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Frands P. Kafton

Birth	:	30 Mar 1884 Denmark
Death	:	21 Dec 1980 Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Monona County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1571999, -95.7814026
Plot	:	Block 2, Lot 196
Description	:	Frands P. Kafton, 96, of Mapleton died on Sunday, December 21, 1980, at the Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton. Services were held on Wednesday, December 24, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton. Rev. Philip Ritter officiated. Interment was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Mapleton. Frands Peter Kafton, the son of Peter and Maria Francen Kafton, was born March 30, 1884 at Darum, Denmark. He came to the United States in 1903, settling at Mapleton, Iowa. He married Anna Hansen on April 12, 1906 at Mapleton and to this union two sons and three daughters were born.... Read More	Frands P. Kafton, 96, of Mapleton died on Sunday, December 21, 1980, at the Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton. Services were held on Wednesday, December 24, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton. Rev. Philip Ritter officiated. Interment was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Mapleton. Frands Peter Kafton, the son of Peter and Maria Francen Kafton, was born March 30, 1884 at Darum, Denmark. He came to the United States in 1903, settling at Mapleton, Iowa. He married Anna Hansen on April 12, 1906 at Mapleton and to this union two sons and three daughters were born. In 1913, he and his wife moved to Lake Crystal, Minnesota to a farm where they lived for 2 years before returning to Mapleton. He resided and farmed in this community for the remainder of his life. His wife, Anna, preceded him in death on February 1, 1946. In 1945, he quit farming and moved into the town of Mapleton and that same year he began the job as Monona County Supervisor, this position he held until 1964. On March 30, 1948, he married Elsie Battels Engelke at Mapleton. The couple made their home in Mapleton for the remainder of his life. Frands was baptized in April 1884 in Denmark and was confirmed in the Danish Lutheran Church in 1898 in Denmark. He was a faithful member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Mapleton since 1948. He was a member of the voter’s assembly and of the international Lutheran Layman’s League. He had enjoyed good health until the last several months and since April of 1980 had resided at the Maple Heights Nursing Home. Survivors include his wife, Elsie of Mapleton, two sons, Nels and Herluf, both of Mapleton; one daughter, Mrs. Willis (Laurina) Peterson of Westside, Iowa. Four step-daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Ruth) Teut of Ute; Mrs. Elmer (Marie) Meyer and Mrs. Lloyd (Helen) Meyer, both of Cherokee; and Mrs. Robert (Fern) Jacobson of Mapleton; 32 grandchildren, 100 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren. Besides his wife, Anna, he is also preceded in death by his parents, 2 daughters, 1 step-son, 3 brothers, 1 sister and 4 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were his grandsons, Wayne Kafton, Larry Kafton, Kenneth Kafton, Juhl Peterson, Arvin Kafton, Garry Kafton, David Kafton, Verle Peterson and Harlan Johnson and his step- grandson, Bruce Jacobson, Dale Engelke, Wilbur Meyer, Eldon Teut, Sheldon Jacobson, Dean Meyer, Elmer Meyer Jr. and Oran Teut.

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Frands P. Kafton's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Monona County, USA.
When did Frands P. Kafton death?
Frands P. Kafton death on 21 Dec 1980 in Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1571999
Longitude: -95.7814026

Family Members:

Spouse

Anna Hansen Kafton

(1885 - 1946)

Children

Nels P. Kafton

(1910 - 1990)

Herluf Frands Kafton

(1913 - 1992)

Louise Kafton

(1915 - 1917)

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Coordinate: 42.1571999, -95.7814026

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