Dorothea Marie Bremer
1843 - 1936 (92 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Dorothea Marie Bremer was born on 19 Oct 1843 in Germany; died on 7 Mar 1936 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92038551/dorothea-marie-riemannFamily/Spouse: Friedrich William Riemann. Friedrich was born on 22 Oct 1833 in Prussia; died on 7 Jul 1896; was buried in Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Anna Mary Riemann
was born on 22 Jun 1867 in Iowa; died on 17 Nov 1958; was buried in Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. - 3. Mary Elizabeth Rieman was born on 9 Aug 1877 in Iowa; died on 18 May 1980 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried on 19 May 1980 in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.
- 2. Anna Mary Riemann
Generation: 2
2. Anna Mary Riemann (1.Dorothea1) was born on 22 Jun 1867 in Iowa; died on 17 Nov 1958; was buried in Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20584450/anna-mary-wunnenbergFamily/Spouse: Frederick Chris Wunnenberg. Frederick was born on 17 Feb 1862 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 28 Feb 1941 in Latty Church Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Minnie Clara Wunnenberg was born on 14 Oct 1898 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 30 Oct 1972 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 4. Minnie Clara Wunnenberg
3. Mary Elizabeth Rieman (1.Dorothea1) was born on 9 Aug 1877 in Iowa; died on 18 May 1980 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried on 19 May 1980 in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Notes:
Mary Schmeiser
Wapello, Iowa – Services for Mary Elizabeth Schmeiser, 102, of McAllen, Texas, formerly of Wapello, will be 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church, Wapello. Burial will be in Wapello Cemetery.
Memorial may be made to the church.
Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Schmeiser died Sunday in McAllen.
Mary Riemann married Joseph Schmeiser in 1901 near Kingston, Iowa. He died in 1940.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Wapello Friendly Neighbors Club.
Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Mearl (Vera) Melson, San Juan, Texas, and Mrs. Clayton (Alice) Robertson, McAllen; a son, Orval, Wapello; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.
Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Thursday, 22 May 1980, page 6.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7390440/mary-elizabeth-schmeiserMary married Joseph Schmeiser on 10 Apr 1901 in Kingston, Des Moines County, Iowa. Joseph was born on 10 Feb 1876 in Franklin Mills, Des Moines County, iowa; died on 9 Nov 1940 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Alice Lucille Schmeiser was born on 28 Jun 1913 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 May 1997 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas.
- 5. Alice Lucille Schmeiser
Generation: 3
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Minnie Clara Wunnenberg (2.Anna2, 1.Dorothea1) was born on 14 Oct 1898 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 30 Oct 1972 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 30 October 1972.
Minnie C. McKoewn, 74, Darien, Wis., died at 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Wis.
She was born Oct. 14, 1898, in Sperry, the daughter of Fred and Anna Reihman Wunnenberg. She married Chester A. McKeown in Sperry in January, 1920. She was of the Lutheran faith.
Surviving: Two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hedges, Sharon, Wis., and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Mediapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Anderson, Sperry, and Mrs. Mary May Ruschill, Burlington; three brothers, Vernon, Ralph and Alfred Wunnenberg, all of Burlington; four grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, Prugh's chapel, Rev. W.O. Talley; Kossuth cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Gideon Memorial Bible fund.
Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin. 30 October 1972.
Mrs. Minnie McKeown.
Darien - Mrs. Minnie C. McKeown, 74, a resident here since 1952, died early today in Beloit Memorial Hospital shortly after admittance after a brief illness at home.
The former Minnie Wunnenberg was born Oct. 14, 1989, at Sperry, Iowa, and was married there in 1920 to Chester A. McKeown. They lived in Mediapolis, Iowa, and in New Mexico, and Mrs. McKoewn came to Darien after the death of her husband in New Mexico in 1952.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hedges, Sharon, and Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Mediapolis; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters and four brothers, all in Iowa.
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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115335338/minnie-clara-mckeown
Carthwright Addition, Lot 086Minnie married Chester Alan McKeown on 14 Jan 1920 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa. Chester (son of John Love McKeown and Sarah A. Shields) was born on 9 Nov 1898 in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma; died on 25 Nov 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 28 Nov 1952 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Evelyn Grace McKeown was born on 1 Dec 1920 in Newport Township, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 23 Feb 2014 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 7. Lucille Irene McKeown was born on 19 Mar 1922 in Iowa; died on 30 Mar 2013 in Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin; was buried in Darien Cemetery, Darien, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
- 6. Evelyn Grace McKeown
5. Alice Lucille Schmeiser (3.Mary2, 1.Dorothea1) was born on 28 Jun 1913 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 May 1997 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas. Notes:
McAllen – Funeral services for Alice Robertson, who died Monday, May 19, 1997, at her home in McAllen, are pending with Kreidler Funeral Home of McAllen.
