Obit: Neumann, Carl (1866 - 1955)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Neumann, Schmidtke, Ashauer, Kieveke, Krieger, Wolf, Guthmiller 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) October 6, 1955 
 

Neumann, Carl (27 August 1866 - 4 October 1955) 
 

Carl Neumann, age 89, Died October 4, at Subke’s Old Peoples Home at 118 Hewett Street Neillsville.  Death was attributed to old age complications. 
 

Funeral services were held today (Thursday) from the Bergemann Funeral Home.  The Rev. Albert Guthmiller, pastor of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Neillsville Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Neumann was born August 27, 1866 at Golenjen, Germany.  He came to this country in 1891 and located in Illinois where he worked until 1937. At that time he came to Granton to make his home with his sister Mrs. Wolf.  Since 1951 he has been cared for at the Old People’s Home.  
 

He is survived by several nieces and nephews, among them are Mrs. Paul Schmidtke of Granton; Mrs. Marie Ashauer, Glencoe, Minn.; Mrs. Jake Kieveke, Castleton, N.D. and August Krieger of North Home, Minn. 
 

Four sisters preceded him in death.