Wilke, Mima G. 1892-1959

WILKE, KISOR, ALLISON, GERSDORF, CARPENTER

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Date: 3/11/2013 at 11:17:32

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register; June 29, 1959

MARSHALLTOWN RITES
HELD JUNE 20TH FOR
MRS. CHARLES WILKE

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Wilke, 67, of near Marshalltown, former Grinnell area resident who died June 17 at her home following an illness of several months, were held June 20 at a Marshalltwon funeral home.

Officiating at the services was the Rev. J. Roland Christenson, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church. Burial was in Riverside cemetery near Marshalltown.

Born Mima G. Allison, Feb. 18, 1892, in Deep River, she was the daughter of Marion and Blanche Kisor Allison. She recevied her education and grew to womanhood in that area.

On Sept. 24, 1919, in Grinnell, she married Charles Wilke, and the couple farmed in Poweshiek county until moving to Taylor township in Marshall county in 1930.

Mrs. Wilke was a member of the Trinity Lutheran church, World War 1 Auxiliary, and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Surviving are her husband, and a daughter, Mrs. Otto Gersdorf of Anamosa. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lillian Carpenter of Gloversville, N.Y., (the rest is missing..)