MRS. DIETRICH (Louisa Fischer) NUEHRING 1860-1953

FISCHER, NUEHRING, HEINS

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Date: 4/3/2005 at 13:09:01

MRS. DIETRICH (Louisa Fischer) NUEHRING

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 2:00 p.m. for Mrs. Louisa Nuehring, 93, who passed away last Thursday following a heart attack. Rev. Charles E. Witt, pastor of St. Paul's, officiated. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery.

Mrs. Dietrich (Louisa) Nuehring, age 93, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 1953, of a heart attack. She was born May 26, 1860 in Germany and was baptized and confirmed in Germany, in the Lutheran church. She was married to Dietrich Nuehring on February 14, 1882. Soon afterwards they traveled to the United States to settle with their family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and six children: Mandy, Frederick, William, Rudolph, Arthur and Anna (Mrs. Fred Heins).

She is survived by three sons, Edward, of Postville, John of Monona and Alvin of Nora Springs, Iowa, as well as 24 grandchildren, and one great grandson.

Mrs. Nuehring was a life-long member of the Lutheran Church, being very active and regular in her attendance and participation in its activities. She is an honorary member of the Women of the Church of St. Paul's.

-source: Postville Herald, Oct. 28, 1953

-Submitter's notes: Louisa was a sister to William Henry Fischer and William August Fischer. She had a sister Minnie but we are uncertain what her last name was. So far, we have
Buchels/Buechele and Knocke for her married name.

- contributed by Mary Durr