She is married to Donald Duane Dontje.
They got married on December 2, 1955 at First Cong. Chr., Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 20 years old.
Donald Duane Dontjes oo Mildred Ann Aukes
Marriage sources: Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, 63rd Year, 15 # 32, Dec 1955, Pg. 2, Cols. 3 & 4
[Col. 3]
"Mildred Aukes and Donald Dontje Married Dec. 2
Mildred Ann Aukes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Aukes became the bride of Donald D. Dontje, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dontje Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
The wedding took place at the Fiist Congregational church, Buffalo Center with the Rev. J. D. Engels officiating. ..."
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Child(ren):
Mildred Ann Aukes
Sources: Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, 63rd Year, 15 # 32, Dec 1955, Pg. 2, Cols. 3 & 4
[Col. 3]
"Mildred Aukes and Donald Dontje Married Dec. 2
Mildred Ann Aukes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Aukes became the bride of Donald D. Dontje, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dontje Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
The wedding took place at the Fiist Congregational church, Buffalo Center with the Rev. J. D. Engels officiating. ..."
Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 122 # 50, 11 Dec 2013, pg. 5 col. 3 [Col. 3]
"Raymond Gustav Aukes
Raymond Gustave Aukes, age 89, passed away Tuesday, December 3 2013 at Kossuth Regional Health Center.
Ray was born May 29, 1924 near Buffalo Center, to Reinder (RE) and Anna (Onken) Aukes. He was a lifee-long member of the First Congregatinal Church in Buffalo Center and served on the board of deacons. ... Bay's sister Mildred passed away Thursday morning. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers as well. ..."
Author: Bohn, Richard, Title: "Mildred Aukes Dontje," (Publication location: Madison Twp., Hancock Co., IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: v Dec MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121280258/mildred-dontje
"Photo[graph of stone shared with Donald D. Dontje] added by Merikay
Mildred Aukes Dontje Birth 25 Apr 1935 Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA Death 5 Dec 2013 (aged 78) Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA Burial Madison Township Cemetery Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 121280258
Mildred Dontje, 78, of Forest City died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 10th at the Congregational Church in Forest City with Pastor Joyce Schmidt officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 P.M., Monday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., in Forest City and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Interment will be held in Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City, Iowa.
Online condolences can be left for the family at www.petersenlundfh.com.
Mildred Dontje, the daughter of Reider and Anna (Onken) Aukes was born April 25, 1935 in Buffalo Center, Iowa. She attended school until the 8th grade. She was married to Donald Dontje on December 2, 1955. Together they farmed in rural Buffalo Center until moving to Forest City in 1971. She worked for the Forest City Schools in the cafeteria for a short time and also worked for Waldorf College as the Recreational Room Supervisor, a job she truly enjoyed. Milly loved to shop and spend time with her daughter and her grandchildren. She was a long time member of the Congregational Church in Forest City. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Mildred is survived by her daughter, Debbie Sherman and husband Todd of Lancaster, CA; grandchildren, Sheldon Sherman, Melissa McNulty and husband Erin and Nicole Sherman; sister, Mary (Mohamed) Khowassah of Iowa City, IA and brother, Rollin (Janice) Aukes of Kiester, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Donald, Ervin, Robert, Merle, Loran and Ray Aukes and sisters, Lily (Aukes) Weaver, Maxine (Aukes) Harms and Ruby (Aukes) Hofbauer.
Parents
Photo[graph of a man] Reinder Edward Aukes 1897-1993
Photo[graph of stone shared with R. E. Aukes] Anna Helena Onken Aukes 1900-1974
Spouse
Photo[graph of stone shared with Mildred A. Dontje] Donald Duane Dontje 1930-1999 (m. 1955)
Siblings
Photo[graph of his military-style stone] Donald E. Aukes 1922-2006
Photo[graph of a man] Raymond G. Aukes 1924-2013
Lily M. Aukes Weaver 1926-1959
Photo[graph of stone shared with Burt W. Weaver] Lily M. Aukes Weaver 1926-1959
Photo[graph of stone shared with Leonard Harms [his is pre-need]] Maxine Marcella Aukes Harms 1928-1976
Photo[graph of stone shared with I. Joy Aukes] Merle M. Aukes 1928-1995
Photo[graph of his stone] Robert Arnold Aukes 1929-2007
Photo[graph of military-style stone shared with Doris M. Aukes] Ervin B Aukes 1930-2003
Photo[graph of a man] Loran D. Aukes 1936-2012
Created by: Richard Bohn Added: 5 Dec 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 121280258"
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