Aberdeen Daily News Saturday, Sep 12, 1914
Mrs. Jens Harken
Mrs. Mabel Harken, widow of Jens Harken, died yesterday afternoon at the family home west of westport. She was ill only three days. Deceased was born in Germany in 1850 and came to South Dakota from Iowa in 1902.
Deceased is survived but her husband and eleven children: Mrs. D. O Moore, Mrs. Amos Peterson, Mrs. Fred Cook, Terrell, Ia.; Mrs. Henry Voss, Mrs. Ralph Grage, Wetonka; Mrs. W. M. Podewils, Hans Harken, Orionville, Minn.; Mrs. W. M. Rohwidder, Aberdeen; John, Fred and Jens Harken, Westport.
~Transcribed by volunteer researcher, Kathy Smith