Family Group Record for Ervin Arnold Woker and Louise Luella Abbe




Husband Ervin Arnold Woker [1][2][3][4]

Born:04/02/1923 - Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [1][5][2][3][4]
Christened:
Died:12/02/2013 - Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota [6][4]
Buried:12/05/2013 - Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [6][4] PIC
Father:Alfred Rudolph Woker
Mother:Mathilda Louise Melosine Schroeder
Marriage:06/24/1945 - Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [10][6]

Events and Facts
1. He appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1930 in Lemond, Steele, Minnesota with his parents. [2]
2. He appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1940 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with his parents. [3]
3. He was educated through the 8th grade on 04/01/1940 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [3]
4. He worked as a farm laborer on the home farm on 04/01/1940 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [3]
5. His obituary was published in the Owatonna People's Press on 12/04/2013 in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota. [6] Ervin A Woker

MERIDEN -- Ervin A. Woker, 90, odf Meriden died Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at the Koda Living Community in Owatonna.

He was born April 2, 1923, in Meriden Township the son of Alfred and Tillie (Schroeder) Woker. He graduated from the rural schools and worked for his father on the farm. Ervin married Louise Abbe on June 24, 1945 in Meriden Township at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. After their marriage, they lived in Owatonna for a year and then moved to the family farm. He retired from farming in 1988 and they continued to live on the farm.

Mr. Woker was on the school board of Dist. 2116 for many years and served as treasurer for Meriden Township for 14 years. He was a life-long member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and served on the church council, ushered and worked on various committees in the church. He enjoyed family activities, playing his accordian, playing cards and visiting with friends.

He is survived by his wife Louise; children Phyllis Harper, Coon Rapids, Daryl (Sandra) Woker, Lakeville, David Woker, Owatonna, Janice Tollefson, Springfield, Minn., Corine (Thomas Zangel, Mankato, Kristine (Ben Drafall, Geneva, Ill.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Helen Fritze and an infant brother.

Visitation will be at Michaelson Funeral Home, Owatonna on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Meriden Township with a visitation one hour prior. The Rev. Kenneth Bowman will be officiating. Internment will be in the St. Paul's Cemetery in Meriden Township.


Wife Louise Luella Abbe [7][8][9]

Born:03/23/1926 - Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [7][8][9]
Christened:
Died:01/06/2015 - Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota [9]
Buried:01/10/2015 - Meriden, Steele, Minnesota [9]
Father:Alvin Henry Martin Abbe [9]
Mother:Elsie Alma Amelia Beier [9]

Events and Facts
1. She appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1930 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her parents. [7]
2. She appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1940 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota with her parents. [8]
3. She was educated through the 8th grade on 04/01/1940 in Meriden, Steele, Minnesota . [8]

Children

1 F Phyllis Jeanne Woker
Born:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota
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Died:
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2 M Daryl Ervin Woker
Born:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota
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3 M David Keith Woker
Born:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota
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4 F Janice Lynn Woker
Born:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota
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5 F Corinne Elizabeth Woker
Born:Meriden, Steele, Minnesota
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6 F Kristine Susan Woker
Born:Meriden, Steele, Minnesota
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Sources

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," Ervin Arnold Woker; database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch : n.d. (http://www.FamilySearch.org/ : accessed 12/08/2013) [Surety: 3].
2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1930 United States Federal Census, ED 74-9, Lemond, Steele, MN, sheet 3B, dwelling 53, family 53, line 53, Wooker, Erwin; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2002 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 10/17/2012); citing Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T626 (2667 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1131, image 756 [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1940 United States Federal Census, ED 74-12, Meriden, Steele, MN, page 7A, household 126, line 30, Woker, Ervin A; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 10/17/2012); citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T627 (4643 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1962 [Surety: 3].
4. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Ervin A. Woker (#121183853); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 12/08/2013) [Surety: 2].
5. Minnesota Historical Society, "PeopleFinder," Steele County birth certificate 1923-33957; database, Minnesota Historical Society, MNHS.org Research : n.d. (http://www.mnhs.org/research : accessed 08/03/2015) [Surety: 3].
6. Minnesota, Owatonna, Owatonna People's Press, "Obituary -- Ervin A. Woker," 12/04/2013, page 5A, col. 5-6 [Surety: 3].
7. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1930 United States Federal Census, ED 74-11, Meriden, Steele, MN, sheet 8A, dwelling 150, family 156, line 16, Abbe, Louise L; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2002 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/20/2015); citing Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T626 (2667 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1131, image 797 [Surety: 3].
8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1940 United States Federal Census, ED 74-12, Meriden, Steele, MN, sheet 6B, household 113, line 57, Abbe, Louise; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/21/2015); citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T627 (4643 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1962 [Surety: 3].
9. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Steele County certificate 2015-000705, Louise Luella Woker; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2001 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 10/23/2024); citing State of Minnesota, /Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
10. Personal knowledge of Ervin Arnold Woker [Surety: 3].


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