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Household of Henry Lewis Stecker

He is married to Margaret Sleper.

They got married on June 26, 1935 at Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA, he was 20 years old.

Henry L. Stecker oo Margaret Sleper

Marriage source: Author: Sleper, Jeriene, Title: Sleper/Rippentrop FGS, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: J.S., Publication date: ix June MCMXCVII) for date of marriage = 26 June 1935.

Buffalo Ctr (Iowa) Trib. Vol 111 # 12, 6 June 2002, pg 9 col 1

"Margaret Stecker, 88 ... married Henry L. Stecker on July 26, 1935 in Titonka. ..."
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Child(ren):

  1. Beverly Elaine Stecker  1936-2019 
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Notes about Henry Lewis Stecker

Henry Lewis Stecker

Source: Author: Sleper, Jeriene, Title: Sleper/Rippentrop FGS, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: J.S., Publication date: ix June MCMXCVII)

Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Trib. Vol 111 # 12, 6 June 2002, pg. 9 col. 1

"Margaret Stecker, 88 ... was preceded in death by her parents, her husband on July 3, 1988; ..."

SSDI: "HENRY L STECKER b. 18 Apr 1915 d. 03 Jul 1988 last SS address of record: 50480 (Titonka, Kossuth, IA) Issued: Iowa"

Obituaries, Algona [IA] Upper Des Moines, Vol. 150, # 10, 6 Mar 2014, Pg. A6, Col. 1

"Elida Brandt April 19, 1918 - Feb 24, 2014

TITONKA - Funeral services for Elida Matilda (Stecker) Brandt were held on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. at good Hope Lutheran Church ... Interment followed at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka.

Elida Matilda Brandt was born April 19, 1918, in rural Titonka to Henry Bruno and Ellen (DeBoer) Stecker. ...
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Elida was preceded in death by ... and three brothers: Telko, Henry and Edward. ..."

Author: Powers-Perkins, Romona, Title: "Henry Lewis Stecker," (Publication location: Lk. Sta., IN, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvi Oct MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60653465/henry-lewis-stecker

"Photo[graph of stone shared with Margaret Sleper Stecker] added by ROBBIE DECKER

Henry Lewis Stecker Birth 18 Apr 1915 Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Death 3 Jul 1988 (aged 73) Britt, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Burial Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 60653465

S/O Henry Bruno and Ellen DeBoer Stecker

Family Members
Parents

Henry Bruno Stecker 1883-1946
Ellen DeBoer Stecker 1880-1918

Spouse

Margaret Sleper Stecker 1914-2002 (m. 1935)
Siblings

Martha Katherine Stecker Wibben 1907-1998 (m. 1935)
Telko Claus Stecker 1911-1978
Edward Andrew Stecker 1916-1988
Frerich F. Stecker 1918-1918
Elida Matilda Stecker Brandt 1918-2014

Children

Beverly Elaine Stecker Andersen 1936-2019
Darrel Lemont Stecker 1943-1943

Created by: Romona Powers-Perkins Added: 26 Oct 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 60653465"

Source: Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J., Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Cent Hist of Titonka IA 1898-1998«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd MN, Publisher: Titonka Cent Hist, Publication date: MCMXCVII), pg. 437, Repository: Titonka, IA pub. lib.

[Pg. 437, Col. 2]

HENRY STECKER, JR., son of Bruno and Ellen Stecker, was born April 18, 1915 in Titonka. He attended school in Titonka, and worked at home on the farm. Henry married Margaret Sleper, daughter of John E. and Etta (Rippentrop) Sleper. She taught country school in German Township. Henry and Margaret farmed until 1982, when they moved into Titonka. Henry died July 3, 1988. Henry and Margaret had ten children: Beverly (Mrs. Maurice Anderson) of Ft. Meyers, Florida; Marlys (Mrs. Robert Randick, Jr.) of Lafayette, California; Harlen of Isanti, Minnesota; Bruce of Buffalo, Minnesota; Darrell, who died at four months of age, Lemont of Des Moines, Iowa; Virginia (Mrs. Stan Axtell) of Lasalle, Colorado; Dean of Lacona, Iowa; Jocelyn of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Marg (Mrs. Tom Lichter) of Burt, Iowa. There are twenty grandchildren."
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Birthday April 18, 1915

  • The temperature on April 18, 1915 was between -0.3 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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    • April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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Day of marriage June 26, 1935

  • The temperature on June 26, 1935 was between 17.2 °C and 27.3 °C and averaged 22.1 °C. There was 12.0 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » Benito Mussolini and French Foreign minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement.
    • January 28 » Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
    • February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
    • May 29 » First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
    • December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
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Day of death July 3, 1988

  • The temperature on July 3, 1988 was between 11.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 21.3 mm of rain during 8.4 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
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