He is born as Berend Dirks Aukes 1889 - 1970
Contributor: CMF (49787971)
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Funeral services were held on Thursday, Dec. 31, 1970 at the Reformed Church Fellowship Hall at 1 p.m. and at 1:30 p.m. at the Church. Rev. Gideon Wolbrink was officiating clergyman. Music was given by Mrs. Robert Valentine and Mrs. Douglas Geerdes who sang two duet numbers. Miss Marcella Neessen was organist. Flower attendants were Mrs. Carl Heinrich and Mrs. I. J. Harms. Pall bearers were Clarence Aukes, Harold Aukes, Roger Aukes, Gary Kuper, Vernon Kuper and Mark ?. Interment was made in the Reformed Church cemetery.

Benjamin Harrison Aukes was born Feb. 5, 1889 north of Wellsburg, Iowa, the son of Dirk E. Aukes and Maria Sents. He grew up in this area and later farmed.

He was united in marriage to Flora Kuper on Feb. 15, 1913 at the home of her parents northwest of Wellsburg. They farmed north of Wellsburg until 19?? when they retired and moved to Wellsburg. Mrs. Aukes passed away on May 30, 1970.

He was a faithful member of the Wellsburg Reformed Church. On June 17, 1951 he was received as a member of the Reformed Church by letter of transfer from the Pleasant Valley Evangelical United Brethren Church.

On Dec. 29, 1970 he passed away at the Maple Manor Nursing Home at Aplington at the age of 81 years, 10 months and 24 days. He was confined to the Nursing Home since August of 19??.

Mr. Aukes leaves to mourn his passing five children, (Marian) Mrs. Jerry Kuper of Osage; Harm Aukes of Wellsburg; (Lorene) Mrs. Ray Evert of St. Cloud, Minn.; (Lois), Mrs. Lee Bakker of Wellsburg; (Iva Mae), Mrs. Charles Terry of Wichita, Kans. He is also survived by 23 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, 4 sisters, 7 brothers, 1 granddaughter and 3 great-grandchildren.
--The Grundy Register/Wellsburg Herald (Grundy Center, Iowa), 7 January 1971, pg 7
--http://iagenweb.org/boards/grundy/obituaries/index.cgi?read=506567

From FAG Contributor: KDB
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1900 US Census: German, Grundy, Iowa
Dirk E Aukes 50 born Hykt 1849 Germany
Maria Aukes 49 born October 1850 Germany
Reinder Aukes 20 born December 1879 Iowa
Siemen Aukes 18 born January 1882 Iowa
Grietje Aukes 16 born May 1884 Iowa
John Aukes 14 born October 1885 Iowa
Maria Aukes 13 born September 1886 Iowa
Benjamin H Aukes 11 born February 1889 Iowa
Helmuth Aukes 9 born September 1890 Iowa
Margaretha Aukes 8 born May 1892 Iowa
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1930 US Census: German, Grundy, Iowa
Benjamin Aukes 41 born abt 1889 Iowa
Flora Aukes 36 born abt 1894 Iowa
Marian Aukes 16 born abt 1914 Iowa
Harm Aukes 13 born abt 1917 Iowa
Lorena Aukes 9 born abt 1921 Iowa
Lois Aukes 4 born abt 1926 Iowa
Iva Mae Aukes 4/12 born abt 1930 Iowa
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Social Security Death Index:
Name: Benjamin Aukes
SSN:
Last Residence: 50680 Wellsburg, Grundy, Iowa, United States of America
Born: 5 Feb 1889
Died: Dec 1970
State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951)