Doris Miriam Houston and Frederick Manvil Engleka
FREDERICK MANVIL ENGLEKA was born April 8, 1916 in Newman Grove, Nebraska,4947 and died December 4, 1967 in Clarinda, Page, Iowa.4947 He is buried in Clarinda Cemetery, Page County, Iowa.4947
He married DORIS MIRIAM HOUSTON on February 14, 1940 in Page County, Iowa,4948 daughter of EDA HOSKINS and ROY EDWARD HOUSTON. She was born September 22, 1918 in Nodaway Township, Page, Iowa,2432 and died August 15, 1995 in Clarinda Herald-Journal.4976 She is buried in Clarinda Cemetery, Page County, Iowa.4976
Children of DORIS MIRIAM HOUSTON and FREDERICK MANVIL ENGLEKA:
- Son
- Daughter
- Son
Personal Information
- Frederick Manvil Engleka and Doris Miriam Houston were members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Clarinda, Page, Iowa. 4947, 4976
Doris M. Houston
- graduated from Clarinda High School, Page County, Iowa, 19364976
- was bookkeeper at Opitz Motor Company, Clarinda prior to marriage, worked in the office of Berry Seed Company from 1957-62 and the Page County ASCS office from 1962 until her retirement in 19824976
Frederick M. Engleka
- was a farmer4947
Marriage Announcements and News
Clarinda Herald-Journal, February 19, 19404948
Engleka-Houston
The home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Houston was the scene of a beautiful and impressive wedding Wednesday noon, when their daughter, Doris Miriam, was united in holy matrimony to Frederick Engleka, son of Frederick Engleka, sr., of Neman Grove, Nebr.
Preceding the ceremony Phyllis Jean Kerns sang "I Love You Truly," the accompaniment played by Miss Mildred Heller, who also played Lohengrin's Wedding March. Dr. A. B. Thutt, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Clarinda, led the procession, followed by the groom and his attendant, Claire Gilmore, to one corner of the living room. Georgia Ann Mashr, niece of the room, was the first of the bridal party to descend the stairway, followed by the bride's sister and attendant, Charlene Gilmore, and then the bride on the arm of her father. The single ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Thutt.
The bride was very pretty in a blue silk crepe dress with white accessories. She carried a shower bouquet of pink roses and freesia and wore a coronet of orange blossoms in her hair. Her sister wore a wine colored silk crepe dress with white accessories and a corsage of sweet peas.
Little Georgia Ann wore a dainty ruffled dress of pink silk and carried the ring in a pink rose. The groom and his attendant wore dark suits with a pink carnation in the coat lapel.
The color scheme of pink and white was carried out in the decorations and refreshments. Following the ceremony a reception was held for 35 relatives and friends. A two course luncheon was served by the Misses Nola Schantz, Eva Fisher, Mildred Heller and Mary Anna Hughes. Favors were tiny corsages of sweet peas and ferns.
Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Ruth Brandel, Mrs. Beda Adams and Mrs. Arlen Schmidt, sisters of the groom, Miss Ilean Schmidt, Norma and Nadine Brandel and Shirley Jean and Beverly Schmidt, all of Omaha, Nebr., and Mr. and Mrs. Claire Gilmore and Doris Elaine of Wymore, Nebr.
Mr. and Mrs. Engleka will be at home after March 1st on a farm seven miles northeast of Clarinda.
Obituaries
Clarinda Herald-Journal, December 4, 19674947
Fred Engleka, 51, died suddenly
Frederick M Engleka, 51, died suddenly this Monday morning of a heart attack at his home in Clarinda at 214 West Stuart. He had not been in good health for some time, and had been home two weeks from hospitalization in Omaha.
Mr. Engleka was born on April 8, 1916, at Newman Grove, Neb., the son of Fred W. and Martha Halverson Engleka. He moved to Iowa in 1935 and farmed near Gravity until three years ago, when the family moved to Clarinda. He was a member of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church. When living at Gravity he had been a 4-H leader, a member of the school board and a member of his church board.
He is survived by his wife, the former Doris Houston, daughter of Mrs. Roy Houston of Clarinda; one daughter, Mrs. Huey (Katheryn) Rowen of Sheridan, Mo., two sons, Merle of Des Moines and Roy F. of Clarinda; five granddaughters; eight sisters and a brother, Mrs. Lelia Lutman and Mrs. Adeline Wagelie of Newman Grove, Neb., Mrs Beth Adams of El Monte, Calif; Mrs. Hazel Smith and Mrs. Arlan Schmidt of Omaha, Miss Pauline Engleka of dunning, Neb., Mrs. Kathryine Mascher and Mrs. Ruth Brandel of Phoenix, Carl Muffley of Norfolk, Neb.
Mr. Engleka's mother died when he was a small child. He was reared by an aunt and four cousins with whom he lived are Herman Christensen of Columbus, Neb.; Lawrence Christensen of Kimball, Neb; Chester Larson of Eaton, Colo, and Mrs. Fern Layman of Akron, O.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Westminster United Presbyterian Church. The Rev. D. C. Davis will officiate with interment to be in the Clarinda Cemetery. Williams Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be left at the funeral home or the church.
Since all arrangements have been made for the closing out sale at the Taylor County farm at Gravity, the family has decided to hold it Tuesday as advertised.
Clarinda Herald-Journal, August 16, 19954976
Doris Miriam Engleka
Doris Miriam (Houston) Engleka, 76, daughter of Roy Edward and Edna Hoskins Houston, was born near Clarinda Sept. 22, 1918 and died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1995 at Community Care Center, Clarinda.
She received her elementary education at Jackson Rural School, Nodaway Township, Page County, and graduated from Clarinda High School in 1936.
She was employed as a bookkeeper at Opitz Motor Company, Clarinda, following her graduation until her marriage to Frederick Manvil Engleka on Feb. 14, 1940 at the home of her parents.
They lived on farms near Clarinda, moving to a farm they purchased at Gravity in 1951. They moved to Clarinda in 1964, and her husband died Dec. 4, 1967.
She was employed in the office of Berry Seed Company from 1957-62 and the Page County ASCS office from 1962 until her retirement in 1982, after which she served as secretary of her church for one year.
She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Clarinda.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathryn and Hugh Rowen, Sheridan, Mo.; son, Merle and Jude Engleka, Visalia, Ca.; Roy and Angie Engleka, Creston; eight grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; sister, Charlene Gilmore, Clarinda; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, an infant brother and an infant nephew.
Funeral services will be Friday, Aug. 18 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Clarinda, with Rev. Don Fisher officiating. Visitation will be at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 7-8 p.m.
Burial will be in the Clarinda Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Westminster Presbyterian Church or the Diabetes Fund.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| January 8, 19203852 | Nodaway, Page, Iowa |
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| May 5, 19303139 | Nodaway, Page, Iowa |
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| April 15, 19403854 | Valley, Page, Iowa |
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