Individual Details

Marriage

Groom's Name: William Folkerts
Groom'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 24, 1971
William Folkerts Funeral Rites Are Set for June 24
William Folkerts, 81, died Monday, June 21, 1971, at the Senior Home in Monticello, following a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday, June 24 at 1:30 p.m. at Zzion Lutheran church, the Rev. Walter A. Behrens officiating. Goettsch funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
He was born September 26, 1889 in Leerhafe, East Osfriesland, Germany, the son of Folker and Marie Engelken Folkerts. He came to the U.S. and settled in Jones county in 1907. He was married to Meta Dirks Husman March 23, 1912. The couple farmed in Cass township, moving ot Anamosa in 1922.
Folkerts served as councilman, court bailiff and was a member of Anamosa Lodge 46 Chapter and Commandry.
He is survived by three stepchildren, Henry Husmann, Scotch Grove’ Mrs. J. Stanley Waggoner, Anamosa; Mrs. Anna M. Sayer, Des Moines; ten grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, June 5, 1967; a stepson, Edward Husmann; his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles Tyler, George Hall, Rudolph Soukup, Hugo Dieninger, Eli Shada and Delbert Brickley.