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Alvin Duerksen

Birth	:	2 Nov 1910
Death	:	27 Sep 1999
Burial	:	Garner Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2956161, -95.8001709
Description	:	GOESSEL -- Alvin Duerksen, 88, of Goessel, died today (Sept. 27, 1999) at Bethesda Home in Goessel. He was born Nov. 2, 1910, in Marion County to Gerhard and Maria (Woelk) Duerksen. He worked on the family farm until he was 21, after which he followed various harvest crews cutting wheat or picking fruit. He also was a gold prospector. As a conscientious objector during World War II he worked from 9-3-1942 to 11-22-1945 in Civilian Public Service in Colorado Springs, LaPine, Ore., and Three Rivers, Calif. After the war he worked as an upholsterer at a furniture factory in... Read More	GOESSEL -- Alvin Duerksen, 88, of Goessel, died today (Sept. 27, 1999) at Bethesda Home in Goessel. He was born Nov. 2, 1910, in Marion County to Gerhard and Maria (Woelk) Duerksen. He worked on the family farm until he was 21, after which he followed various harvest crews cutting wheat or picking fruit. He also was a gold prospector. As a conscientious objector during World War II he worked from 9-3-1942 to 11-22-1945 in Civilian Public Service in Colorado Springs, LaPine, Ore., and Three Rivers, Calif. After the war he worked as an upholsterer at a furniture factory in California until his retirement in the mid -1970s, when he moved to Newton. He sewed 80 comforters for the Economy Shop in Newton and did volunteer work. He moved to Goessel in 1993. He is survived by nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by seven brothers and five sisters. Funeral services were Wednesday at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in rural Goessel with the Revs. James Dunn and Mark Wiens officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorials have been established with Bethesda Home in care of the funeral home.

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Alvin Duerksen's memorial is located at: Garner Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, USA.
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Alvin Duerksen death on 27 Sep 1999 in
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Latitude: 41.2956161
Longitude: -95.8001709

Family Members:

Parent

Gerhard J Duerksen

(1871 - 1943)

Maria Woelk Duerksen

(1872 - 1936)

Siblings

Gerhard A “George” Duerksen

(1902 - 1989)

Ernest Duerksen

(1904 - 1992)

Abram Adolph Duerksen

(1908 - 1992)

Paul Duerksen

(1912 - 1978)

August Duerksen

(1913 - 1989)

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Coordinate: 41.2956161, -95.8001709

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12. Clark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2551610, -95.8223390

13. Fairview Cemetery
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2703018, -95.8480988

14. Stoker-Graybill Cemetery
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15. Hazel Dell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3489723, -95.7939911

16. Saint Columbanus Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3429440, -95.7435260

17. Maple Grove Cemetery
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18. Crescent Cemetery
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19. Lewis Township Cemetery
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2117004, -95.7938995

20. Downsville Cemetery
Pottawattamie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3502998, -95.7039032

21. Council Point Cemetery
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2110830, -95.8788610

22. Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
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23. Trinity Cathedral Columbarium
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