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Russell Henry Wilken

Birth	:	9 Oct 1924 Sac County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Sep 2003 Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2985992, -95.2469025
Description	:	Funeral services for Russell Wilken, age 78, of Odebolt, will be held Friday, September 12, 2003, 10:30 am, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Odebolt, Iowa, Rev. Albert Buelow officiating, Phyllis Kies organist, along with congregational singing. Pallbearers include: Jerry Miller, Tate Wilken, Ryan Keefe, Reese Johnson, Blake Wilken, and Charles Lindberg. Interment will be at the Odebolt Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, September 11, 4:00-8:00 with family present after 6:00 at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Odebolt, Iowa. Russell Wilken of rural Odebolt died September 8, 2003, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, IA. He was 78. Russell Henry Wilken was born... Read More	Funeral services for Russell Wilken, age 78, of Odebolt, will be held Friday, September 12, 2003, 10:30 am, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Odebolt, Iowa, Rev. Albert Buelow officiating, Phyllis Kies organist, along with congregational singing. Pallbearers include: Jerry Miller, Tate Wilken, Ryan Keefe, Reese Johnson, Blake Wilken, and Charles Lindberg. Interment will be at the Odebolt Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, September 11, 4:00-8:00 with family present after 6:00 at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Odebolt, Iowa. Russell Wilken of rural Odebolt died September 8, 2003, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, IA. He was 78. Russell Henry Wilken was born October 9, 1924, to Ferdinand and Edna (Gosch) Wilken, at home on his family's farm east of Odebolt. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Wall Lake. Russ attended country school through the eighth grade. Following his graduation from Odebolt High School in 1941, he farmed briefly, attended welding school in Lake View, and then worked for a heating company in Des Moines. During World War II he joined the U.S. Merchant Seamen and traveled to many ports throughout the world. On June 23, 1946, he married Joyce Marie Albrecht at Peace Lutheran. As newlyweds they lived in Des Moines and later farmed east of Odebolt. In 1952 they moved to a farm south of Odebolt which they later purchased from Grace and Lillian Hanson and on which Russ continued to live until his death. He retired from farming in 1992. In addition to farming, he also sold seed for Latham and Cargill/Mycogin. Russ was a longtime active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odebolt, a former church president, and served for many years as high school Sunday School class teacher. He was a former member and president of the Odebolt-Arthur Board of Education and had served on the Sac County Board of Health. He had also been on the board of the Sac County Beef Producers, and of the Sac County Pork Producers. Russ enjoyed travel, history, reading, cattle, and his grandchildren's ballgames. He loved the land, and in addition to owning the farm south of Odebolt, also acquired the land his grandparents settled in the 1880's. That farm remains in family hands and is an Iowa Century Farm. Left to cherish his memory, in addition to his wife Joyce, are three daughters: Mary Jo and Duane Miller of Urbandale, IA, Kathy and Jim Keefe of Webster City, IA, and GayNelle and Dan Doll of Nashville, TN; a son David and Twyla Wilken of Odebolt; eight grandchildren: Jennifer and Jim Kuehn, Dawn and Dave Powell, Jill Miller, Jeremy Miller, Ryan Keefe, Blake Wilken, Alayna Wilken, and Tate Wilken; four great-grandchildren; a brother Paul and Bonnie Wilken of Sedalia, MO; a sister Joan and her husband Rev. Reynold Petersen of Wall Lake; and numerous other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant granddaughter. Interment was in Odebolt Cemetery in a plot next to his German immigrant grandparents, from which to the distant east can still be seen an old cottonwood tree standing sentry over the land they settled more than one hundred years ago.

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Where is Russell Henry Wilken's memorial?
Russell Henry Wilken's memorial is located at: Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA.
When did Russell Henry Wilken death?
Russell Henry Wilken death on 8 Sep 2003 in Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Russell Henry Wilken's memorial?
Latitude: 42.2985992
Longitude: -95.2469025

Family Members:

Parent

Ferdinand Wilken

(1896 - 1984)

Edna Gosch Wilken

(1899 - 1964)

Spouse

Joyce Marie Albrecht Wilken

(1923 - 2020)

Siblings

Joan Pauline Wilken Petersen

(1932 - 2019)

Children

David Russell Wilken

(1957 - 2017)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Odebolt Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985992, -95.2469025

2. Saint Martins Catholic Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985573, -95.2481842

3. Richland Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3544006, -95.2238998

4. Hayes Township Cemetery
Arthur, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2943993, -95.3427963

5. Salem Reform Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3555984, -95.1866989

6. Tom Marks Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2537000, -95.1605000

7. Clinton Township Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330600, -95.1475000

8. Linton Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330994, -95.1474991

9. Bethel Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2192001, -95.3043976

10. Emmanuel Cemetery
Cook Township, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3993988, -95.2063980

11. Saint John Lutheran Church Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1780000, -95.2650000

12. Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2757988, -95.0805969

13. Kiron Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.3133011

14. Hayes Chapel Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2723897, -95.4215386

15. South Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2318993, -95.0911026

16. Cook Center Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4432983, -95.2649994

17. Protestant Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4294014, -95.1483002

18. Ida Grove Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3560982, -95.4516983

19. Sac County Farm Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4295560, -95.1175190

20. Grant Township Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2242012, -95.4569016

21. Ferguson Cemetery
Lake View, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3142014, -95.0132980

22. Immanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
Carnarvon, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2392006, -95.0224991

23. Early Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4578018, -95.1425018

24. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972