Yuma County CO Archives Photo Tombstone.....Dilka (Dollke), Johannah Henriette 
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Cemetery:           Glendale Cemetery
Name:               Johannah Henriette Dilka (Dollke)

Date Of Photograph: October 2009
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Tombstone of the immigrant mother of the Dilka family.  Unsure why the 
tombstone reads "Dollke" and not "Dilka", as that is what she used when 
alive.  Johannah Henriette Blaumenstein was born May 10, 1831,in Germany and 
died Sep. 9, 1911 in Vernon, Yuma County, Colorado, USA.  She was married to 
John Frederick Dilka (Dollke).  She was the mother of David Dilka 1853 – 1880, 
Fredrick Dilka 1855 – 1870, John Andrew Dilka 1857 – 1931 
Pauline Dilka 1858 – 1914, Jacob Henry Dilka 1862 – 1938. Mary Harriet Dilka 
1863 – 1937, Joseph F Dilka 1867 – 1960, Rosa Ida Dilka 1869 – 1972


Additional Comments:
Obituary - Mrs. Johanna Henriette Dilka, who has lived near Vernon for the 
past 20 years, died at her home, September 9, 1911, aged 80 years, 4 months 
and 9 days. Her death came after an illness of almost a year. She is survived 
by six children. These are Mrs. Frank Scherupp, Mrs. John Brown of Shirley, 
Oklahoma, Mrs. Charles Kible and Jake, Joe and Andrew Dilka. the three sons 
and Mrs. Scherupp and Mrs. Charles Kible are residents of Yuma County.

Wray Gazette, Wray, Colorado, Thursday, September 21, 1911 


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