ONKEN, Arthur Henry 1923-2018

[ Post Response ] [ Edit Post ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]

ONKEN, Arthur Henry 1923-2018

ONKEN, RADEMACHER, MEDLIN

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 4/16/2024 at 20:12:28

U.S. VETERAN
Died: January 09, 2018
Arthur Henry Onken, age 94, of Osage, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage with Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with military honors at the grave by Osage American Legion Post 278. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home.
Arthur was born December 21, 1923, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Enno J. Onken and Jennie Belle (Rademacher) Onken. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended school in Orchard, Iowa. As a teenager, Arthur worked for Earl and Grace Squier farming and raising turkeys.
He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from September, 1942, to October, 1945. Arthur graduated from Great Lakes Electrical School and was stationed in Pearl Harbor for two years doing submarine battery repair work.
In 1945, he was married to Delores Medlin in Chicago. They had one son, Eugene LeRoy Onken. On February 21, 1948, he married Betty Jean Lezotte in Dubuque, Iowa, in a double ceremony with Edward and Evelyn Squier. They made their home in Osage. Arthur took a three year G.I. Training Course in tractor and truck repair from Cliff Lewis and worked for Chatman Implement.
He also worked for thirty years for L.R. Falk Construction Company until he retired in April, 1981. Arthur liked to camp and was a member of The Happy Sams and Wig Wam Campers Club. He was a member of Osage American Legion Post 278 and of the Disabled American Veterans.
Arthur is survived by his son Gene Onken and girlfriend, Susan Bobus, of Niles, Michigan; three grandchildren, Dawn, Staci and Matthew, and their families of Niles, Michigan, as well as several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is his sister, Donna Onken of Omaha, Nebraska, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty in 2003; his sisters, Martha, Dorothy and Jennie; and brothers, Walter, John, Edward, George, Eno, Keith, Frank and James.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706
SOURCE: Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home website

Mitchell Obituaries Admin maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
WebBBS Admin 4.32 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen

Post Response



Your Name:
E-Mail Address:
Deceased Name:
Surnames:	ONKEN, RADEMACHER, MEDLIN
One Obituary per submission please! Non-Obituaries will be deleted! Please include the source of the Obituary.
If you'd like to include a link to another page with your message, please provide both the URL address and the title of the page:
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
If you'd like to include an image (picture) with your message, please provide the URL address of the image file:
Optional Image URL:
If you'd like to have the option of deleting your post later, please provide a password (CASE SENSITIVE!):
Password:
If you'd like e-mail notification of responses, please check this box:
Post as Admin? Yes No
Admin Password:

Edit Post # 665037

Your Name:
E-Mail Address:
Subject:
Surnames:	ONKEN,RADEMACHER,MEDLIN
Obituary: U.S. VETERAN Died: January 09, 2018 Arthur Henry Onken, age 94, of Osage, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage with Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with military honors at the grave by Osage American Legion Post 278. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home. Arthur was born December 21, 1923, in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Enno J. Onken and Jennie Belle (Rademacher) Onken. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended school in Orchard, Iowa. As a teenager, Arthur worked for Earl and Grace Squier farming and raising turkeys. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from September, 1942, to October, 1945. Arthur graduated from Great Lakes Electrical School and was stationed in Pearl Harbor for two years doing submarine battery repair work. In 1945, he was married to Delores Medlin in Chicago. They had one son, Eugene LeRoy Onken. On February 21, 1948, he married Betty Jean Lezotte in Dubuque, Iowa, in a double ceremony with Edward and Evelyn Squier. They made their home in Osage. Arthur took a three year G.I. Training Course in tractor and truck repair from Cliff Lewis and worked for Chatman Implement. He also worked for thirty years for L.R. Falk Construction Company until he retired in April, 1981. Arthur liked to camp and was a member of The Happy Sams and Wig Wam Campers Club. He was a member of Osage American Legion Post 278 and of the Disabled American Veterans. Arthur is survived by his son Gene Onken and girlfriend, Susan Bobus, of Niles, Michigan; three grandchildren, Dawn, Staci and Matthew, and their families of Niles, Michigan, as well as several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is his sister, Donna Onken of Omaha, Nebraska, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty in 2003; his sisters, Martha, Dorothy and Jennie; and brothers, Walter, John, Edward, George, Eno, Keith, Frank and James. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706 SOURCE: Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home website
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
"Parent" Message:
Post as Admin? Yes No
Admin Password:

[ Post Response ] [ Edit Post ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]