Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens.
She was born Dec. 18, 1908 in Antrim, Minn., the daughter of Dirk and Pauline Karau Balk.
Her husband, Harold Yonke, whom she married Feb. 16, 1927, died March 16, 1961.
She was a dry cleaning finisher, employed at various firms in the Kankakee area.
Surviving are one sister, Ida Absher of Clifton; and many nieces and nephews.
Deceased are two infant children, Donald and Karen; and four brothers, Eric, Harry, Louis and Edwin Balk.
She enjoyed crafts.
Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens.
She was born Dec. 18, 1908 in Antrim, Minn., the daughter of Dirk and Pauline Karau Balk.
Her husband, Harold Yonke, whom she married Feb. 16, 1927, died March 16, 1961.
She was a dry cleaning finisher, employed at various firms in the Kankakee area.
Surviving are one sister, Ida Absher of Clifton; and many nieces and nephews.
Deceased are two infant children, Donald and Karen; and four brothers, Eric, Harry, Louis and Edwin Balk.
She enjoyed crafts.
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