Lucken, Elizabeth 1833-1906

LUCKEN, WILKE

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Date: 11/26/2019 at 12:53:46

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
July 13, 1906

DEATH OF MRS. LUCKEN.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lucken died at her home on Fulton street in this city on Tuesday night at nine o’clock after a ten days illness. Her death was due to heart trouble.

She was born in Hanover, Germany, on September 14, 1833, and when a young girl came to the United States with her parents who settle in Cincinnati. Later they moved to Guttenburg, Iowa, and in 1850 at that place she was united in marriage with Bernhard Lucken, who departed this life fiver years ago. The Luckens came to Plymouth county in 1873 and settled on a farm in Lincoln township where they lived for ten years when they moved to LeMars to make their home and lived here since.

Mrs. Lucken is survived by six children, a daughter and five sons. They are Mrs. Bernhard Wilke, of LeMars; John Lucken, of Washington township; Bernard, of Goodale; Joseph of Sibley; William of Doon; August, of Woodstock. She also leaves twenty-three grandchildren and one great grandchild.

The funeral was held on Thursday morning at St. Joseph’s church and was largely attended by relatives and friends of the dead woman, who during her long and useful life was held in the highest regard and esteem for her good heart and mind.