Rudolph F. Neumann

Rudolph F. Neumann

• Father: William August Fred. Neumann b. 25 July 1857, d. 29 May 1936
• Mother: Katherine Ruh b. 28 October 1861, d. 5 May 1895

• Rudolph F. Neumann was born on 24 March 1891 in Schleswig, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• He married Elsie Bosma on 2 November 1915.
• Rudolph F. Neumann became a widower at the January 1929 death of his wife Elsie Bosma.
• He married Mina Diefenthäler, daughter of John Diefenthäler and Mary Hartmann, on 14 December 1929 in Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• Mina Diefenthäler and Rudolph F. Neumann appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Rhine Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• The following appeared in a local newspaper: William Neumann, aged 78, passed away at his farm home in the town of Schleswig, on Friday, at 12:15 p.m. after having suffered a stroke on Tuesday, from which he never recovered. The deceased was born in Blankenburg, Germany on July 25, 1857, and came with his parents to Sheboygan on October 26, 1869. Later the Neumann family moved on a farm in the town of Eaton. He was married on November 27, 1888 to Miss Katherine Ruh, and the couple immediately located on a farm in the town of Schleswig. Later they disposed of it and purchased another farm in that township, where the deceased has resided ever since. His wife passed away on May 5, 1895, and in 1896 he was married to Miss Anna Maurer of Chilton, and the couple continued to live on the present farm home. /P/ To this union nine children were born of whom two have preceded their parents in death. He is survived by his wife, the following seven children - Mrs. William (Elizabeth) Happel of near here, Mrs. Edward (Martha) Meinert of the town of Herman, Mrs. Walter (Irma) Junk of the town of Rhine, Mrs. William (Edna) Diefenthaler of here, Rudolph of the town of Rhine, and Oscar and Adolph on the homestead farm in the town of Schleswig; three grandchildren, and one sister residing at Elkhorn. /P/ Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon from the family residence at 1:30 o'clock, and at 2 o'clock services were held at the Bethelehem's Reformed church in Schleswig, with burial being made in the adjoining church cemetery. The Rev. August H. Hammann was in charge of the services.
• Rudolph F. Neumann became a widower at the 7 June 1961 death of his wife Mina Diefenthäler.
• The following appeared on 8 June 1961 in The Sheboygan Press: Mrs. Rudolph F. Neumann, 61, R. 1, New Holstein, died Wednesday evening at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan. She had been a patient there for the last four weeks. /P/ Mrs. Neumann was born Minnie Diefenthaler, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Hartman) Diefenthaler, in the Town of Rhine. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in the Town of Rhine and attended district school there. /P/ She married Rudolph Neumann at Elkhart Lake on Dec. 14, 1929. The couple operated a farm in the Town of Rhine until 1950, when they moved to their present farm in the Town of New Holstein. /P/ Mrs. Neumann was an active member of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Kiel. /P/ Survivors include her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Allen Jeanette Wangemann; two sisters, Mrs. William Schmahl, Route 1, Elkhart Lake, and Mrs. William Storev of Milwaukee; a brother, William Diefenthaler of Appleton; and a granddaughter, Lori Lee. /P/ Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Vernon E. Jaberg, pastor, officiating. /P/ Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel from 3 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday, and at the church from 12 noon until time of services. Burial will be at Eaton Cemetery.
• Rudolph F. Neumann died circa 10 February 1964 in Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, at St. Nicholas Hospital.
• The following appeared in a local newspaper: Rudolph F. Neumann, 72, of R. 1, New Holstein, died Friday morning at St. Nicholas Hospital where he had been a patient since Feb. 3. /P/ Born March 24, 1891, in the Town of Schleswig, he was a son of the late William and Katie Ruh Neumann, attended the Schleswig district school, and married the former Elsie Bosma of the Town of Eden on Nov. 2, 1915. /P/ The couple farmed in the Town of Rhine. /P/ Mrs. Neumann died in January, 1929. On Dec. 14, 1929, Mr. Neumann married the former Minnie Defenthaler [sic] of the Town of Rhine in Kiel. The couple farmed in the Town of Rhine until 1950 when they moved to their present home. She died in June, 1961. /P/ Mr. Neumann was a member of St. Peters United Church of Christ in Kiel. /P/ Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Allen (Jeanette) Wangemann of Sheboygan; two granddaughters; two brothers, Oscar and Adolph of the Town of Schleswig; and four sisters Mr. William Happel and Mrs. William Defenthaler, both of Kiel, Mrs. Walter Jung of rural Plymouth, and Mrs. Edwin Meinnert of rural Sheboygan. /P/ Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peters United Church of Christ in Kiel. The Rev. Vernon E. Jaberg, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Eaton Cemetery. /P/ Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel from 3 p.m. Sunday until 11:30 a.m. Monday, at the church from 12:30 p.m. until the services.

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2010