Canon William Fredric WILKENS [Bill]

1921 - 2018  (96 years)

• Name	William Fredric WILKENS
  Prefix	Canon
  Known As	Bill
  Birth	15 Sep 1921	Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Accountant, Anglican minister and canon  [3]
  Death	13 Jun 2018	Atawhai, Nelson, New Zealand   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	15 Sep 2018	Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I5651	NZ Genealogy Project | KORTE Descendant
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Carl Friedrich Augustus WILKENS [Charles Frederick Augustus],   b. 16 Jul 1881, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand d. 11 Mar 1950, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Rosalena Violet Margaretha BENSEMANN [Rose and Rosie],   b. 16 Oct 1881, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand d. 05 Sep 1959, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	08 Jan 1906	Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand   [1, 8]
  Family ID	F1889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Valerie Bruce GRAVIT [Val],   b. 07 Apr 1926, Murchison, Nelson, New Zealand d. 12 Feb 2008, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1952	Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Mark Justin WILKENS,   b. 20 Oct 1959, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand d. 01 Aug 2015, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 55 years)   4. Living
  Family ID	F1948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Sep 1921 - Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand Marriage - 13 Sep 1952 - Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand Death - 13 Jun 2018 - Atawhai, Nelson, New Zealand Burial - 15 Sep 2018 - Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Frederick William WILKENS

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - William F and Valerie B WILKENS In loving memory of Valerie Bruce Wilkens QSM, 7.4.1926 - 12.2.2008; beloved wife of Canon William Fredric Wilkens, 15.9.1921 - 13.6.2018; Partners in Ministry; Loving parents of Rosemary, Stephen, Mark and Jennifer. Plot: Cremation Block Plot 005_A

  
  

• Sources

  [S139] Hugh Drogemuller, Canada, Descendents of Fred BENSEMANN and Johanna KORTE, (GEDCOM 2004). [S1460] Jenny Wilkens, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Bensemann Family Tree - Jenny Wilkens, (Ancestry.com). [S101] Franklin Jefferson, Palmerston North, NZ, Korte Family by Franklin Jefferson, (Franklin Jefferson, Palmerston North, 17 June 2004.). [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S157] Nelson City Council, Nelson City Council Cemeteries Database, none. [S9] Death Notice. WILKENS, William Fredric (Canon Bill): Beloved husband. father. grandfather, priest, wise counselor and friend. Peacefully at home n Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in his 97th year. Beloved husband of the late Valerie (Val); loved and respected father and father-in-law of Rosemary and David Wright. Stephen, Mark (dec) and Kathy, and Jenny. Proud granddad of Tim and Niki, Jo, Sally, Kate. Michael and Lee. and Eli; delighted great-grandfather of Amelia and Sebastian. In lieu of flowers, donations to Nelson Tasman Hospice, PO Box 283, Nelson. would be greatly appreciated. The service to celebrate Bill's long life and devoted ministry will be held at Christ Church Cathedral. Trafalgar Square, Nelson, on Tuesday. June 19 at 2.00pm. - Published in The Press on 16 June 2018 [S9] Death Notice. [S101] Franklin Jefferson, Palmerston North, NZ, Korte Family by Franklin Jefferson, (Franklin Jefferson, Palmerston North, 17 June 2004.). Married: 08 Jan 1906 in St Peter's Church, Upper Moutere, Nelson, NZ