Individual Details
Lena Christine Brokens
(9 Dec 1891 - 24 Jun 1957)
Events
Birth | 9 Dec 1891 | Iowa, United States | |||
Marriage | 10 Dec 1919 | John Clarence Fechtman | |||
Death | 24 Jun 1957 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
Spouse | John Clarence Fechtman (1896 - 1971) |
Father | Johann Brörken Brokens (1859 - 1927) |
Mother | Minnie Christine Saathoff (1861 - 1946) |
Sibling | Anna Elisa Brokens (1885 - 1929) |
Sibling | Etta M Brokens (1889 - 1967) |
Notes
Death
THE MONTICELLO …….JUNE 27, 1957……..PAGE 5SERVICES TODAY FOR MRS. J. FECHTMANN
Mrs. John Fechtmann, a life-long resident of Wayne township, died Monday evening at the John McDonald hospital after a long illness. Funeral service will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the Wayne Zion Lutheran church with Rev. F.H. Kehren officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Fechtmann, the former Lena Christina Brokens, was born Dec. 9, 1891, the daughter of John and Mina Saathoff Brokens. She was married on Dec. 10, 1919 to John Fechtmann. She was a member of the Wayne Lutheran church.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Harvey J., and one sister, Mrs. Etta Stadtmueller.
One sister preceded her in death.
Endnotes
1. "Death of John B Brokens," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 19 May 1927; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 28 November 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
2. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 13 January 2019), John C. Fechtmann and Lena C. Brokens, 10 Dec 1919, Longworthy, , Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol I Page 376, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,064,578..