Riesselman, Anna D. (Johnson) 1877-1940

RIESSELMAN, JOHNSON, BERTRAM, PFIFFNER, ZELMAN, ZEEMAN, DAUHENBAUGH, DAUGHENBAUGH

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Date: 11/20/2013 at 19:47:00

Dubuque - The death of Mrs. Anna D. Riesselman, 63, occurred at the home 513 Kaufman Avenue, at 8:10 o'clock Thursday evening. She had been in ill health for several years. The body will be moved from the Didesch Funeral Home Saturday morning and may be viewed at the home after Saturday noon. The funeral will be held from the home to St. Mary's Church at 9 o'clock Monday morning. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery at Guttenberg.

Mrs. Riesselman was born at Elkport, Ia. on Feb. 23, 1877, but had been a resident of Dubuque for the last 17 years. She was a member of St. Mary's Church here and was affiliated with the St. Ann Society at Guttenberg.

Survivors are her husband, Bernard Riesselman; two daughters, Mrs. William (Leona) Bertram, Dakota, Ill., and Mrs. Phil (Catherine) Pfiffner, Dubuque; two sons, Aloysius J.. Riesselman and Leo H. Riesselman, both of Dubuque; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Emma) Zelman, Madison, Wis. and Mrs. Henry (Clara) Dauhenbaugh, Chicago; and two brothers, August Johnson, Bagley, Wis. and Art Johnson, Dubuque. Her parents and one brother preceded her in death.

~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Friday evening edition, July 19, 1940

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The funeral of Mrs. Anna D. Riesselman, who died Thursday night, was held from the family residence, 513 Kaufmann Ave., to St. Mary's Church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The Rev. Charles Steinlage officiated.

Services at the grave in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Guttenberg, Ia., were conducted by the Rev. J.J. Zeyen, assisted by the Rev. Alfred Schmitt. Pallbearers were Adolph Walter, Virgil Riesselman, Willard Riesselman, Melvin Riesselman, Harold Riesselman, and Armand Grassel.

Those who attended the services included Mr. and Mrs. William Bertram, Dakota, Oll.; August Johnson, Bagley, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zeeman, Madison, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daughenbaugh, Chicago, Ill.

~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Monday evening edition, July 22, 1940

Note: all surnames were typed as they appeared in the obits; where they conflict, it is unknown which is the correct spelling