proceeded to Lima the next day.
Excitement at Trujillo
It was at Trujillo (pronounced Truheeyo" — Miss Heiken has a way of pronouncing these strange South American "mouthfuls" which makes them sound as easy as New York or Buck Creek) that the only sign of political unrest appeared during the entire tour. She heard some shots underneath her hotel window but passed them off as a celebration of some sort. Later she was told that a man had been killed in a street fight.
Lima, a city high in the Andes mountains, had many beautiful flowers including geraniums growing wild. Natives informed Miss Heiken that it was "too bad there were so few flowers" but it was winter, of course. Below the equator the seasons are reversed and summer comes in December January and February.
Sees Inca Ruins
On a side trip from Lima, she visited the ancient Inca ruins o Cagamaraquilla. Here the Inca Indians lived that grammar school history books say were conquered by the Spaniard Pizarro who demanded a room full of gold as ransom for their king. Utilitarian articles like cups and pitchers have been found there made of pure gold for it was an everyday metal.
Leaving Lima and Peru, Miss Heiken's plane, headed south for Santiago, Chile. It grew colder as the plane went south.
The flight from Chile to Buenos Aires in Argentina was one of the most breath-taking parts of the entire tour for it meant crossing the Andes Mountains which divide eastern S. A. from western. Most of this flight was at an altitude of 12,000 feet. During it Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, was plainly visible.
Food Excellent
Food there was excellent as it was in most of South America, Miss Heiken found.. Dinner customarily served at nine o'clock in the evening left plenty of time to work up an appetite. Most of the hotels had interpreters in their dining rooms to explain the menus. "I didn't always know what I was eating but it usually tasted good," Miss Heiken says.
Rio de Janeiro, the much sung about oft-referred to "Rio" in Brazil, was the next stop and one of the most beautiful. Miss Heiken's hotel room looked out on a magnificent view of the famous Rio harbor complete with luxuriant tropical trees, gleaming white sand beaches, and blue-green ocean. In Rio she saw the famous Copacabana Beach and went to the foot of the towering statue of Christ which overlooks the harbor from atop Corcovado.
Breathtaking Sight
"The Most Beautiful Harbor in the World" was even more breath taking by night, Miss Heiken found as her plane took off for Puerto Rico. But though the lights of the harbor and city were brilliant when seen from the air, Miss Heiken said the light globes in the Rio hotel rooms were as dim as in the rest of South America.
On the last leg of the 18 day trip, San Juan in Puerto Rico was a very interesting place. In it was El Morro, a gigantic stone fortress with walls of great thickness which housed the Spanish provincial government safely in 1584. Saint Joseph's, the oldest church in the hemisphere, is also located in Puerto Rico.
Bargained With Natives
Due to the baggage limitations Miss Heiken was able to do little souvenir collecting until the plane reached Port au Prince in Haiti. At the airport there passengers bargained as best they could with the natives who strained over a high wire fence offering wares made of tropical grasses and hemp dyed in bright colors. Miss Heiken proved a good match for them, how she doesn't know, and came away with a set of woven table mats and pair of sandals which she obtained for a dollar. You can see the same sandals with their tag "Made in Haiti" in numerous college shops priced at thirteen dollars.
The last stop before the States was to have been in Cuba but the big airliner developed a flat tire like any tin Lizzie might, so the pilots felt it best to go directly to Miami.
Back Home Again
From Miami the story becomes familiar again as she flew to Chicago and took a train back to Dubuque and Iowa where her family was waiting to meet her.
"Around South America in 18 Days" is quite a story for anyone to add to his travels and Miss Heiken is quite sure that it won't be the last of hers.
"I simply like to travel," she says, "__but next year it will be something milder."
Caroline Heiken is vacationing in the western states. She accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Ed Will of Chicago Heights and Mary Houlte of Aurora, Ill. (Aug 7, 1952).
