Dirksen, Aganetha Krause (1874-1964)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Oct 22 p. 5

Birth date: 1874

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• Mrs. Peter H. Dirksen, one of only four surviving members of the Alexanderwohl group which migrated here from Russia 90 years ago, died Monday at the Memorial Home for Aged, Moundridge, where she had been making her home. Mrs. Dirksen was born in South Russia on Feb. 4, 1874 , and came to Kansas the same year with her parents, Jacob and Anna Pankratz [”sic” the family surname was Krause]. She leaves three daughters, of whom Mrs. Herman P. Schroeder and Mrs. Adolf J. Schroeder live in Newton, four sons, 20 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Memorial Home and the Newton First Mennonite Church, with Rev. Arnold Epp officiating.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Oct 29 p. 5

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• Funeral services for Mrs. Peter H. Dirksen, 90, were held last Thursday afternoon at the Memorial Home for Aged in Moundridge, where she had been residing, and the Newton First Mennonite Church. Mrs. Dirksen, the former Aganetha Krause, died Oct. 19.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Nov 19 p. 11
The Mennonite obituary: 1964 Dec 1 p. 751