Marjorie Kuhlmann Wilken

Marjorie Marie Kuhlmann Wilken was born September 22, 1927, the daughter of Gustav L. and Dorothy Fisher Kuhlmann. She died Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the age of 97 years.

Marjorie was born on the family farm in Paradise Township, near Charter Oak, Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. Marjorie attended the rural school near her home through the 5th grade and completed her education at St. John’s Parochial School in Charter Oak. She helped her parents on the farm and worked as a hired girl before her marriage. Marjorie was blessed with four children: Dawn, Diane, Neil and Mark. Marjorie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Denison.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Gustav and Dorothy Kuhlmann; son-in-law, Henry “Butch” Boettger; granddaughter, Melissa Wilken; brothers, Walter, Wilbur and Gustave “Boots” Kuhlmann and sister, Dorothy Brown. Survivors include: daughters, Dawn Boettger and Diane (John) Boettger of Denison; sons, Neil (Kay) Wilken of Schleswig and Mark (Kim) Wilken of Denison; six grandchildren: Michael Boettger, Robert Boettger, Staci Boettger Knoll, David Boettger, Jessica Wilken Lehan and Grant Wilken; 16 great grandchildren: Mohrgan, Trenten, and Makenna Boettger, Marley, Hadley and Finley Boettger, Emily, Anna Groth, August and Hugo Boettger, Ryan, Carley and Owen Lehan, Autumn Helkenn and Ryker Wilken, and London Wilken; brother, Roger Kuhlmann of Monument, CO; and sister-in-law, Patricia Kuhlmann of Orange, CA.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, with Visitation with Family Greeting Friends the hour prior, beginning at 1:00 p.m., all at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. Burial will be held in Morgan Cemetery in Schleswig.