Garriet Harms 1876-1966

HARMS, JANSSEN, FOLKERS, SCHLEMMER, AMBUEHL, KREMER, BUOL, ULFERTS, STEURI, DELANEY, WOLF

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 10/25/2021 at 09:23:08

17 November 1966 - Monticello Express

MONTICELLO - Funeral services for Garriet Harms, 89, were held Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16, at St. Matthew Lutheran church. The Rev. Anton Kirkegaard conducted the service. Burial was in the Oakwood cemetery.

Mr. Harms died suddenly Sunday morning at his home of cardiac failure. He was born Dec. 3, 1876, at Weisde, Ostfriesland, Germany, the son of Ben and Gesche Wolken Harms. He came to the United States when he was 17 years old.

On Sept. 16, 1909, he married Hilke Janssen, who died in March 1911. They were the parents of one daughter. On March 14, 1912, he married Elise Schlemmer in Monticello.

The couple farmed near Monticello, with the exception of 1916 to 1936 when they farmed in Minnesota. In 1941 they retired, and had lived in the Monticello for the past three years.

He was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran church.

Survivors include his wife, Elise; four daughters, Mrs. Henry (Catherine) Folkers of Scotch Grove, Mrs. Leo (Laura) Ambuehl, Mrs. Nicholas (Iona) Kremer, and Mrs. LaVern (Elaine) Buol, all of Monticello and 32 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by four sons, Henry G., John, Garriet, and Harvey, and five daughters, May Ulferts, Berdina Steuri, Berniece Delaney, Beverly Wolf and Lena Harms.

Pallbearers were Harm Bunting, John Bunting, Carl Wolken, William Wolken, Edward Janssen and John Janssen, Jr.