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Wilhemina “Minnie” <I>Wolken</I> Smith

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Wilhemina “Minnie” Wolken Smith

Birth
Dillon, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death
15 Jun 1947 (aged 69)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Clemons, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services were held at the St Paul's Lutheran Church in State Center, Thursday afternoon, June 19 for Mrs W A Smith, former local resident who passed away Sunday at the Brown Hotel in Des Moines following a four month's illness. Interment was in St John's Cemetery, north of State Center.

Mrs Smith was born at Dillon, Iowa, February 1, 1878, the daughter of Rolfe and Hannah Wolken. She was united in marriage to William A Smith of State Center on January 6, 1901 and they farmed northeast of State Center for many years. Mr Smith passed way in 1925. She remained a resident of this community until 1933.

Mrs Smith was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines, at the time of her death but was confirmed at Dillon and when residing here was a member of St John's Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid Society.

She is survived by two sons, Arthur of Melbourne and Henry of Letcher, S.D., and four daughters, Mrs Elberta Beuishek of South Dakota and May, Irene and Avonelle of Des Moines with whom she made her home. Also surviving are two grandchildren, five brothers and five sisters.


June 19, 1947 State Center Enterprise.
Funeral services were held at the St Paul's Lutheran Church in State Center, Thursday afternoon, June 19 for Mrs W A Smith, former local resident who passed away Sunday at the Brown Hotel in Des Moines following a four month's illness. Interment was in St John's Cemetery, north of State Center.

Mrs Smith was born at Dillon, Iowa, February 1, 1878, the daughter of Rolfe and Hannah Wolken. She was united in marriage to William A Smith of State Center on January 6, 1901 and they farmed northeast of State Center for many years. Mr Smith passed way in 1925. She remained a resident of this community until 1933.

Mrs Smith was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines, at the time of her death but was confirmed at Dillon and when residing here was a member of St John's Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid Society.

She is survived by two sons, Arthur of Melbourne and Henry of Letcher, S.D., and four daughters, Mrs Elberta Beuishek of South Dakota and May, Irene and Avonelle of Des Moines with whom she made her home. Also surviving are two grandchildren, five brothers and five sisters.


June 19, 1947 State Center Enterprise.

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  • Created by: Genealogy Buff
  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30035826/wilhemina-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Wilhemina “Minnie” Wolken Smith (1 Feb 1878–15 Jun 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30035826, citing Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Clemons, Marshall County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Genealogy Buff (contributor 46912165).