Franken, Gerrit A., 1897-1984

FRANKEN, BRANTSEN, VANROEKEL

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Gerrit A. Franken, 86, Sioux Center, died Sunday [April 29] at a Sioux Center hospital after a short illness. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Reformed Church. The Rev. John Hellinga officiated. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Family visitation was from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Vander Ploeg Chapel.

Mr. Franken was born Oct. 27, 1897, at Sioux Center. He married Nellie Brantsen in March 1918. She died Oct. 5, 1950. He then married Carrie Van Roekel in November 1951.

Survivors include his wife; a half-sister, Mrs. Lewis Wierda, Morris; three half-brothers, Henry and Joe Franken, both of Sioux Center, and Everette Franken, Redlands, Calif.; and a step-brother, E. J. Kosters, Sioux Center.

Source: Sioux Center News, May 9, 1984.