WILDE, Elizabeth (Neuman) 1889-1964
NEUMAN, WILDE, WALK
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/30/2010 at 21:00:55
ELIZABETH (NEUMAN) WILDE
Elizabeth Neuman, was born on January 5, 1889 in Worth County, Iowa, the daughter of August and Mary (Walk) Neuman.
She was married on November 8, 1908 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton, Worth County, Iowa, to Henry Wilde. Henry Wilde was born on April 23, 1879 in Rock Township, Mitchell County, the son of Ferd and Augusta (Tesch) Wilde.
Henry began farming in 1908 and was also a part-time carpenter, helping his father build houses in the area where they lived. They farmed until 1918 on a farm two miles east of Grafton, where Arnold, Roy, Alice, Alma, and Wilma were born. They then moved to the old Wilde homestead where they lived until their retirement in 1949, when they moved to a home in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Elizabeth was a homemaker, raising their ten children. During her retirment years, Elizabeth was kept busy with the many visits of children and grandchildren.
The Union was blessed with ten children: Arnold, born Mary 31, 1909; Roy C., Born May 16, 1911; Alice, born April 7, 1913; Alma A., born August 7, 1914; Wilma, born September 12, 1915; Ferdinand, born January 12, 1918; Vinora, born April 28, 1920; Irvin, born February 9, 1923; George, born in 1926; and Elmer, born June 28, 1927. Five of the children are still living. Arnold died April 22, 1976; Elmer died June 8, 1987; Ferdinand died August 29, 1929; and Alma and George died in infancy.
The children married and lived in the Mitchell and Worth County areas. As of the writing of the story, in 1989, they are all retired with the exception of Irvin who is still farming.
Arnold married Erma Schmidt, who died in 1942. They had two children, Allen and Marlys. Later he married Ruth Dutte and they had one son, Richard. Ruth lives in Grafton, Iowa. Roy married Roe Wahl. Their children are Arlene, Melvin, and Rose Mary. Roy and Rose reside in Osage, Iowa. Alice married Earl Kuntz, who died on August 19, 1983. They had four children, Garry, Harlan, Cleone, and Craig (deceased). Alice now resides on a farm near Carpenter, Iowa.
Wilma married Roland Hackbart and they reside on a farm near Grafton, Iowa. They are the parents of Janice, Jane, Jerry, Marlene, and Barbara. Vinora married Allen Feldt who died in 1960. They had one son, Charles. Vinora now resides in a house near the parental homestead. Irvin married Irene Eske and they live on a farm near the parental homestead. Their two daughters are Janet and Karen. Elmer married Loreen Cooper. They had three daughters,, Mary, Marjorie, and Marsha and three sons, Elmer, Jr., Kenneth, and Larry (deceased). Elmer died June 8, 1987. Loreen lives on the parental homestead, located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 9 in Rock Township.
Her husband died at the age of 84 on August 30, 1963, and Elizabeth died at the age of 75 on March 2, 1964. They are buried in Rock Township at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, near the church they attended all their married life.
By Janice Hackbart (redacted), 1989 -- from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989
Mitchell Obituaries maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
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