Individual Details

Birth

Name: Bernice Heiken
Gender: Female
Christening Place: Jones, Iowa
Birth Date: 07 Dec 1903
Birthplace: Castle Grove, Jones County, Iowa
Father's Name: G. J. Heiken
Mother's Name: Mary Eiban

Marriage

Monticello Express May 31, 1923

Miss Bernice Heiken, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Heiken of Scotch Grove township, was married last Tuesday forenoon to Henry Husmann, a son of Mrs. Casper H. Husmann of Scotch Grove township. The marriage ceremony was solemnized at the Zion's Lutheran church in Wayne township, at 11 o'clock, by Rev. J. Willms, the pastor of that church. The bride and bridegroom were unattended. Only the immediate relatives were present at the wedding. A four course wedding dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Heiken at 12 o'clock. After a wedding trip to Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Husmann will be at home to their friends in Monticello. Mr. Husmann is employed in the Gildner Bros. & Pelton clothing store.

Census (family)

113 HUSMAN HENRY E 24 IA H HUSMAN, CASPER GER JOHNSON, MATILDA 70 GER GER
114 HUSMAN BERNICE C 21 IA W HEIKENTS, JOHN G 52 IA EIBEN, MARY J 43 IA IA
115 HUSMAN ANN MARIE 1 IA D IA

Census (family)

Henry Husman Head M 30 Iowa
Bernice Husman Wife F 26 Iowa
Ann M Husman Daughter F 5 Iowa
Robert P Husman Son M 4 Iowa
Emma Heiken Lodger F 26 Iowa

Census (family)

Henry Husman Head M 40 Iowa
Bernice Husman Wife F 35 Iowa
Ann M Husman Daughter F 15 Iowa
Robert Husman Son M 14 Iowa
James Husman Son M 8 Iowa
Jon Husman Son M 3 Iowa

Census (family)

Husman, Henry E, Head, WM, 50, married, IA, Farmer, Farm
Husman, Bernice H, Wife, WF, 46 married, IA
Husman, Robert P. Son, WM, 24, nev. IA, teaches school, elementary county school
Husman, John C, Son, WM, 13, nev. IA

Death

[Monticello (Iowa) Express, June 12, 2002, A-28]
Bernice Husman

Sept. 19, 1903 - June 12, 2002
Funeral services for Bernice Husman, 98, were held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2002, at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Monticello, with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Hannemann and Carol Guard, AIM, officiated at the services. Friends called from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.
Bernice Husman of Monticello died Wednesday, June 12, 2002, in Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa, following an extended illness.
Surviving are four children: Anne Marie (Luverne) Plueger of Scotch Grove, Robert Husman of Monticello, James (Dorothy) Husman of Carmel, New York, Jon (Donna) Husman of Monticello; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Henry; a sister, Helen Hoag; and a brother, Henry Heiken.
Christina Bernice H. Heiken was born Sept. 19, 1903, in Castle Grove Township, Jones County, Iowa, the daughter of Gerd (John) and Mary Eiben Heiken. she received her education in the rural schools of Castle Grove Township and later in Wayne Township School #5.
Bernice H. Heiken and Henry E. Husman were married May 29, 1923, at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. The couple made their home in Monticello, where Henry was employed in the clothing business. In 1940, they moved to the Heiken family farm in Wayne Township. Henry preceded her in death on Nov. 21, 1966.
Bernice Husman was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. She was baptized Sept. 27, 1903, at SS Peter and Paul Lutheran Church and confirmed her faith on April 10, 1917, at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church.
A Memorial Fund has been established.