Mrs. LESTER (DeLillia Mahulda Bollman) SCHLITTER 1906-1982

DEAL, BOLLMAN, SCHLITTER, JONES, BUGENHAGEN, MILLER, BISSEL, MEYERS

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Date: 3/17/2005 at 18:44:39

Services for DeLillia Mahulda Schlitter were held Friday, April 16, 1982, at 2 p.m. in the Garden City United Methodist "Brick" Church with Rev. Curtis Webster officiating.

Schlitter, the daughter of Charles and Etta Mabel Deal Bollman, was born Aug. 13, 1906 in Post Township, Allamakee County, Iowa. She was baptized at Ion and received most of her education in Allamakee County. During her life she helped as a housekeeper, worked in a restaurant at Prairie du Chien and was a homemaker.

She married Lester Schlitter on Dec. 2, 1930 at the Methodist Church in Monona. They had five children.

She died at her home Tuesday, April 13, 1982 having reached the age of 75.

Preceding her in death were her parents and a brother Ferris Bollman. Surviving is her husband, Lester; her three sons, Arno of Luana, Leo of Bagley, Wis., James of Postville; two daughters, Mrs. Earl (Ruth) Jones, Harpers Ferry, and Violet Bugenhagen, Monona, 11 grandchildren: Larry Jones, Lonnie Schlitter, Dale Bugenhagen, Stan Schlitter, Kenny Jones, Richard Jones, Danny Schlitter, Darryl Schlitter, Steve Schlitter, Rodney Schlitter and Brian Bugenhagen; 5 granddaughters, Cheryl Bugenhagen, Darla and Linda Schlitter, LuAnn Miller, Tori Bissel; two brothers, Lawrence Bollman, Monona, Beecher Bollman, Van Horn, Iowa; and a sister, Violet Meyers, Yuma, Ariz.

Postville Herald - contributed by Mary Durr