Leuschen, Anna Mae (Blum) (1919 - 2019)

LEUSCHEN, BLUM, CAMERY, LAUMANN, KOBOLD, MILLER, STINN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/29/2019 at 16:25:56

Name of deceased: Anna Mae Leuschen (nee Blum)

Aged: 100 yrs, 1 mo, 10 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: April 14, 1919; Earling, Shelby County, IA

Died: May 24, 2019; Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Thursday, May 30, 2019; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Brother, Joseph Blum of Blacksburg, VA; sister, Agnes Camery of Le Sueur, MN; daughters-in-law, Kathy (spouse, Mike) Leuschen-Laumann of Flower Mound, TX, and Barb Leuschen of Lincoln, NE; 6 grandchildren; many great- grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Joe and Mayme (Kobold) Blum; husband, Urban Leuschen; sons, Tom Leuschen and Nick Leuschen; brothers, Kenneth Blum, William Blum, and Cecil Blum;, sisters, Leonarda Miller, Lillian Stinn, and Mary Blum

Education: Attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, IA and graduated with the Class of 1937. In 1937, she attended Normal Training School in Denison, IA and received her elementary teaching certificate. She taught in rural schools around Shelby County for 5 years before her marriage.

Religious affiliation: Baptized, received her First Holy Communion, and was confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA; after her marriage, she was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, IA and served on the Altar Society. In 1982, they moved to Harlan, IA, and she became a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church there.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Urban Leuschen; June 2, 1943; St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Employment: Farmer’s wife, until son Nick graduated from high school, when she continued her education. She then taught for 15 years at St. Joseph’s School in Earling, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com