(Monticello Express, March 2, 1961)
Caroline Heiken Completes 40th Year at Bank
Forty years of service at the Monticello State Bank were completed last Wednesday, Feb. 22 by Caroline Heiken of Monticello. In honor of the occasion, Miss Heiken was a guest of the women employees at the bank at a dinner Friday night at Poplar Heights. She was presented with a gift and a corsage. Miss Heiken, a lifetime resident of the Monticello area, was reared on a farm in Castle Grove. She attended business college in Cedar Rapids and began working at the bank in 1921. She is now secretary to James Maurice, bank president. She is a member of the Business and Professional Women's club of Monticello and of St. Peter and Paul Lutheran church in Castle Grove. Those attending the dinner were Nell Hoffman, Mildred Hucker, Judy Ferring, Linda Steiner, Therese Grant, Mary Riesp Bridgann Kehoe, Janet Turnis, Mary Lou Lubben, Ella Rickels, Gae Ann Luckstedt, Catherine Murphy and Ruth Harms.
(Monticello Express, Feb 18, 1971)
Completes half century of service to bank , , ,
By Betty J. Wagner
Fifty years in one job is a long time. Just ask Caroline Heiken, who has achieved this remarkable record at the Monticello State bank.
It is even more amazing when one learns that she was originally hired on a temporary basis "just to help out."
In honor of her half century of service, the bank is holding a reception for Miss Heiken Sunday, Feb. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. The reception will be held at the bank. "All friends are welcome to attend," bank president James Maurice said.
When Miss Heiken started to work at the bank at 3 p.m. Feb. 22, 1921, little did she dream that she would remain on the job for 50 years. In fact, she hopes to better her record for she has no plans for retirement. When a fellow BPW member recently asked if she were going to retire, Miss Heiken replied, "Good heavens, no! Why would I want to retire? What would I do with all my time?"
It is just such an attitude as this that has kept her at her task for a full half century of dedicated service. MONTICELLO NATIVE
Miss Heiken has lived all her life in the Monticello community with the exception of a short time spent in Cedar Rapids. She was born on a farm in Castle Grove township, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heiken. She attended country schools in that area.
After her graduation from Cedar Rapids Business college, she worked about six months in Cedar Rapids.
A storm was brewing when Caroline reported for work at Monticello State bank back in 1921. In fact, that's the reason she went to work at three o'clock.
In recalling that day Miss Heiken says, "I was at home washing dishes when my father returned from town. He told me the bank was looking for someone.
"I told him I would go in the next morning and inquire about the job, but he said I should go right away because a storm was coming.
"So I went in and got the job. If anyone had told me then that I would be here 50 years, I would never have believed them."
LONG MONTH
At first, Miss Heiken spent her time filing, taking dictation and helping others where needed. About a month or two after she started work, some shifting in duties took place and the late H. M. Carpenter assured her of another two or three months of work.
Those are probably the longest two or three months on record. Miss Heiken eventually became secretary for Henry Carpenter, who was then bank president, and later for Stead Carpenter, who was cashier at the time of his death in 1950.
Since that time, she has been secretary to James Maurice, who is now bank president. When Miss Heiken started working, the bank had nine employees. They were Henry Carpenter, H. M. Carpenter, Claude Fothergill, Charlie Luett, Sophie Jacobs, Carrie Clark, J. N. Petersen, Harvey Richardson and Tom George. Today there are 35 employees.
MANY CHANGES
The bank has grown in other ways, too. Back in 1921, there was no trust department with its own trust officer and no farm department with its own director.
The bank, although housed in the same building as today, occupied only the portion now taken by the lobby, the tellers and officers area and the balcony.
The bank later acquired the building to the east which was formerly used as a pool hall. Major remodeling was done in 1962, the only work of this scale during Miss Heiken's tenure. Now plans are underway to build a modern bank building in a new location.
In addition to her job, Miss Heiken's other interests have been the Business and Professional Women's club, her church and traveling.
She joined the Monticello BPW club in the fall of 1933, about a year and a half after it organization. She served as president in 1942-44. She also has served as corresponding secretary and treasurer and on numerous committees and has been active in all phases of the organization.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Miss Heiken has belonged to SS. Peter & Paul Lutheran church in Castle Grove township all of her life. She has taught Sunday school since 1956 and has a class of 5th and 6th graders.
She is a member of American Lutheran Church Women and has served as secretary.
An avid traveler, Miss Heiken has been in every state of the Union, including Hawaii and Alaska. She visited both of the latter when they were still territories. She has been across most of Canada and has visited South America, Panama, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Germany, Holland, Luxemburg, Switzerland, England and Austria.
