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Wilhelm Sebastian Rieken

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Birth	:	21 Aug 1866 Marx, Landkreis Wittmund, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Death	:	27 May 1945 Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Ecclesfield Cemetery, Ecclesfield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, England
Coordinate	:	53.4441210, -1.4719340
Plot	:	Lot #124 Grave #1
Description	:	William S. Rieken Services Held in Wayne Church Funeral services for William S. Rieken, 78, of Wayne township who died Sunday, May 27, at the Mercy Hospital, Anamosa, were held yesterday at 2 o'clock at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Wayne Township. Rev.F. H. Kehren, Lutheran minister, officiated. Mr. Rieken was born August 21 1866, at Marz (Marx) East Friesland, Germany, a son of Sebastian and Helene (Bohlen) Rieken. He was confirmed in Germany in 1881, Mr. Rieken came to Jones county from Germany when he was a young man 15 years of age. He has farmed near... Read More	William S. Rieken Services Held in Wayne Church Funeral services for William S. Rieken, 78, of Wayne township who died Sunday, May 27, at the Mercy Hospital, Anamosa, were held yesterday at 2 o'clock at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Wayne Township. Rev.F. H. Kehren, Lutheran minister, officiated. Mr. Rieken was born August 21 1866, at Marz (Marx) East Friesland, Germany, a son of Sebastian and Helene (Bohlen) Rieken. He was confirmed in Germany in 1881, Mr. Rieken came to Jones county from Germany when he was a young man 15 years of age. He has farmed near Anamosa for more than fifty years. He was reguarded as one of the successful farmers of Wayne township. As a young man he worked in Scotch Grove and near Monticello. He was married January 6, 1888, to Emma Helgens in the Zion Lutheran church, Wayne township, by the Rev. C. Mardorf. They became the parents of seven children and were privileged to live together 57 years. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1938. He is survived by his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Meta Dirks, Mrs. Lena Dirks, Mrs. Ella Connolly, and Mrs. Laura Stambaugh, all of Anamosa, and two sons, William of Monticello, and George, also of Monticello He is also survived by nine grandchildren. One of his grandsons, Clarence Dirks, is in foriegn army service in Germany.

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Wilhelm Sebastian Rieken's memorial is located at: Ecclesfield Cemetery, Ecclesfield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, England.
When did Wilhelm Sebastian Rieken death?
Wilhelm Sebastian Rieken death on 27 May 1945 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 53.4441210
Longitude: -1.4719340

Family Members:

Spouse

Emma Rosette Auguste Helgens Rieken

(1870 - 1956)

Children

Meta Helen Louise Rieken Dirks

(1888 - 1974)

Wilhelm Tobias Rieken

(1890 - 1975)

Lena Marie Rieken Dirks

(1893 - 1983)

George Harm Rieken

(1898 - 1989)

Augusta Anna Rieken Farmer

(1904 - 1971)

Laura Emma Rieken Stambaugh

(1907 - 1954)

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Coordinate: 53.4441210, -1.4719340

2. St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard
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13. Hillsborough Walled Garden Memorials
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14. Wadsley Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.4120290, -1.5181790

15. Church of the Ascension
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16. St. Thomas' Churchyard
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20. Christ Church Pitsmoor
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21. Burngreave Cemetery
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22. St. Thomas the Apostle Churchyard
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23. St Peter's Churchyard
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