Obit for POPKEN, Jennie (Ennenga) (b.1916 d.2006) Nobles Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Clarke Submitted: September 2006 ========================================================================= Nobles County, MN Jennie Popken, the daughter of Peter and Jennie Moerke Ennenga, was born on February 9, 1916, in Wilmot, SD. In 1920 she moved with her family to a farm near Reading, MN. Jen grew up on the family farm and attended school in Reading, MN and graduated from the Worthington High School in 1934. Jen was united in marriage to Paul Popken on May 2, 1937 at the First Presbyterian church in Reading. After their marriage, they farmed on the Popken family farm in Bloom Twsp., Nobles Co., MN. They continued living on the farm after their retirement in 1977. After Paul's death in June of 1982, Jen remained on the farm until 1990 when she moved to St. Cloud to be near her son. In 2004 she moved to Tucson, AZ to be near her daughter and passed away there at the Plum Tree Care Center on Friday, July 21, 2006 at the age of 90. She enjoyed ballroom dancing and doing seamstress work. Jen was very devoted to her family. Survivors include her two children and their spouses, David and Joanne Popken of St. Cloud, MN and Jeneen and Roy Lubell of Tucson, AZ; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Paul and daughter, Audrey K. Popken. Funeral services at Immanuel American Lutheran Church, rural Fulda, MN at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 with the Rev. Kristi Mitchell officiating. The organist is Roxanne Kremer. Interment at Prairie Hill Cemetery, Fulda, MN. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 AM Wednesday at the Immanuel American Lutheran Church, rural Fulda, MN. The Totzke Funeral Home in Fulda is assisting the family with arrangements.