Individual Details
Trienke Margaretha "Meta" Dirks
(26 Jul 1875 - 5 Jun 1967)
Anamosa Eureka (Anamosa, Iowa) Thursday, July 30, 1964
Mrs. William Folkerts Honored on Birthday On Sunday, July 26th
Mrs. William Folkerts was honored on her 89th birthday at a dinner at the Farm Bureau building, Anamosa Sunday, July 26.
Those present included: Mr. and Mrs. William Folkerts, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Waggoner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Husmann, Miss Mary Husmann, John and Jim Lubben, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ricklefs and family, all of Anamosa.
Mrs. Anna Sayer, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Husmann, Scotch Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Don Starr, Jim and Cindy, Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ruely and family, Oxford Junction.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Weers and Virgil, Center Junction; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. G. Folkerts and family, Monticello.
Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dirks and Patty, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Jansen, Mrs. Henry J. Zimmerman and Janet Broneman, Mrs. Tena Wroblewski, all of Anamosa; Mr. and Mrs. John Weers, Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dirks, Langworthy and Mr. and Mrs. George Dirks, Springville.
Mrs. William Folkerts Honored on Birthday On Sunday, July 26th
Mrs. William Folkerts was honored on her 89th birthday at a dinner at the Farm Bureau building, Anamosa Sunday, July 26.
Those present included: Mr. and Mrs. William Folkerts, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Waggoner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Husmann, Miss Mary Husmann, John and Jim Lubben, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ricklefs and family, all of Anamosa.
Mrs. Anna Sayer, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Husmann, Scotch Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Don Starr, Jim and Cindy, Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ruely and family, Oxford Junction.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Weers and Virgil, Center Junction; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. G. Folkerts and family, Monticello.
Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dirks and Patty, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Jansen, Mrs. Henry J. Zimmerman and Janet Broneman, Mrs. Tena Wroblewski, all of Anamosa; Mr. and Mrs. John Weers, Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dirks, Langworthy and Mr. and Mrs. George Dirks, Springville.
Events
| Birth | 26 Jul 1875 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 21 Feb 1895 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Friederich Janssen Husmann |  |  | |
| Marriage | 23 Mar 1912 | Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States - William Folkerts | | ||
| Death | 5 Jun 1967 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Friederich Janssen Husmann (1870 - 1910) |
| Child | Edward Husmann (1901 - 1968) |
| Child | Henry Johnson Husmann (1895 - 1982) |
| Child | Anna Margaret Husmann (1897 - ) |
| Child | Tena H Husmann (1899 - 1998) |
| Spouse | William Folkerts (1889 - 1971) |
| Father | Heinrich Melchers "Henry" Dirks (1841 - 1916) |
| Mother | Trienke Margaretha Hoefing (1840 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Diedrich Jakob Dirks (1871 - 1941) |
| Sibling | John Heinrich Dirks (1873 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Taalke Maria Dirks (1877 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Henry Melchers Dirks (1879 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Herman Gerhard Dirks (1882 - 1945) |
Notes
Marriage
Groom's Name: Frederick Tausen HusmannGroom's Birth Date: 1871
Groom's Birthplace: Germany
Groom's Age: 24
Bride's Name: T Margaretha Dirks
Bride's Birth Date: 1876
Bride's Birthplace: Wayne Twp, Jones Co, Ia
Bride's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1895
Marriage Place: Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: W Tausen Husmann
Groom's Mother's Name: Margaretha Hayra
Bride's Father's Name: Henry M Dirks
Bride's Mother's Name: Margaretha Hofing
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02575-9
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1255529
Reference Number: item 1
Marriage
Groom's Name: William FolkertsGroom's Birth Date: 1890
Groom's Birthplace: Germany
Groom's Age: 22
Bride's Name: Mrs. Meta Husmann
Bride's Birth Date: 1877
Bride's Birthplace: Anamosa, Ia.
Bride's Age: 35
Marriage Date: 23 Mar 1912
Marriage Place: Marion, Linn, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: John Folkerts
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Eudukin
Bride's Father's Name: Henry M. Dirks
Bride's Mother's Name: Lena Hervink
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Husmann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02704-7
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1728015
Reference Number: CN 15403
Death
Anamosa Eureka (Anamosa, Iowa) Thursday, June 8, 1967Mrs. W. Folkerts Of Anamosa Area Dies on June 5th
Mrs. William (Meta) Folkerts, 91, died Monday, June 5, at Anamosa Community hospital following an illness of three weeks after suffering a hip fracture.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 8, at 2 p.m., at Zion Lutheran church, rural Monticello; Rev. Luther Wachholz will conduct the service. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Goettsch Funeral home, Anamosa, is in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers Named
Pallbearers include Charles Tyler, George Hall, H. C. Bray, J. Eugene Porter, Hugo Deininger and Rudolph Soukup.
She was born July 26, 1875, daughter of Henry M. Dirks and Trienka M. Hoefing Dirks. Wayne township, Jones county.
Life Outlined
She was married to Frederick J. Husman, Feb. 21, 1895. He preceded her in death July 31, 1910. She was married to William Folkerts, March 23, 1912. Couple farmed in Cass township before moving to Anamosa in 1922.
Survivors include her husband, William; two daughters, Mrs. J. Stanley Waggoner, Anamosa; and Mrs. Anna Sayers. Des Moines; two sons, Henry Scotch Grove; and Edward, Anamosa; 10 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
Beside her first husband, Frederick Husman, she was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and one sister.
Endnotes
1. "Henry J. Husmann," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 3 February 1982; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 27 November 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.