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William “Bill” Berkenpas

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Birth	:	8 Aug 1914 Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Dec 1993 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Montevideo, Chippewa County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.9693985, -95.7185974
Description	:	William S. Berkenpas, 79, of LeMars, died Monday, December 27, 1993, at his home. Mr. Berkenpas was born August 8, 1914, in Sioux County, the son of Jake and Bertha (Dambrink) Berkenpas. He worked and farmed in Sioux and Plymouth counties all his life. He married Lillian Plueger on January 21, 1941, at Christ Lutheran Church, Grant Township. He enjoyed fishing. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, ELCA, LeMars. Survivors include his wife; a daughter and her husband, Bonnie and Lanny Harms of LeMars; a son and his wife, Gary and Judy Berkenpas of LeMars; three brothers, Arthur Berkenpas of... Read More	William S. Berkenpas, 79, of LeMars, died Monday, December 27, 1993, at his home. Mr. Berkenpas was born August 8, 1914, in Sioux County, the son of Jake and Bertha (Dambrink) Berkenpas. He worked and farmed in Sioux and Plymouth counties all his life. He married Lillian Plueger on January 21, 1941, at Christ Lutheran Church, Grant Township. He enjoyed fishing. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, ELCA, LeMars. Survivors include his wife; a daughter and her husband, Bonnie and Lanny Harms of LeMars; a son and his wife, Gary and Judy Berkenpas of LeMars; three brothers, Arthur Berkenpas of Lisbon, Ray Berkenpas, and his wife, Mary, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Henry Berkenpas, and his wife, Anita, of LeMars; five sisters, Lois Singer and her husband, Merlin, Dorothy Hoppe and her husband, Paul, Edith Renken and her husband, Walter, all of LeMars, Jean Van Roekel, of Alton, Frances Leonard and her husband, Howard, of Austin, Texas; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Leonard and Norman; a sister, Alice, and a half-sister, Della. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church, ELCA, LeMars, with Rev. David Kramer officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memory Gardens, LeMars. Visitation is after 2 p.m. Wednesday with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home, LeMars.

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William “Bill” Berkenpas's memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Montevideo, Chippewa County, USA.
When did William “Bill” Berkenpas death?
William “Bill” Berkenpas death on 27 Dec 1993 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 44.9693985
Longitude: -95.7185974

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob “Jake” Berkenpas

(1881 - 1970)

Bertha Dambrink Berkenpas

(1888 - 1966)

Spouse

Lillian Rosina “Lil” Plueger Berkenpas

(1920 - 2019)

Siblings

Leonard Berkenpas

(1913 - 1975)

Henry Berkenpas

(1917 - 2006)

Lois Ruth Berkenpas Singer

(1920 - 2002)

Dorothy Alberta Berkenpas Hoppe

(1923 - 2009)

Norman Berkenpas

(1925 - 1977)

Edith Arlene Berkenpas Renken

(1927 - 2012)

Evelyn Jean Berkenpas Van Roekel

(1929 - 2008)

Alice Mae Berkenpas Jennings

(1934 - 1987)

Della Berkenpas

(1908 - 1939)

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Coordinate: 44.9693985, -95.7185974

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