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Household of Margaret Sleper

She is married to Henry Lewis Stecker.

They got married on June 26, 1935 at Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA, she was 21 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 Margaret Sleper

Margaret Sleper

Source: Title: 19 Mar 1920 German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA census, repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for age=5y, sob=IA, spelling = Sleeper.

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

Mrs. Sleper writes, 'Margaret Sleper b. 1914; b. Henry L. Stecker 7-26-1935; Henry L. Stecker b. 4-18-1915 Titonka; d. 7-03-1988; bur. Good Hope Luth. Cemetery.'

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

"Margaret Stecker, 88

Funeral services for Margaret Stecker, 88, of Titonka were held Saturday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m. at the Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka. Rev. James Berka officiated. Organist Doris Leech provided the music. Casketbearers were MauriceAndersen, Michael Lichter, Thomas Lichter, John Sleper, John Stecker and Todd Stecker. Interment was in the Good Hope Cemetery at Titonka. Margaret passed away Thursday, May 30, 2002 at the Titonka Care Center.Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Stecker, daughter of John E. and Etta (Rippentrop) Sleper, was born March 6, 1914. She grew up in Titonka and graduated from Titonka High School. She attended Cedar Falls Teachers School and taught country school in GermanTownship before her marriage. She married Henry L. Stecker on July 26, 1935 in Titonka. After their marriage they lived in the Titonka area and farmed until 1982 when they retired and moved into Titonka. She loved spending time withher family and grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening and raising flowers, quilting, crocheting, sewing and ceramics. She was a resident of the Titonka Care Center since December 1993.

Margaret is survived by nine children: Beverly Anderson and her husband, Maurice, of Sarasota, Florida; Marlys Randick and her husband, Robert, of Lafayette, California; Harlen Stecker of Isanti, Minnesota; Bruce Stecker and his wife,Joyce, of Buffalo, Minnesota; Lemont Stecker of Crow Heart, Wyoming; Virginia Axtell and her husband, Stan, of LaSalle, Colorado; Dean Stecker and his wife, Linda, of Indianola; Jocelyn Stecker of Edina, Minnesota; Margaret Lichter andher husband, Tom, of Burt; nineteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters: Edna Balvance of Buffalo Center, Greta Aukes of Woden and Mildred Miller of Britt; one brother, Evert Sleper of Titonka, a brother-in-law, LouisBoomgarden of Illinois; a sister-in-law, Erna Sleper of Titonka; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband on July 3, 1988; a son, Darrell; two grandchildren, Scott Stecker and Heather Lichter; one sister; Anna Boomgarden, and one brother, John Sleper."

Author: Ennen, Annie, Title: Letter to David A. Navorska, (Publication location: Lakota IA, Publisher: ARE, Publication date: iii Feb MCMXCII)

Author: Bolin, Carol, "BOLIN - MEESTER FAMILY TREE," (Publication location: Cedar Fls., IA, Publisher: WoldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xiv Jan MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bolincjb&id=I24013

"... Margaret SLEPER Sex: F Birth: 06 MAR 1914 in Bellevue, Jackson Co., Iowa USA Death: 30 MAY 2002 in Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA, Buried Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA

Father: John Jan E. SLEPER b: 18 JUL 1884 in Mohlenwarf, Kreis Leer, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Germany
Mother: Ettje J. RIPPENTROP b: 10 OCT 1893 in Bellevue, Jackson Co., Iowa USA

Marriage 1 Henry L. STECKER b: 18 APR 1915 in Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA

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    Birthday March 6, 1914

    • The temperature on March 6, 1914 was between 6.0 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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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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    Day of death May 30, 2002

    • The temperature on May 30, 2002 was between 7.7 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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    Day of burial June 1, 2002

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