Mr Fricke was born September 12, 1909 at State Center to Frederick and Elizabeth Wolken Fricke. He spent his early childhood and received his education in State Center. On August 3, 1935 at State Center he married Leona M Muschick of Zearing. They farmed at State Center until 1947 when they moved southwest of Tama.
He continued to farm until retiring in the early 1970's but remained on the farm.
He was a member of St John's Lutheran Church, rural Tama.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1958, two granddaughters, two brothers and a sister.
Survivors include three sons, Richard of Gilman, Walter of Marshalltown and Ronald of Loveland, Colorado; 15 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a foster son, Kenneth Wilson of Columbia, Ohio; six sisters, Renetta (Mrs John) Jacobs, Melbourne; Ida (Mrs Clarence) Frohwein, Pheobe (Mrs Harley) Schuler, Marie (Mrs Ervin) Eggers, Laura (Mrs Ernest) Nehring, Inez (Mrs Cleve) Badger, all of State Center; three brothers, Fred of Baxter, Elmer of Marshalltown and Kenneth of Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Mr Fricke was born September 12, 1909 at State Center to Frederick and Elizabeth Wolken Fricke. He spent his early childhood and received his education in State Center. On August 3, 1935 at State Center he married Leona M Muschick of Zearing. They farmed at State Center until 1947 when they moved southwest of Tama.
He continued to farm until retiring in the early 1970's but remained on the farm.
He was a member of St John's Lutheran Church, rural Tama.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1958, two granddaughters, two brothers and a sister.
Survivors include three sons, Richard of Gilman, Walter of Marshalltown and Ronald of Loveland, Colorado; 15 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a foster son, Kenneth Wilson of Columbia, Ohio; six sisters, Renetta (Mrs John) Jacobs, Melbourne; Ida (Mrs Clarence) Frohwein, Pheobe (Mrs Harley) Schuler, Marie (Mrs Ervin) Eggers, Laura (Mrs Ernest) Nehring, Inez (Mrs Cleve) Badger, all of State Center; three brothers, Fred of Baxter, Elmer of Marshalltown and Kenneth of Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Family Members
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Renetta Fricke Jacob
1902–1988
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Ida Wilhelmina Fricke Frohwein
1903–1993
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Edna Elizabeth Fricke Sawyer
1904–1976
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Phoebe Cordelia Fricke Schuler
1905–1987
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Marie Emma Fricke Eggers
1906–2004
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Leland Louis Fricke
1908–1977
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Laura Lydia Fricke Nehring
1911–2004
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Frederick William Fricke
1914–1990
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Inez Leona Fricke Badger
1915–2015
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Elmer Carl Fricke
1917–1993
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Kenneth Ralph Fricke
1919–1987
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Morris Edward Fricke
1922–1942
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