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SGT John Andrew Goeken

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Birth	:	18 May 1924 Raeville, Boone County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	7 Apr 2003 Tyndall, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, Yankton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9007988, -97.3927994
Description	:	Utica-John A. Goeken, age 78, of Utica, SD., died April 7, 2003, at St. Michael's Hospital, Tyndall, SD. He had been living at Good Samaritan Center in Tyndall. Funeral services will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton, with the Rev. Leonard Kayser officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, with military graveside rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791. Pallbearers: Doug Goeken, Michael Pluimer, Nicole Herbold, Beau Vinatieri, Tyler Goeken and Aaron Goeken. John was born May 18, 1924, in Raeville NE., to William Goeken and Justina(Struiff) Goeken, the youngest of 13 children. He married Stella T. Uhing on... Read More	Utica-John A. Goeken, age 78, of Utica, SD., died April 7, 2003, at St. Michael's Hospital, Tyndall, SD. He had been living at Good Samaritan Center in Tyndall. Funeral services will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton, with the Rev. Leonard Kayser officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, with military graveside rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791. Pallbearers: Doug Goeken, Michael Pluimer, Nicole Herbold, Beau Vinatieri, Tyler Goeken and Aaron Goeken. John was born May 18, 1924, in Raeville NE., to William Goeken and Justina(Struiff) Goeken, the youngest of 13 children. He married Stella T. Uhing on October 23, 1945, in St James, NE. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II from 1943-1945, on the USS Juan Cabrillo in the South Pacific. John was a member of the Farm Bureau, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus, Yankton County Livestock Feeders Assoc., South Dakota Cattleman's Assoc., where he was awarded the 1989 South Dakota Cattleman of the Year, and the South Dakota Farmer's Union. John farmed nearly 50 years in the Utica area. John and Stella were avid square dancers. Survivors: son, John M. (Susan) Goeken of Utica, SD.; daughters; Peggy L. (Ed)Pluimer) of Minneapolis; Marjorie A. (Ted) Herbold of Sioux City, IA; Judy M> (Paul) Vinatieri of Rapid City, SD.; and Joan M. (Dale)Schaefer of Fordyce,NE.; Daughter-in-law Gloria (Larry) Kindopp of Sioux Falls, SD.; 23 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Other survivors include John's brother Herman Goeken of Yankton SD., and Rose Rieken of Wayne NE.; Veronica Lillie, Gertrude Blaschke and Mary Ann Loecker, all of Yankton SD. John was preceded in death by his wife Stella (2002); son Ronald (1975); his parents; brothers Anton Goeken, Rudolph Goeken, Auto Goeken and Henry Goeken; sisters: Anna Reuss, Elizabeth Reifenrath and Josephine Goeden.

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SGT John Andrew Goeken's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, Yankton County, USA.
When did SGT John Andrew Goeken death?
SGT John Andrew Goeken death on 7 Apr 2003 in Tyndall, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.9007988
Longitude: -97.3927994

Family Members:

Parent

William Goeken

(1877 - 1949)

Justina Struif Goeken

(1879 - 1967)

Spouse

Stella Theresia Uhing Goeken

(1927 - 2002)

Siblings

Veronica C. Goeken Lillie

(1914 - 2014)

Herman Francis Goeken

(1916 - 2011)

Josephine Marcella Goeken Goeden

(1922 - 1999)

Children

Ronald J. Goeken

(1946 - 1975)

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