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Personal data Grietje (Grietje "Grace") "Grace" Meinders 


Household of Grietje (Grietje "Grace") "Grace" Meinders

She is married to Aalderk (Alerk) Folkerts.

They got married on October 27, 1921 at German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Chr.), she was 31 years old.

Alerk "Ole" Folkerts oo Grace Meinders

Marriage sources: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Trib., Vol. 119, # 30, 29 Sept 2010, Pg. 6, Col. 1

"Anna Heyer, 88 ... Anna Heyer was born August 6, 1922 on a farm outside of Buffalo Center to Ole and Grace (Meinders) Folkerts. ...
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Child(ren):

  1. Anna Folkerts  1922-2010 
  2. Menno Folkerts  1923-1994 


Notes about Grietje (Grietje "Grace") "Grace" Meinders

Grietje "Grace" Meinders

Sources: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Trib., Vol. 119, # 30, 29 Sept 2010, Pg. 6, Col. 1

"Anna Heyer, 88 ... Anna Heyer was born August 6, 1922 on a farm outside of Buffalo Center to Ole and Grace (Meinders) Folkerts. ...
..."

Author: Decker, Robbie; Title: "Grace Folkerts," (Publication site: Titonka, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvi Sept MMXI)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53753815/ole-folkerts

"Photo [Grace's stone] added by Robbie Decker

Grace Folkerts Birth 1889 Death 1963 (aged 73'9674) Burial Ramsey Reformed Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 77124018

Flowers Left by Klaas-Dieter Voß on 5 Sep 2013

Created by: Robbie Decker Added: 26 Sep 2011 Find A Grave Memorial 77124018"

Chiseled on the stone: "MOTHER GRACE FOLKERTS 1889 - 1963 RUHE SANFT"

Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg; Title: «u»Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa«/u» Teil I, (Publication site: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII), no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Ole FOLKERTS
* 8 February 1879 , Ostfriesland
> 1891 Grundy Co., IA, >> 1902 Kossuth Co., IA >> Winnebago Co., IA near Buffalo Center, IA, >> southwest of the Ramsey Reformed Church
+ 10 June 1942 German Valley, IA
# Ramsey Reform. Church cem. north of German Valley, IA
oo 27 Oct 1921 Ramsey Reformed church
Grace MEINDERS
* 28 November 1889 , Ostfriesland
+ 12 February 1963 German Valley, IA
# 14 February 1963 Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA

[Ole Folkerts obituary to the left of Grace Folkerts obituary]

"Obituary Of Mrs. Grace Folkerts

Mrs Grace Folkerts, nee Meinders, was born in Germany on November 28, 1889. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith in Germany. She came to this country as a young woman and made her home near Buffalo Center.

On October 27, 1921, she was united in holy matrimony to Ole Folkerts at the Ramsey Reformed Church. To this union four children were born. She was a communicant member of the Ramsey Reformed Church. They lived in the Titonka area on various farms. She passed away at her home in German Valley early Tuesday morning, February 12, 1963. She attained the age of 73 years, 2 month, and 15 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, by her husband in 1942, one brother, and one daughter, Aleta, in 1960. She leaves to mourn three children: Anna (Mrs William Heyer) of Buffalo Center; Menno of Thompson; and Henry of Britt; 13 gandchildren; three brothers, one sister, and three half-sisters, all in Germany. Besides these there are other relatives and friends.

She was buried from the Ramsey Reformed Church on February 14, 1963, with the Rev John E. Janssen officiating. Interment was in the Ramsey Reformed Cemetery."

[another newspaper clipping]

"Funeral Services Today For Mrs. Grace Folkerts

Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, February 14, for Mrs Grace Folkerts, 73, who passed away Tuesday, February 12. Services will be held at the Ramsey Reformed Church with Rev. John Janssen officiating.

Casket attendants are John R. Harms, Harm Kettwick, Donald Wubben, Carl L. Krause, Edward J. Sonnenberg and Ben Siehlmann. Interment will be in the Ramsey Reformed Cemetery. Blake Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements."

Author: Voß, Klaas-Dieter; Title: «u»Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Ditzumerverlaat (1853 - 1900)«/u» Band LIII, (Publication site: Aurich, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Upstalsboom - Gesellschaft, Publication date: MCMXCIX), Seite 185, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of Am., Mendota Hts., MN, with holdings at MN Gen. Soc. lib., Mendota Hts., MN

[Seite 185]

"944. Meinders, Hinderk Teijen 949, Fischer zu DV, * 18.7.1861 DV, ~ 24.8, k 6.4.1879, + 8.8.1899 (16.00) Dv, # 12., -G:630-, oo 6.5.1888 Dv. Grietje Goßelaar 465, * 20.7.1871 (17.00) Bh, ~ 18.12., k 4.5.1888

[1] Teye Hinderk Meinders * 21.11.1888 Dv, ~ 3.2.1889
[2] Grietje Meinders * 28.11.1889 Dv, ~ 14.1.1890 [Anna's & Menno's mother]
...
[6] Stientje Meinders * 8.3.1899 Dv, ~ 9.4."

another obituary for Grace, provenance unknown:

"Grace Folkerts Dies, Titonka; Rites Today

Grace Folkerts, 73, well-known resident, died Tuesday at her home there.

Funeral services for Mrs Folkerts will be held today (Thursday) at 1:30 p.m. in the Ramsey Reformed church, with Rev. John Janssen officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery and Blake Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers will be John R. Harms, Ben Siehlmann, Karl Kraase, Dan Wuybben, Harm Kettwick and Edward Sonnenberg.

Born in Germany Nov. 28, 1889, Grace Meinders was the daughter of Henry and Grace Meinders. She was married Oct. 27, 1921 at Buffalo Center to Ole Folkerts and they lived at Buffalo Center until she moved to Titonka 20 years ago.

She is survived by three children, Mrs. William Hyer, Buffalo Center, Menno Folkerts, Thompson, and Henry Folkerts, Britt; 13 grandchildren and a sister and three brothers in Germany. She was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter."
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Grietje Meinders

Grietje Meinders
1889-1963

1921

Aalderk (Alerk) Folkerts
1879-1942

Anna Folkerts
1922-2010
Menno Folkerts
1923-1994

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Birthday November 28, 1889

  • The temperature on November 28, 1889 was about 2.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
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Christening day January 14, 1890

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Day of marriage October 27, 1921

  • The temperature on October 27, 1921 was between 8.1 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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Day of death February 12, 1963

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