Mrs. ALVIN (Selma Schroeder) NEUHRING 1898-1980

BRANDT, SCHROEDER, NEUHRING, KOENIG, SCHULTZ, PREUSS, WEAVER, HEAGEL

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 9/14/2009 at 20:06:39

Selma Neuhring

Funeral services for Selma Neuhring, 82, were held Friday, Dec. 12, 1980 at 1 p.m. at the Schutte Funeral Home in Postville. The Rev. Howard Wolfgram officiated. Burial was in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia.

Selma Neuhring, daughter of John and Martha (Brandt) Schroeder, was born June 23, 1898 near Castalia. She died Dec. 9, 1980 at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Mason City, Iowa.

She was confirmed April 7, 1912 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia and attended the Castalia School. July 3, 1919 she was married to Alvin Neuhring at Decorah. Selma and Alvin went to Murdo, S. D. to work on a farm and then moved back to Postville. In 1929 they moved to Mason City where she worked at Swift Produce.

She is preceded in death by her husband in 1972; a daughter, Ruth in 1942; and a son, Leonard in 1979; two brothers, Herbert Schroeder and Louie Brandt; and four sisters, Emma Koenig, Elsie Schultz, Florence Preuss and Ruth Weaver.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Adam (Marcelle) Heagel of Kensett, Iowa; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Clara Arndt, of Nora Springs, Iowa.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 3/11/2005

LAST RITES FOR SELMA NEUHRING. 1898-1980

Funeral services for Selma Neuhring, 82 were held Friday, December 12, at 1 p.m. at the Schutte Funeral Home in Postville with Rev. Howard Wolfgram officiating. Burial was in Pleasant View
Cemetery, Castalia. Schutte`s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Selma Neuhring, daughter of John and Martha (Brandt) Schroeder, was born June 23, 1898 near Castalia. She died December 9, at St. Joseph`s Mercy Hospital, Mason City. She was confirmed on April 7, 1912 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia and attended the Castalia school.

On July 3, 1919 she was married to Alvin Neuhring at Decorah. To this union three children were born. Selma and Alvin Neuhring went to Murdo, S.D. to work on a farm and then moved back to Postville. In 1929, they moved to Mason City, where she worked at Swift Produce.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Alvin, in 1972; a daughter Ruth in 1942 and a son, Leonard in 1979; two brothers: Herbert Schroeder and Louie Brandt: and four sisters: Emma Koenig, Elsie Schultz, Florence Preuss and Ruth Weaver.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Adam (Marcelle) Heagel of Kensett, Iowa; six grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Clara Arndt, of Nora Springs, Ia.

Casket bearers were Larry Heagel, Brad Neuhring, Robert Neuhring, Eugene Schroeder, Harold Preuss and Stan Kotz.

source: unknown, contributed by Karen Muchow