Effingham County IL Archives Obituaries.....Heiken, Alvina  January 13, 1956
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Dieterich Gazette  January 1956
Mrs. Alvina Gust Goebel Heiken, 91, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, January 13, at 
the St. Anthony Memorial hospital in Effingham. Mrs. Heiken, a daughter of 
Gottlieb and Caroline (Zafke) Gust, was born December 16, 1864, in 
Schneitersmuhl, Germany. When only a few weeks old she was brought to America 
by her parents.They settled in Westville, Indiana. There she received the 
sacrament of Holy Baptism in the Lutheran church. Later the parents moved to 
Montrose, and there, after due instruction in the Word of God, she received 
the right of confirmation at St. Paul's Lutheran church north of Dieterich. On 
April 15, 1885, she was united in marriage with Fred Goebel at St. Paul's 
Lutheran church. This union, which continued for 35 years, was blessed with 
four children. The husband and two of the children, Golda and Walter, preceded 
her in death. On June 5, 1923, Alvina Gust Goebel was united in marriage with 
Henry Heiken moved to Holyrood, Kansas, and made their home there until his 
death on April 27, 1935. A few years later Mrs. Heiken moved to Effingham, to 
live with her daughter, Golda. When her daughter died she made her home with 
her daughter, Mrs. Augusta Isley of Newton and her son Edward Goebel of 
Montrose. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran church and a member of St. 
John's Ladies Aid in Effingham. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Augusta 
Isley of Newton; her son, Edward Goebel of Montrose; one brother, Gottlieb 
Gust of Casey; 8 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral services 
were held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at St. John's Lutheran church in 
Effingham with the pastor, Rev. Zimmerman officiating. Burial was in St. 
Paul's Lutheran cemetery north of Dieterich, with the Bauer funeral home of 
Effingham in charge. Mrs. Heiken is a cousin of Mrs. Minnie Lockwood and Mrs. 
Bertha Fritscher of Dieterich.


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