hmtl5 Orval Milton Schmeiser b. 26 Feb 1908 Louisa County, Iowa d. 29 Jun 1998 Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa: Wunnenberg family
Orval Milton Schmeiser

Orval Milton Schmeiser

Male 1908 - 1998  (90 years)

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  • Name Orval Milton Schmeiser 
    Born 26 Feb 1908  Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5
    Died 29 Jun 1998  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Buried Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I111  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 13 May 2023 

    Father Joseph Schmeiser,   b. 10 Feb 1876, Franklin Mills, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1940, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Riemann,   b. 09 Aug 1877, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1980, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1901  Kingston, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Family ID F56  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Crystalle Leona Dasher,   b. 27 Oct 1911, Franklin Township, Cass County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 2004, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1939  Casey, Adair County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Feb 1908 - Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Jun 1939 - Casey, Adair County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jun 1998 - Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wapello Cemetery, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Schmeiser, Orval and Ora
    Schmeiser, Orval and Ora
    Wunnenberg & Bremer families
    Wunnenberg & Bremer families
    Bremer, Riemann and Wunnenberg families.
    Left to right, back row: Alice Wunnenberg, Vernon Wunnenberg, Joseph Schmeiser, unknown man, Frederick William "Will" Bremer, Fred Meyer, Uncle William Bremer, Herbert Wunnenberg, and Nellie E. Riepe.
    Seated middle row: Anna Mary Riemann Wunnenberg, Louise Marie Ruckenbrod Bremer, Mary Elizabeth Riemann Schmeiser, Aunt Mathilda Kuchel Bremer, Grandma Dorthea Marie Bremer Riemann, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Margaret Peters Bremer, Unknown Riepe, Minnie Riemann Meyer, Unknown Riepe, and unknown woman in hat.
    Children seated on lawn: Ralph Wunnenberg, Mildred and Ralph Bremer, Vera and Orval Milton Schmeiser, unknown, unknown, Pearl Wunnenberg, unknown, and Eddy Slater.

  • Notes 
    • McAllen, Texas
    • Orval Schmeiser
      Wapello, Iowa – Services for Orval M. Schmeiser, 90, of Wapello, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Frist Presbyterian Church, Wapello. Burial will be in Wapello Cemetery.
      Visitation is 6-8:30 p.m. today at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Wapello.
      Mr. Schmeiser died Monday, June 29, 1998, at Wapello Nursing and Care Center.
      He had farmed the family farm.
      He was born Feb. 26, 1908, near Wapello. He married Crystalle Dasher in 1939 at Casey.
      Memorial may be made to the church.
      Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Ruth Lillie, Iowa Falls, and Barbara Schmeiser, Malibu, Calif.; a son, Donald, Las Vegas; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
      Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Wednesday, 1 July 1998.
      [5, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Genealogical Records of Celia Crawford.

    2. [S9] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S10] Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S7] Obituary.

    6. [S15] Iowa Marriage Records, 1850-1937.

    7. [S36] Newspaper article.