Elsie Bosma

Elsie Bosma

• Elsie Bosma married Rudolph F. Neumann, son of William August Fred. Neumann and Katherine Ruh, on 2 November 1915.
• Elsie Bosma died in January 1929.
• Rudolph F. Neumann became a widower at her death.
• 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: 16 Mar 2010