Mrs. Louisa Polke, wife of John H. Polke, passed away Sunday evening, May 14th, at 10:30 o'clock, at the family home on Elm Street. Mrs. Polke had been ill since 1926. Her age at death was 79 years.
Mrs. Polke was born at Harper, Iowa, on December 25th, 1859. She was united in marriage to John H. Polke October 13, 1882. They moved from DeSoto, Iowa, to a farm in Ashley Township in 1930, and moved into Sauk Centre in 1937.
Besides the bereaved husband, there are four surviving sons and two grandchildren. The sons are: John Polke of DeSoto, Iowa; William Polke, of Adel, Iowa; Clarence Polke, of Norwalk, Iowa; August Polke, of Sauk Centre. The sons and their families, besides other relatives and friends were present at the last sad rites.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Sauk Centre Funeral Chapel at two o'clock. Rev. M. L. Brann, of the Methodist Church, was the pastor. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery.
Sauk Centre Herald, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Thursday, May 18, 1939. page 12
Name: Louisa Polke
Death Date: 14-May-1939
Death Place: Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
Age: 79, Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Keokuk, Iowa
Father's Name: John Benhart[sic]
Mother's Name: Mary Snakenberg
Spouse's Name: John H. Polke
Minnesota Deaths
When she was born, the rural area between Sigourney and Harper was known as German Township. The name was later changed to Plank Township.
Obit from Sauk Centre Herald (1939) gives birthday as December 25, 1859. This is the only documented source of a specific birth date.
Mrs. Polke was born at Harper, Iowa, on December 25th, 1859. She was united in marriage to John H. Polke October 13, 1882. They moved from DeSoto, Iowa, to a farm in Ashley Township in 1930, and moved into Sauk Centre in 1937.
Besides the bereaved husband, there are four surviving sons and two grandchildren. The sons are: John Polke of DeSoto, Iowa; William Polke, of Adel, Iowa; Clarence Polke, of Norwalk, Iowa; August Polke, of Sauk Centre. The sons and their families, besides other relatives and friends were present at the last sad rites.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Sauk Centre Funeral Chapel at two o'clock. Rev. M. L. Brann, of the Methodist Church, was the pastor. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery.
Sauk Centre Herald, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Thursday, May 18, 1939. page 12
Name: Louisa Polke
Death Date: 14-May-1939
Death Place: Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
Age: 79, Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Keokuk, Iowa
Father's Name: John Benhart[sic]
Mother's Name: Mary Snakenberg
Spouse's Name: John H. Polke
Minnesota Deaths
When she was born, the rural area between Sigourney and Harper was known as German Township. The name was later changed to Plank Township.
Obit from Sauk Centre Herald (1939) gives birthday as December 25, 1859. This is the only documented source of a specific birth date.
Mrs. Louisa Polke, wife of John H. Polke, passed away Sunday evening, May 14th, at 10:30 o'clock, at the family home on Elm Street. Mrs. Polke had been ill since 1926. Her age at death was 79 years.
Mrs. Polke was born at Harper, Iowa, on December 25th, 1859. She was united in marriage to John H. Polke October 13, 1882. They moved from DeSoto, Iowa, to a farm in Ashley Township in 1930, and moved into Sauk Centre in 1937.
Besides the bereaved husband, there are four surviving sons and two grandchildren. The sons are: John Polke of DeSoto, Iowa; William Polke, of Adel, Iowa; Clarence Polke, of Norwalk, Iowa; August Polke, of Sauk Centre. The sons and their families, besides other relatives and friends were present at the last sad rites.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Sauk Centre Funeral Chapel at two o'clock. Rev. M. L. Brann, of the Methodist Church, was the pastor. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery.
Sauk Centre Herald, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Thursday, May 18, 1939. page 12
Name: Louisa Polke
Death Date: 14-May-1939
Death Place: Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
Age: 79, Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Keokuk, Iowa
Father's Name: John Benhart[sic]
Mother's Name: Mary Snakenberg
Spouse's Name: John H. Polke
Minnesota Deaths
When she was born, the rural area between Sigourney and Harper was known as German Township. The name was later changed to Plank Township.
Obit from Sauk Centre Herald (1939) gives birthday as December 25, 1859. This is the only documented source of a specific birth date.
Mrs. Polke was born at Harper, Iowa, on December 25th, 1859. She was united in marriage to John H. Polke October 13, 1882. They moved from DeSoto, Iowa, to a farm in Ashley Township in 1930, and moved into Sauk Centre in 1937.
Besides the bereaved husband, there are four surviving sons and two grandchildren. The sons are: John Polke of DeSoto, Iowa; William Polke, of Adel, Iowa; Clarence Polke, of Norwalk, Iowa; August Polke, of Sauk Centre. The sons and their families, besides other relatives and friends were present at the last sad rites.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Sauk Centre Funeral Chapel at two o'clock. Rev. M. L. Brann, of the Methodist Church, was the pastor. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery.
Sauk Centre Herald, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Thursday, May 18, 1939. page 12
Name: Louisa Polke
Death Date: 14-May-1939
Death Place: Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
Age: 79, Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Keokuk, Iowa
Father's Name: John Benhart[sic]
Mother's Name: Mary Snakenberg
Spouse's Name: John H. Polke
Minnesota Deaths
When she was born, the rural area between Sigourney and Harper was known as German Township. The name was later changed to Plank Township.
Obit from Sauk Centre Herald (1939) gives birthday as December 25, 1859. This is the only documented source of a specific birth date.
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Louisa Polke
1859-1939
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