Lemke, Mrs. Helen (Died 1951)

LEMKE, LEMAACK

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 1/26/2008 at 20:00:28

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
June 1, 1951

RITES FRIDAY FOR
MRS. HELEN LEMKE

Mrs. Helen Dorothy Lemke, 69, died Tuesday at the Sacred Heart hospital, following a fine month illness. Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist Church in LeMars at 1:30 o’clock at the Wiltgen-Luedtke funeral home.

The Rev. H. V. Bartz will officiate and burial will be in the city cemetery of Merrill.

Mrs. Lemke, who came to this country with her parents when she was three weeks old, was born in Germany, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter LeMaack, March 13, 1882.

The family settled near Durant, Iowa, and on Dec. 31, 1903, she married John Lemke at Rock Island, Ill.

They moved to Plymouth county about 35 years ago, where they farmed in Plymouth township until moving to LeMars 19 years ago.

Survivors include three sons, Clarence of Sioux City, Arthur of San Diego, and Earl of Los Angeles; a daughter, Mrs. Fred Utesch of LeMars; five brothers, Hugo and Claus LeMaack of Durant, Ia., Theadora, Henry and Herman of Windom, Minn., and a sister, Mrs. Mollie Pickkron of Rock Island, Ill.; also seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.