She and her sister, Emma, share a home on Hillcrest Drive in Monticello.
Miss Heiken talks about her years at Monticello State bank with enthusiasm. She remembers the funny, and the not so funny, and her wit comes forth in relating the happenings of a half century.
The years have been rewarding ones for this peppy little lady whose energy belies her age, and who thinks not of retirement as do many younger people, but of the days of fulfillment still ahead of her.
Events
| Birth | 26 Mar 1901 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 12 May 1901 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 22 Feb 1921 and 1971 | Executive Secretary - Monticello State Bank, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Graduation | 1921 | Cedar Rapids Business College, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States | |||
| Census | 1930 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1950 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 5 Apr 1985 | John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 481-14-9357 | | | ||
| Never Married |
Families
| Father | Ihnke Albert Heiken (1871 - 1944) |
| Mother | Elise Katharina Margareta "Eliza, Elizabeth, Lizzie" Eiben (1880 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Marie Henritta "Hattie" Heiken (1899 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Emma Friederike Heiken (1903 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Ernest Hinrich Bernhard Heiken (1905 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Gerhard Louis "Lou" Heiken (1908 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Anna Clara Heiken (1910 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Irene Mathilda Heiken (1913 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Harvey Johannes "Jim" Heiken (1915 - 2001) |
Notes
Census
A William Adams M 63, head, married, IA OH IALydia Adams F 64, wife, married IA Germany Germany
Antone Matthiessen M 75, brother-in-law, widowed, IL Germany Germany
Helen Pulver F 21, lodger, single, IA IA IA
Mildred Pulver F 17, lodger, single, IA IA IA
Caroline Heiken F 29, lodger, single, IA IA IA
Census
Lizzie Heiken, Head, WF 70, Wd. Iowa, Germany GermanyCaroline Heiken, Daughter, WF, 49, Nev. IA, private Secretary, Monticello State Bank
Emma Heiken, Daughter, WF, 46, Nev, IA, Book Keeper, Farmer Creamery Co
Death
Caroline HeikenServices were held April 8 for Caroline Heiken, 84, at SS. Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, with burial at the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. The Rev. Walter E. Malkewitz and Rev. Arnold Thalacker officiated at the services.
Caroline Heiken died April 5 at the John McDonald Hospital, after an extended illness.
Caroline Heiken was born March 26, 1901, in Castle Grove Township, the daughter of I. Albert and Elsie Eiben Heiken. She received her early education at Castle Grove Township School No. 4.
She furthered her education at the Cedar Rapids Business College, and was employed by the Monticello State Bank as the executive secretary for 54 years. She retired in 1975.
Caroline was a member of SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, where she was baptized on May 12, 1901, and confirmed in her faith on April 4, 1917. She was also a member of the Monticello Chapter of the Business and Professional Women's organization, and held many of the offices of the organization. Caroline was also an avid traveler — she had been to all 50 states and six continents.
She is survived by a sister, Emma Heiken of Monticello; and a brother, Harvey Heiken of Fresno, Calif.; five nieces; and nine nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters.
Casketbearers were Abbott Mayer, John Rhatigan, Fred Hull, William Baumann, James Baumann, Richard Lloyd. Honorary bearers were James Maurice, Louis Morf, Donald Bergman, Richard Moore, Robert Patten, Robert Devaney, James Corwin and Dean Ricklefs.
Soc Sec No
CAROLINE HEIKENSSN 481-14-9357 Residence: 52310 Monticello, Jones, IA
Born 26 Mar 1901
Died Apr 1985 Issued: IA (Before 1951)
Endnotes
1. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 34.
2. Heiken Caroline, death certifcate no. (1985), State of Iowa Department of Health, Monticello, Jones Co., Iowa.
3. "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," index, FamilySearch , (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 March 2014), Christina Caroline Heiken.
4. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 34.
5. Heiken Caroline, death certifcate no. (1985), State of Iowa Department of Health, Monticello, Jones Co., Iowa.
6. "Caroline Heiken," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 10 April 1985; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
7. Heiken Caroline, death certifcate no. (1985), State of Iowa Department of Health, Monticello, Jones Co., Iowa.
8. Heiken Caroline, death certifcate no. (1985), State of Iowa Department of Health, Monticello, Jones Co., Iowa.