Birth : 1 Dec 1897 Winona County, Minnesota, USA
Death : 12 Jan 1978 Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial : Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate : 44.2966995, -96.8163986
Plot : Block 9 Lot 3 Grave 1
Description : William J. Wilkens, 80, of 2105 S. Willow Ave., died Thursday at a local hospital.

He was born in Winona, Minn., and was a World War I veteran. He married Hazel Girch on June 6, 1921, and they moved to Brookings in 1934. His wife died in 1961. He retired as Federal Land Bank appraiser in 1962 and married Myrtle Richardson on April 28, 1962.

Survivors include his wife; a son, a daughter, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and a sister.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church.

Newspaper clipping, most likely from the Argus Leader; no citation.

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    William J. “Bill” Wilkens death on 12 Jan 1978 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA

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    Latitude: 44.2966995
    Longitude: -96.8163986

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Coordinate: 44.2966995, -96.8163986

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15. Fairlawn Cemetery
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17. Deer Creek Cemetery
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18. Fountain Cemetery
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22. Elmwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4372000, -96.8866000

23. Midway Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1388550, -96.7785645

24. Sterling Methodist Cemetery
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