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Paul Eugene Firkins

Birth	:	8 Nov 1903 Nodaway, Adams County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Feb 1998 Taylor County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Francis Cemetery, Walpole, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1146510, -71.2533120
Description	:	Paul Eugene Firkins, 94. Villisca. was born to Thomas Clinton and Elizabeth (Duer) Firkins on Nov. 8, 1903. in Nodaway Township. He died Feb. 10. 1998. He attended Mt. Pleasant and Holt Tpwnship rural schools in Taylor County. He joined the Ivyville Church when he was a child then later the Guss Maple Grove Church near their farm. He was married to Frieda Fern Freuk on June 3, 1925, at the Nodaway parsonage with the Rev. Paul Hicks of the Guss church performing the ceremony. They farmed in Nodaway Township. In 1934 he helped organize the Guss Belgian Colt Club and also... Read More	Paul Eugene Firkins, 94. Villisca. was born to Thomas Clinton and Elizabeth (Duer) Firkins on Nov. 8, 1903. in Nodaway Township. He died Feb. 10. 1998. He attended Mt. Pleasant and Holt Tpwnship rural schools in Taylor County. He joined the Ivyville Church when he was a child then later the Guss Maple Grove Church near their farm. He was married to Frieda Fern Freuk on June 3, 1925, at the Nodaway parsonage with the Rev. Paul Hicks of the Guss church performing the ceremony. They farmed in Nodaway Township. In 1934 he helped organize the Guss Belgian Colt Club and also belonged to the Percheron Horse Association. In 1988 Paul was honored by the association as the oldest living member. In 1959 he went to work at the Clarinda Mental Health Institute. They retired in 1973 and moved to Villisca. He was active in the Villisca Congregate Meal Site and was a member of the Guss Cemetery Board and the Villisca United Methodist Church Men. In 1985 he received the Good Neighbor Award from the Knights of AkSarBen. Mr. Firkins was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Wayne, Dean, Boyd. Don and Burton and a grandson. He is survived by his wife; daughter Bonnie Marie (husband Bill) Garey of Villisca; sister Gladys Palmer of Corning; sisters-in-law Crystal Firkins of Corning and Thelma Firkins of Greenfield; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Harold and Glenna Mae Robinson of Villisca; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services were held Feb. 13 at the Wolfe Funeral Home in Villisca with the Rev. CJark Finehout officiating. Burial was In the Maple Grove Cemetery at Guss. Pallbearers were Bryan Schrader, Doug Peterson. Randy Garey. Doug Maxwell, Allan Garey and Ron Jockimsen. Adams County Free Press, February 26, 1998, page 2

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Paul Eugene Firkins's memorial is located at: Saint Francis Cemetery, Walpole, Norfolk County, USA.
When did Paul Eugene Firkins death?
Paul Eugene Firkins death on 10 Feb 1998 in Taylor County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1146510
Longitude: -71.2533120

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Clinton “Clint” Firkins

(1876 - 1965)

Elizabeth Duer Firkins

(1876 - 1970)

Spouse

Frieda Fern Freuck Firkins

(1905 - 2006)

Siblings

Oland Wayne Firkins

(1907 - 1987)

Donald Clark Firkins

(1916 - 1964)

Burton Fred Firkins

(1917 - 1921)

Children

Bonnie Marie Firkins Garey

(1929 - 2015)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 42.1146510, -71.2533120

2. Terrace Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1075800, -71.2587300

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7. Oliver Lothrop Yard
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Coordinate: 42.1090900, -71.2102900

8. Plains Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1380997, -71.2835999

9. Foxborough State Hospital Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0807740, -71.2637560

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Coordinate: 42.1493988, -71.2410965

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Coordinate: 42.0793400, -71.2641900

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Coordinate: 42.1517780, -71.2486450

13. Payson-Morse Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 42.0760200, -71.2487000

14. Rural Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1555400, -71.2504400

15. Moose Hill Cemetery
Sharon, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1410700, -71.2096900

16. Norfolk Cemetery
Norfolk, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1207600, -71.3099300

17. Pondville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0854800, -71.2950000

18. Saint Marys Cemetery
Foxborough, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0734500, -71.2390800

19. Pine Grove Cemetery
Norfolk, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1309800, -71.3079200

20. Centre Burial Ground
Foxborough, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0639400, -71.2498600

21. Rock Hill Cemetery
Foxborough, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0621986, -71.2574997

22. Esty Cemetery
Sharon, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0874500, -71.1887500

23. Charles Sumner Bird Memorial Cemetery
Norwood, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1639600, -71.2082900

24. Boyden Burial Ground
Foxborough, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0638600, -71.2107400