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Junior Folkers
JUNIOR FOLKERS
Central City
Junior Folkers, 72, of Central City, Iowa, passed away at his home on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, with Pastor and nephew, Travis Williams officiating. Interment to follow at the Cedar Memorial Garden of Tranquility.
Junior was born on Oct. 22, 1949, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was the son of the late Jakie and Ruth (Clausen) Folkers. Junior married the love of his life, Marilyn Allen. He was a veteran in in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Junior was a member of Ducks Unlimited as well as an avid woodworker.
Those left to cherish Junior's memory are his wife, Marilyn of Central City; sister, Claudia of Central City; his daughters, Carrie (Jeremy) Feist of Cedar Rapids, Dawn (Tracy) Folkers of Cedar Rapids and Patti (Randy) LeGrand of Coggon, Iowa; a son, Brandon (Jen) Waterbeck; his grandchildren, Brittany (Michael), Allison, Max, Joselyn, Jacob, Brooke, Blake, Osiris, Heather (Arthur), Anna (Adam) and Tyler; and great-grandson, Bennett;
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son; an infant brother; and his sisters, Maggie and Shirley Mae.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Wounded Warrior Project.
The family would like to thank Dr. Beer and the entire staff at Mercy Hospice.
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