Franken, Dick, 1914-1985

FRANKEN, ENGELTJES

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/20/2010 at 21:25:22

Dick Franken, 70, of Maurice, died Saturday [June 1] in a hospital in Sioux Center. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center. The Rev. Duane Tinklenberg officiated. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center. Visitation was from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday in the Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center.

Mr. Franken was born Oct. 30, 1914, in rural Maurice. He married Bertha Engeltjes March 6, 1936, in Sioux Center. The couple farmed in the Maurice area. He was a member of the Bethel Christian Reformed Church.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Art and Gerald, both of Maurice, and Dick Jr. of Orange City; two brothers, Alfred of Carmel and James of Sioux Center; two sisters, Mrs. Lewis (Hermina) Wynia and Mrs. Gerrit B. (Elizabeth) Van Mannen, both of Maurice, and nine grandchildren.

Source: Sioux Center News, June 5, 1985.
The same obit appears in the Sioux County Capital, June 6, 1985.

Signatories on a card of thanks in the Sioux Center News, June 19, 1985, include the Art D. and Marlene family, Gerald and Joanne family, and Dick Jr. and Faith family.