Individual Details
Bernhard Dietrich "Ben Bernie" Heiken
(3 Nov 1895 - 5 Aug 1955)
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Tobiassen and) Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanken and daughter, of Monticello, were guests of J. B. Hanken and Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Heiken, Sunday. (Jan 19, 1933)
(Monticello Express, Aug 21, 1947)
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Heiken and family refurned last Thursday from a three week's western. trip. They were guests in the William Heiken home at Broadview, Mont, and visited friends at Longmont Colo. The oil fields in Colorado were also visited and a stop was made at the Black Hills.
Events
| Birth | 3 Nov 1895 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 18 Dec 1895 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Military | 5 Jun 1917 | WWI registration - Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 26 Jun 1929 | Iowa, United States - Martha Katherine Hanken | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Madison Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Martha Katherine Hanken | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Madison Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Martha Katherine Hanken | | ||
| Death | 5 Aug 1955 | Veterans Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 8 Aug 1955 | Oakwood Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Katherine Hanken (1895 - 1960) |
| Child | James Bernard Heiken (1930 - 1930) |
| Child | Ardis Anne Heiken (1932 - 2019) |
| Child | Treva Lovdon Heiken (1934 - ) |
| Child | John Albert Heiken (1937 - ) |
| Father | Albert Heike Heiken (1846 - 1899) |
| Mother | Talke Maria "Mary" Behrends (1856 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Margaretha Mayme "Maggie" Heiken (1879 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Wilhelm "William" Heiken (1881 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Anna Gesina "Annie" Heiken (1883 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Johann "John" Heiken (1884 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Hillma Maria "Helene" Heiken (1886 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Henrich C "Henry" Heiken (1888 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Friedrick "Fred" Heiken (1890 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Carl Gerhard Heiken (1893 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Albert George Heiken (1898 - 1990) |
Notes
Military
Form 1 203 Registration Card no. 46 O-1668Bernhard Heiken, age 21
address: Anamosa, Iowa
birth: November 3rd, 1896
natural born at Anamosa, Iowa, USA
Farmer
no dependents, single, Caucasian
ht: tall, medium build, light blue eyes, light brown hair
Census (family)
Bernard D Heiken M 35, head, married IA Germany GermanySpouse Martha K Heiken F 35, wife, married, IA IA IA
John B Hanken M 64, father-in-law, widowed, IA Germany Germany
Census (family)
Head Ben Heiken M 44 Iowa, 8th grade, Farmer, Farm, OA, 52 wks $0Wife Martha Heiken F 45 Iowa, Housework
Daughter Ardis Heiken F 8 Iowa, 2nd grade
Daughter Treva Heiken F 6 Iowa, 1st grade
Son John Heiken M 2 Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same House
Death
Funeral Monday For Ben HeikenFuneral services for Ben D. Heiken, 59-year-old Center Junction farmer , were held Monday from the Goettsch funeral home in Monticello at 2 p.m. Mr. Heiken died Aug. 5 at the Veterans hospital at Iowa City.
Rev. R. V. Gronewold, pastor of the Wyoming Lutheran church, was in charge of the services. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery, Monticello.
Mr. Heiken was born Nov. 3, 1895, in Castle Grove township and received his education, in the rural schools there. He served in World War 1 and on June 26, 1929, he was married to Martha K. Hanken. Following their marriage, the home was made on a farm east of Center Junction. He was a member of the Wyoming Lutheran church and the American Legion post of Wyoming.
Surviving are his wife, Martha; two daughters, Ardis Ann, Mrs. Donald Hagen of Anamosa, and Treva L. of Waterloo; one son, John Albert , and a foster son, Charles Classen, both at home; one granddaughter , Denise Kay Hagen, and the following brothers and sisters: William Heiken, Billings, Mont.; John Heiken, Anamosa; Fred Heiken. Monticello; Carl Heiken, Marion; George Heiken. Anamosa; Mrs. Henry Johnson and Ann a Heiken, both of Monticello. He was preceded in death by an infant son. his parents, three brothers and one sister. Pallbearers included Mr. Heiken's five brother and George Specht, a brother-in-law.
Burial
1063 Bernard D Heiken 1895 (08/08/)19551063 James B Heiken 9/22/1930 infant of B D Heiken - NO STONE
1063 Martha K Heiken 1895 3/10/1960
Endnotes
1. 1910 Federal Census, USA, Iowa, Jones Co. (read July 2000 by Nancy Prouty).
2. 1900 Federal Census, Iowa, Jones Co. (read by Nancy Prouty, Nov. 24, 2000).
3. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 33.
4. "Funeral Monday For Ben Heiken ," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 11 August 1955; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
5. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 33.
6. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 29 March 2014), Bernhard Heiken, 1917-1918; citing Jones County, Iowa, United States.
7. Hanken, Steve, "Iowa, Jones Co., genealogy" e-mail messages from
8. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
9. Mrs. Martha Heiken obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, Monticello, Iowa, 14 March 1960.
10. "Funeral Monday For Ben Heiken ," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 11 August 1955; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
11. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.