Individual Details
Ardis Anne Heiken
(7 Mar 1932 - 3 Jul 2019)
Lovila Love and Ardis Heiken were guests at a birthday party in Monticello, Friday, for Gwelda Hankcn, three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanken. (Jan 19, 1933)
Events
Families
Spouse | Donald George Hagen ( - ) |
Father | Bernhard Dietrich "Ben Bernie" Heiken (1895 - 1955) |
Mother | Martha Katherine Hanken (1895 - 1960) |
Sibling | James Bernard Heiken (1930 - 1930) |
Sibling | Treva Lovdon Heiken (1934 - ) |
Sibling | John Albert Heiken (1937 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Ardis A. Heiken Married SundayCenter Junction - Wedding vows were exchanged Sunday at 2 p.m. by Ardis Anne Heiken, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Heiken of Center Junction, and Donald George Hagen of Anamosa, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hagen of Scotch Grove. The Rev. Richard F. Gronewold officiated at the ceremony in Zion American Lutheran church in Wyoming.
White carnations and white lilacs were used at the altar.
The bride wore a white Chantilly lace gown with fitted bodice, sweetheart neckline, long pointed sleeves and a satin skirt with junior train. Her illusion veil fell from a lace Juliet cap. She carried white carnations centered with an orchid.
Teva Heiken of Waterloo was her sister's maid of honor. She wore an orchid gown with a lace capelet over the lace strapless bodice and a lace over taffeta skirt. Eunice Hagen, the bridegroom's sister, was a junior bridesmaid, wearing a chartreuse gown styled like that of the maid of honor. They carried shower bouquets of yellow and white carnations. Mary Katherine and Kathleen Zimmerman were flower girls.
Charles Hagen of Ames was his brother's best man. John Heiken, the bride's brother, was grooms man. Armin Jacobs and Galen Hagen of Monticello ushered.
A reception was given n the church parlors, after which the couple left on a trip to Colorado. For traveling, the bride wore a pink dress trimmed in navy, a navy coat and whiter accessories. Her corsage was a white orchid.
The bridegroom is employed by the Iowa Electric Company in Anamosa, where the couple will be at home after June 1.
Death
ARDIS ANNE HEIKEN HAGENMonticello
Ardis Hagen, 87, of Monticello, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at St Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services will be held Aug. 9, 2019, at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Monticello, with a visitation starting at 12:30 p.m. before the service.
Ardis Anne Heiken Hagen was born March 7, 1932, in Monticello, Iowa, to parents Ben and Martha (Hanken) Heiken. Ardis attended rural Jones County schools and graduated from Monticello High School in 1950. She married Donald Hagen on May 17, 1953, at Zion Lutheran in Wyoming, Iowa. They made their home in Anamosa until 1986, when they moved to Monticello. After her children graduated from high school, she was employed by the Jones County Clerk's Office in Anamosa. Ardis was active in her church, 4-H, study groups, garden club and civic organizations, with numerous volunteering. She enjoyed music, reading, her circle, 94 Club and her Java group. She will be missed by her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Don Hagen; children, Denise (Steve) Secrist of Sparta, Wis., and Jeff Hagen of Woodbury, Minn.; grandchildren, Brad Secrist of Lakeville, Minn., Derek (Autumn) Hagen of Argusville, N.D., Vanessa (Chris) McClure of Woodbury, Minn., and Kyle (Kayla) Hagen of St. Paul, Minn.; five great-grandchildren; a brother, John (Marilyn) Heiken; and a sister-in-law, Mary Classen.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Hagen; an infant brother, James; a sister, Treva Quick; and a foster brother, Charles Classen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to St. Matthew Lutheran Church.
Endnotes
1. "Ardis A. Heiken Married Sunday," Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette, 18 May 1953; online images, Digital Archives of Cedar Rapids Public Library (http://crpubliclibrary.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx : accessed 4 March 2010).