The Monitor, McAllen, Texas. Tuesday, 20 May 1997.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125815216/alice-lucille-robertsonAlice married Clayton Phillip Robertson on 8 Jun 1938 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. Clayton (son of John Plake Robertson and Lena Mabel Baird) was born on 12 Apr 1911 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 2 Mar 2004 in Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Valley Memorial Gardens, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
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Evelyn Grace McKeown (4.Minnie3, 2.Anna2, 1.Dorothea1) was born on 1 Dec 1920 in Newport Township, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 23 Feb 2014 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 25 February 2014.
Evelyn Grace Thompson, 93, of Burlington died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born Dec. 1, 1920, at home near Newport, she was the daughter of Chester Alan and Minnie Clara Wunnenberg McKeown. On Jan. 1, 1941, she married Kenneth "Ken" Thompson in Northfield, and he died Sept. 30, 2003.
Mrs. Thompson and her husband farmed and raised their family in Northfield. They sold the farm and traveled and volunteered with group homes for youth in Iowa and Texas.
She graduated in Mediapolis High School and Burlington Business College, was a member of First United Presbyterian Church in Mediapolis and attended Heritage Baptist Church in Burlington. She was a member of several Bible study groups.
Survivors include one son, Lee Thompson of Burlington; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and two nieces.
Besides her husband, she was precede in death by one son and one sister.
The funeral for Mrs. Thompson will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis, with the Rev. Deb Kinney officiating, and family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. before the service. Burial will be in Kossuth Cemetery, rural Mediapolis, and a lunch gathering will follow at Apron Strings in Mediapolis.
A memorial has been established for Mediapolis Public Library.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125537421/evelyn-grace-thompson
Mehaffy Section S, Lot 088Evelyn married Robert Kenneth Thompson on 1 Jan 1941 in Northfield, Des Moines County, Iowa. Robert (son of Robert Knox Thompson and Blanche Verona Baird) was born on 22 Sep 1917 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 30 Sep 2003 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Alan Thompson was born on 7 Aug 1943 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 3 Dec 2012 in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansa; was buried in Cogbill Cemetery, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas.
- 8. Alan Thompson
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Lucille Irene McKeown (4.Minnie3, 2.Anna2, 1.Dorothea1) was born on 19 Mar 1922 in Iowa; died on 30 Mar 2013 in Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin; was buried in Darien Cemetery, Darien, Walworth County, Wisconsin. Notes:
Lucille McKeown returned from Iowa City Monday. She fell at school a few days ago and broke a bone in her limb. She has it in a cast and gets about on crutches.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa. Friday, 9 May 1930
Brockly, Lucille Irene
March 19, 1922-March 31, 2013
Dousman, WI – Lucille Irene Brockly passed away March 31, 2013 at the Masonic Health Care Center in Dousman, WI. She was a resident at the Masonic Village on the Square, Dousman, since June 2006. Lucille was born on March 19, 1922 to Chester and Minnie (Wunnenberg) McKeown in Yarmouth, IA. She married Donald R. Hedges on Oct. 9, 1943 in Bloomington, IN. Together they ran the D&L Drive-In in Darien, WI from 1953 to 1966. They divorced in 1979. In 1983 she married Frank (Joe) Brockly of rural Beloit, WI. Lucille got her private pilot’s license late in life and really loved flying. She also enjoyed “hanger talk” with other pilots at her retirement home. She encouraged all she met to decide what you want in life and got for it, or as she would say “Do it, do it!”
Lucille is survived by her sister, Evelyn Thompson of Burlington, IA.; daughters, Linda Hedges of Madison WI, and Edna Hiltner, son-in-law Bill Hiltner of Shorewood, WI; grandchildren, John Ehringer, Rhys Hiltner and Elsa Hiltner; grandson-in-law, Carl Shook Great-grandson, Alonzo Shook, and a nephew, Lee Thompson. She was preceded in death by Don, Joe, and nephew, Alan Thompson.
A celebration of Lucille’s life will be held at the Masonic Village on the Square, Dousman, WI, on Friday, April 5, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. Private burial service at Darien Cemetery.
Lucille’s family requests that in lieu of other expression of sympathy that you enjoy pursuing your own goal – “Do it!”
Betzer Funeral Home is serving the family.
Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wissonsin. 4 April 2013.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107811185/lucille-irene-brocklyLucille married Donald Ralph Hedges on 9 Oct 1943 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, and was divorced in 1979. Donald was born on 25 Jun 1921 in Edgar County, Illinois; died on 26 Jun 1996 in Walworth County, Wisconsin; was buried in Mount Phillip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]