Alta Anna Benkert
1906 - 1993 (87 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Alta Anna Benkert was born on 25 Apr 1906 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 16 Sep 1993; was buried on 20 Sep 1993 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111923124/alta-ana-riemann
Plot: 324 016 01Alta married George Wilbur Riemann on 03 Sep 1927 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. George (son of Frederick William Riemann, Jr. and Ida Mae Hinson) was born on 15 Jul 1906 in Rieman Hill, Kingston, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 16 May 2003 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 20 May 2003 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Dorothy Marie Riemann
was born on 11 Jan 1932 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 02 Mar 2014 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in unknown.
- 2. Dorothy Marie Riemann
Generation: 2
2. Dorothy Marie Riemann (1.Alta1) was born on 11 Jan 1932 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 02 Mar 2014 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in unknown. Notes:
Obituary from Find a Grave:
Dorothy Marie Springsteen, 82, of Burlington, died at 8:25 AM Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington.
Born January 11, 1932, in Des Moines County, she was the daughter of George W. and Alta Benkert Riemann. On July 15, 1950, she married Elmer Charles Springsteen in Des Moines County.
Dorothy had worked as a secretary for several businesses in Burlington including Sylvania and Burlington Hospital. She also had held the position as the first ward clerk for the Burlington Hospital.
She was a 1950 graduate of Huron High School.
She was of the Methodist faith. She took pride in being a good wife, mother, and grandma. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and always had an ice cream cone or homemade oatmeal cookies ready for them with they visited. Some of Dorothy's hobbies were putting puzzles together, working outside with her flowers and reading. She especially enjoyed loving and caring for her pet birds, Teddy and Peaches.
Survivors include her husband,one son, two daughters, five grandchildren, five sisters, and one brother, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Florence Miller.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125851911/dorothy-marie-springsteen