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Josephine Henrietta Grosenheider Popken

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Birth	:	13 Jun 1908 Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	22 Jun 2009 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint John's Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4328003, -71.6977997
Description	:	Josephine "Josie" H. Popken, 101, of Le Mars passed away Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Plymouth Manor Care Center in Le Mars. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2009 at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Akron, Iowa with Reverend Jerry Crow officiating. Interment will be in Resthaven Memory Gardens in Le Mars. Visitations will be after 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with the family present to greet friends after 5:30 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service. Visitations will continue Friday morning at the church... Read More	Josephine "Josie" H. Popken, 101, of Le Mars passed away Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Plymouth Manor Care Center in Le Mars. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2009 at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Akron, Iowa with Reverend Jerry Crow officiating. Interment will be in Resthaven Memory Gardens in Le Mars. Visitations will be after 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with the family present to greet friends after 5:30 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service. Visitations will continue Friday morning at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com. Pallbearers will be Todd Popken, Matthew Popken, Alex Popken, Austin Popken, John Grosenheider, Loren Oetken, and Pete Rohlfs. Josephine Henrietta Grosenheider was born June 13, 1908 in Plymouth County, Iowa to Robert and Meta (Pageler) Grosenheider. She attended country school in Preston Township. Josie was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Akron, Iowa where she was a lifelong member. Josie was active in the Ladies Aide, women's circles and later the W.E.L.C.A. organization. Her church and faith was an important part of her life, whether it was to paint a wall or serve a church dinner. Josie enjoyed reading and playing cards with her friends. Josie was united in marriage to Fred Popken on December 16, 1927. The couple farmed for many years in and around Preston Township until 1964 when they retired. In 1970, Josie and Fred moved from the farm to an acreage near Ireton, Iowa. Fred passed away on December 4, 1989. Josie later moved to Le Mars in 1994 and since 2003 has made her home at the Plymouth Manor Care Center. Survivors include a son, Ronald Popken and his wife Linda of rural Akron, Iowa; 2 grandsons, Todd Popken and his wife Tammy and their children: Alex and Austin all of rural Akron and Matthew Popken and his special friend Rhonda DiMascio of Ewing, New Jersey; 2 sisters, Vera Mammen and her husband Carl and Anna Jones all of Le Mars; a brother, Robert Grosenheider and his wife Violet; a sister-in-law, Bernice Grosenheider all of Le Mars; and several nieces and nephews. Josie was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Meta (Pageler) Grosenheider; her husband Fred Popken in December of 1989; a sister, Elsie Oetken; and a brother, Fred Grosenheider.

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Josephine Henrietta Grosenheider Popken's memorial is located at: Saint John's Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester County, USA.
When did Josephine Henrietta Grosenheider Popken death?
Josephine Henrietta Grosenheider Popken death on 22 Jun 2009 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4328003
Longitude: -71.6977997

Family Members:

Parent

Robert F. Grosenheider

(1888 - 1966)

Meta Engeline Pageler Grosenheider

(1889 - 1962)

Spouse

Fred H. Popken

(1902 - 1989)

Siblings

Elsie K Grosenheider Oetken

(1911 - 1974)

Vera Hermina Grosenheider Mammen

(1913 - 2010)

Fred William Grosenheider

(1915 - 2006)

Anna Wilhelmina “Ann” Grosenheider Jones

(1916 - 2010)

Robert Henry “Bob” Grosenheider

(1921 - 2015)

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