Person:Howard Folk (1)

m. 25 Oct 1892
  1. Howard Nelson Folk1894 - 1984
  2. Mildred Folk1896 - 1931
  3. Edith Edna Folk1898 - 1988
  4. John Barrett Folk, twin1900 - 1995
  5. Georgia E Folk, twin1900 - 1971
  6. Alta Lenora Folk1904 - 1978
  7. Sylvia Folk1906 - 1999
m. 1923
  1. Glenn Albert Folk1923 - 2004
  2. Carl Nelson Folk1925 - 2003
m. 26 Mar 1948
Facts and Events
Name[1] Howard Nelson Folk
Gender Male
Birth[2][1] 2 Jan 1894 Lakeville, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Physical Description[1] Jun 1917 St. Joseph, Indiana, United Statestall height, medium build, blue eyes and light brown hair. He is single and a farmer for his father
Marriage 1923 St. Joseph Co., Indiana, United Statesto Beulah Mangus
Occupation[5] 1930 Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana, United Statesa farmer
Other 23 Apr 1930 Liberty twp., St. Joseph Co., Indiana, United StatesCensus1930
with Beulah Mangus
Residence[6] 23 Apr 1942 Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Physical Description[6] 1942 St. Joseph, Indiana, United Statesheight 6' and weight 190 lbs. with gray eyes and gray hair with a light complexion. He lists his son Glen as his contact person
Marriage 26 Mar 1948 Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United Statesto Edith L Watkins
Soc Sec No[3] 1955 Indiana, United States304-40-4367
Residence[3] 1984 Granger, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death[3][4] 1 Feb 1984 South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United StatesRidgedale Nursing Home
Obituary[7] 1 Feb 1984 South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United StatesObituary
Obituary[8] 2 Feb 1984 South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United StatesObituary2
Burial[8] 4 Feb 1984 North Liberty, St. Joseph, Indiana, United StatesWestlawn Cemetery
Reference Number? 58588

obituary 1

Howard Nelson Folk, 90, of Ridgedale Nursing Home, died at Fort AM today in Memorial hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a retired farmer. Born on January 2, 1894, in North Liberty, he lived in the North Liberty area most of his life. On October 6, 1921, he married Beulah Mangus, who died in September 1940. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Davis of Lakeville; three sons, Glenn A. of South Bend, Carl N. of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Robert E. Folk of Granger; 19 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Michael of Atlanta, Georgia, and Mrs. Sylvia Wilmer of Indianapolis; and a brother, John Folk of Williamsport, Indiana. Services will be conducted at 11 AM Saturday at North Liberty United Methodist Church, with Rev. Gaylord Saltzgaber, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM Friday at the Guisinger Colonial Chapel, and from 10 AM until the 11 AM Saturday at the church. A Masonic memorial service is scheduled at 7:30 PM Friday in the funeral home. He served with the Navy during World War I, and was a member of the Menominee Barracks 841 Veterans of World War I, American Legion Post 365 of North Liberty, Liberty lounge 266 F. & AM and Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend; and he was a 50 year member of the church. S12 --Kristy 14:46, 27 October 2008 (EDT)

obituary 2

Folk -- Services for Howard Nelson Folk, 90, Of the Ridgedale Nursing Home, who died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, will be at 11 AM Saturday in the North Liberty United Methodist Church. Rev. Gaylord Saltzgaber, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery, North Liberty. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 and 9 PM Friday in the Guisinger Colonial Chapel, and from 7 to 8:11 AM Saturday in the church. A Masonic memorial service will be conducted at 7:30 PM Friday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the North Liberty United Methodist Church Building Fund. S13 --Kristy 14:32, 27 October 2008 (EDT)

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancesty.com, Record Type: microfilmed WWI draft registration cards.
  2. United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    ED#100; page 8; sheet: 1A; ancestry image 1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
  4. Obituary. (further information available upon request).
  5. United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    ED#71-63; sheet 13B; ancestry image: 26.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Ancesty.com, Record Type: microfilmed draft registration cards. (1930).
  7. South Bend Tribune Electronic Edition, Url: http://www.southbendtribune.com
    page 18.
  8. 8.0 8.1 South Bend Tribune Electronic Edition, Url: http://www.southbendtribune.com
    page 36.