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Carl Walter Barkema

Birth	:	18 Jan 1908 Alexander, Franklin County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Dec 2008 Belmond, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Serenity Gardens, Cheyenne, Laramie County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1462000, -104.8124510
Description	:	Carl W. Barkema, 100, died peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Belmond Health Care Center. Carl Walter, the third child of Flora (Eden) and Hans Barkema, was born on January 18, 1908, on the Barkema section northeast of Alexander. He graduated from the Alexander Consolidated School. Carl worked on his parents' farm until about age twenty-six, when he married Verla Margaret Liebing from Milbank, South Dakota. They lived in town, Carl working for the Schulte Grain Company and Verla giving piano lessons and boarding teachers. Margorie was born during this time in 1936. They then rented a Luick... Read More	Carl W. Barkema, 100, died peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Belmond Health Care Center. Carl Walter, the third child of Flora (Eden) and Hans Barkema, was born on January 18, 1908, on the Barkema section northeast of Alexander. He graduated from the Alexander Consolidated School. Carl worked on his parents' farm until about age twenty-six, when he married Verla Margaret Liebing from Milbank, South Dakota. They lived in town, Carl working for the Schulte Grain Company and Verla giving piano lessons and boarding teachers. Margorie was born during this time in 1936. They then rented a Luick farm west of Alexander. While living there, three additional children were born, Dorothy in l939, Donald in 1941 and Duane in 1942. After that, the formative family years were spent on a Schulte farm seven miles northeast of Alexander. While living there Norman was born in 1947. In 1956, Carl moved closer to Alexander. He was a lifelong member of the Alexander Reformed Church, served for decades as church Treasurer, Sunday School Superintendent and Consistory member. He also served on the fair board, school board, and as land assessor, all at the county level. Carl and Verla built a home in Mesa, Arizona. They had lived there about six months when Verla died suddenly in early 1978. Carl then divided his time between Mesa and the farm. In later years he enjoyed golfing, bowling and many friends. In 1983, Carl married Esther Pursell and Mesa became his permanent home. He continued to visit family in Iowa and Wisconsin for a couple of weeks each spring and fall. Esther and Carl had been married about sixteen years when they both began to have health problems. Carl went to live with daughter, Dorothy in Wisconsin for two years, and his last seven years were spent at the Belmond Health Care Center. Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Verla; brother, George; sisters, Alice Schulte, Florence Thompson and Leona Kuhlers; grandchildren, Karl Sivam and Deborah Hansen; and great-grandchild, Colton Gude. Survivors include his children, Margorie Hofacre of Hannibal, Missouri, Dorothy Sivam of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Donald and Cheryl Barkema of Meservey, Duane and Diane Barkema of Alexander and Norman and Nancy Barkema of Alexander; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren (one also named Carl Barkema); four great-grandchildren; brother, Foster and Evelyn Barkema of Alexander and Kansas City, Missouri; and his brother-in-law's wife, Ruth Liebing of Brookings, South Dakota. ©Belmond Independent 2008

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Carl Walter Barkema's memorial is located at: Serenity Gardens, Cheyenne, Laramie County, USA.
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Carl Walter Barkema death on 27 Dec 2008 in Belmond, Wright County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.1462000
Longitude: -104.8124510

Family Members:

Parent

Hans Barkema

(1877 - 1954)

Flora Eden Barkema

(1879 - 1958)

Spouse

Verla Margaret Liebing Barkema

(1908 - 1978)

Siblings

Alice Barkema Schulte

(1905 - 1993)

George Barkema

(1906 - 1955)

Florence Barkema Thompson

(1909 - 1978)

Leone Barkema Kuhlers

(1912 - 1997)

Foster Donald Barkema

(1918 - 2013)

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