BLUMER, Malinda (1900-1991)

BLUMER, RIEMER, BREDLOW

Posted By: Karen Mendoza (email)
Date: 2/1/2007 at 21:43:22

Malinda Blumer 1900-1991

Services for Mrs. Malinda Blumer, 91, who died Monday, Oct. 7, 1991 at Concord Care Center in Garner, were held 10:30 a.m. Thursday Oct. 10, at the United Methodist Church in Garner with Rev. Robert T. Ellis as officiant.
Mrs. Richard Johnson, organist, accompanied soloist, Warren Torkelson. Ushers were Vern Butz and Merle Brown.
Casket bearers were Daryl Brager, Dean Neuberger, Brad Neuberger, Clifford Swart, Bob Kern, and Luverne Schmidt.
Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City. Visitation was held at the Cataldo Funeral Home Chapel in Garner.
Martha Malinda Amelia Blumer, the daughter of Albert and Augusta (Bredlow) Riemer, was born April 21, 1900 in Liberty Township. She attended schools of Liberty Township.
January 23, 1918, she was married to Emil Jacob Blumer at her parents' home southwest of Garner. They farmed west of Garner until they retired in the late 1960's and moved into town. After her husband's death she continued to live in her home until July of this year when she moved to Concord Care Center in Garner.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church, U.M.W., the Methodist Quilters, the Golden Jubilee Club, and the Liberty Belles.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Marcele Lychwick, and her husband, Edward of Fort Dodge and Mrs. Mildred Brager and her husband, Carol of Belmond; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; her brother Ben Riemer and his wife Mattie of Garner; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emil Blumer in September of 1972; a great granddaughter Jody Lynn Brager; her parents; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Beier and three brothers, William Riemer, Emil Riemer, and Carl Riemer.