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Joseph Clemens “Joe” Rolfes

Birth	:	15 Feb 1894 Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Jul 1969 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7939000, -96.1527100
Description	:	Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Iowa, Wednesday, July 16, 1969, pg. 2A, col. 5 Joseph C. Rolfes Joseph C. Rolfes, 75, lifelong Plymouth county resident, died Tuesday at Floyd Valley hospital after an illness of several months. He entered the hospital April 21. He was born Feb. 15, 1894, near Le Mars. After farming near Le Mars for many years he retired to Le Mars in 1956 and was custodian at St. Joseph church until Sept. 1967. His marriage to Rose C. Langel took place Nov. 27, 1917, in Le Mars. Funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic church, with... Read More	Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Iowa, Wednesday, July 16, 1969, pg. 2A, col. 5 Joseph C. Rolfes Joseph C. Rolfes, 75, lifelong Plymouth county resident, died Tuesday at Floyd Valley hospital after an illness of several months. He entered the hospital April 21. He was born Feb. 15, 1894, near Le Mars. After farming near Le Mars for many years he retired to Le Mars in 1956 and was custodian at St. Joseph church until Sept. 1967. His marriage to Rose C. Langel took place Nov. 27, 1917, in Le Mars. Funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic church, with Rev. Dean Walker officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery under direction of the Luedtke funeral home. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday. The parish rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Rolfes was a member of St. Joseph church and the Holy Name society. Casketbearers will be Kenneth Rolfes, Victor Langel, Marvin Langel, Cornelius Rolfes, Le Roy Harpenau and James Ortmann. Survivors are his wife, Le Mars; two sons, Lt. Col. Aloysius T. Rolfes, Boone; Walter J. Rolfes, Le Mars, seven daughters, Mrs. Evon (Anne) Puetz, Le Mars; Mrs. Virgil (Rosemary) Sitzmann, Kingsley; Mrs. Ronald (Esther) Kurth, Primghar; Mrs. Norbert (Leona) Schmitz, Currie, Minn.; Mrs. Dwight (Betty) Wolbers, Le Mars; Mrs. Mike (Jeanne) Ludwig, Remsen; Mrs. Paul (Lois) Woll, Fort Carson, Colo.; 45 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Leo Langel, Le Mars; and a brother, Frank Rofles, Akron. He was preceded in death by his parents, two children in infancy, three sisters, a brother and three grandchildren.

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Joseph Clemens “Joe” Rolfes's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA.
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Joseph Clemens “Joe” Rolfes death on 15 Jul 1969 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7939000
Longitude: -96.1527100

Family Members:

Parent

Frank H. Rolfes

(1852 - 1925)

Mary Pauline Meinen Rolfes

(1866 - 1945)

Spouse

Rose Catherine Langel Rolfes

(1896 - 1972)

Siblings

John Rolfes

(1887 - 1960)

Christina Mary Rolfes Langel

(1892 - 1949)

Pauline Mary Rolfes Langel

(1898 - 1986)

Frank Theodore Rolfes

(1905 - 1974)

Children

Col Aloysius Theodore “Al” Rolfes

(1919 - 2007)

Rosella Mary Katherine Rolfes

(1920 - 1920)

Annarean Frances “Ann” Rolfes Puetz

(1921 - 2017)

Walter Joseph “Wally” Rolfes

(1924 - 2012)

Florence Ann Rolfes

(1937 - 1939)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Calvary Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7939000, -96.1527100

2. Memorial Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7875000, -96.1504920

3. Resthaven Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8375015, -96.1686020

4. Seney Cemetery
Seney, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8586655, -96.1265106

5. Saint Catherines Cemetery
Oyens, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8224200, -96.0563900

6. Saint Peter Cemetery
Brunsville, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8081017, -96.2767029

7. Hillside Cemetery
Merrill, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7291985, -96.2544022

8. Assumption Catholic Cemetery
Merrill, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7214480, -96.2583450

9. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Struble, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8953018, -96.2005997

10. Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8514600, -96.2902600

11. Stanton Cemetery
Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6786003, -96.1900024

12. Saint Marys Cemetery
Remsen, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8078003, -95.9781036

13. Remsen Cemetery
Remsen, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8058014, -95.9775009

14. Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
Brunsville, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8208760, -96.3318410

15. Union Cemetery
Remsen, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6917000, -96.0291977

16. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Adaville, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7484000, -96.3315000

17. Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Neptune, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6447560, -96.1148360

18. Floyd Valley Cemetery
Hinton, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6556015, -96.2514038

19. Saint Johns Cemetery
Craig, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8939018, -96.3225021

20. Mathwig Wetrovsky Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6338000, -96.1723000

21. Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
Hinton, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6330950, -96.1937720

22. Saint Marys Cemetery
Maurice, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9594002, -96.1769028

23. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Johnson Township, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7416992, -96.3707962

24. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ruble, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8372000, -96.3799000