Tangeman, Edwin William 1866-1930

TANGEMAN, HEDEMANN, SEITZ, RANN, HEIDENSCHILD

Posted By: Linda Mohning (email)
Date: 7/1/2011 at 13:10:32

ED TANGEMAN DIES. Former Plymouth County Resident Was Living in Madison, S.D.
Geo. Tangeman, residing at 226 Seventh Street, received word yesterday of the death of his brother, Ed Tangeman, of Madison, S.D. at his home there. The body will be brought here and the funeral held at St. John’s church, Rev. P. V. Dyck officiating.
Ed Tangeman formerly lived in Remsen and Le Mars and was married to Miss Elizabeth Seitz. The interment will be made at Remsen. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, November 7, 1930, page 1.
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Edwin William Tangemann was born January 29, 1866, on a farm near Luzerne in Benton county, Iowa, as the oldest of six children in the family of George Tangemann and his wife, Mary, nee Hedemann.
In early infancy he received Christian baptism. He attended the public schools at Luzerne and at Reinbeck. At Reinbeck her received religious instruction and at the age of 14 years became a member of the Evangelical church by the rite of confirmation.
Later he moved with his parents to the neighborhood of Remsen, where he worked on his father’s farm until the year 1893.
On January 18, 1893, he was united by marriage with Miss Elizabeth Seitz of Le Mars. The young couple made their home in Le Mars where Mr. Tangemann had found employment in the Plymouth Milling company.
Later they decided to take up farming. They followed this occupation for 24 years at different places in Iowa. Then, for the last 12 years they lived on a farm near Madison, S.D.
About three years ago Mr. Tangemann began to suffer from asthma. Though he sought medical relief, his condition grew gradually worse, especially during the last three years, when he suffered also from a heart disease.
His departure came rather suddenly on Monday, November 3. He attained to the age of 64 years, 9 months and 4 days.
He leaves to mourn his departure: Three daughters: Lily, by marriage, Mrs. Ferdinand Rann, Humboldt, S.D.; Esther, by marriage, Mrs. Chas. Heidenschild, of Madison, S.D.; two sons, Oran and Elmer, both of Madison, S.D. Eleven grandchildren, his aged mother, Mrs. Mary Tangemann of Le Mars, and two brothers, Fred Tangemann of Sibley, Iowa, and George Tangemann, of Le Mars.
Funeral services were held at St. John’s Evangelical church of Le Mars, Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Paul V. Dyke, officiating and burial was made in the family lot in the Remsen cemetery, beside those of his father and three brothers and one sister who preceded him in death.
His last wish was granted to be buried near his old home in Iowa.
The pallbearers were: Bert McKinny of Cleghorn, Ed Duvy and Frank Hooker, Marcus, Joergen Johnson, Remsen, Henry Meyer and Will Mohning, Le Mars. All life-time friends of deceased.
Relatives that came from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tangemann, Sibley, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tangeman, Sibley; Mrs. Arthur Schultz, Sibley; Ervin Tangeman, Ocheydan; Mr. and Mrs. J. Tangeman, Montevideo, Minn; Hans Rohlfsen, Sibley; Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Tangeman of Mattlock, Ia; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tangeman, Luverne, Minn; Ed Tangemann, Luverne, Minn.; Ed Tangeman, Danbury; Mr. and Mrs. John agley, Fred Seitz, Will and James Colburn, Madison, S.D.; Fred Ischen, Fedora, S.D. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schierholz, Peterson, Ia.; Mrs. Chas Otte and Albert, Schierholz, Sutherland, Ia.; Ed Schierholz of Hartley; and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schierholz, Cleghorn.
Besides a host of relatives and neighbors and friends who mourn his departure. – Le Mars Globe-Post, November 10, 1930, page 4. Also the Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, November 11, 1930, page 8.

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FRIENDS HELP WIDOW
Neighbors Pick Corn on Tangeman Farm Near Madison, S.D.
Neighbors of Mrs. E.W. Tangeman, widow of E.W. Tangeman, former Plymouth county resident, surprised her last week with a corn picking bee at her farm near Madison, S.D. with ten teams and two corn pickers, men and women went to the Tangeman farm and husked and cribbed forty acres of corn. The women prepared and served dinner for the workers. – Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Nov 25, 1930, page 1 .