Lyda Arlene (Koenen) WIEMANN

WIEMANN, KOENEN, MEINTS, ROGALLA, PALS, JOHNSON, FORMANEK, ENGLIN, HALFPOP, LANGLITZ, STEENHARD, JURGENS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/8/2007 at 12:00:23

02/06/2007

Lyda A. Wiemann, 82, Meservey, died February 1, 2007 at the Belmond Medical Center following a year long battle with cancer. Funeral services were held February 6 at the First Reformed Church of Meservey with Rev. Rodney Meester officiating. Interment was at the Meservey Cemetery.

Lyda Arlene, daughter of Jake and Minnie (Meints) Koenen, was born March 16, 1924 near Meservey. She was educated through the 8th grade in country school. Lyda married Leonard Wiemann on June 3, 1943. Lyda worked hard on the farm, driving tractors, getting the ground ready for planting, and helping at harvest. She enjoyed keeping a spotless lawn and beautiful flowers. Lyda loved all kinds of music, from polkas to old time hymns. She had a special talent for playing the guitar, accordion, piano and organ by ear. She told stories of how much she enjoyed playing when she was younger. Lyda enjoyed game shows and watching basketball games on television. The past year Lyda had many trials, but by her sheer will to live and her determination, she became independent again. She proved just how tough she was and took great pride in her accomplishment. (Lyda told it like it was.) The bright spots in her life were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lyda was a member of the First Reformed Church in Meservey.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; granddaughter Heidi Wiemann; son-in-law Charles Rogalla; brothers Arthur and Leland Koenen; and sister Tena Pals. Lyda is survived by son Gordon (Judy) Wiemann of Clear Lake; daughter Carmen (Danny) Johnson of Belmond; grandchildren Marcy (Randee) Hyde, Becky (Rich) Formanek, Gary (Brooke) Wiemann, Charles (Christa) Rogalla, Chanda (Jim) Englin, and Donald (Amy) Johnson; great-grandchildren Jamie and Jessie Halfpop, Jacob Hyde, Brittany and Nicholas Formanek, Cody, Haley, Conner and Cooper Wiemann, and Dylan Englin; sister Grace Pals of Belmond; brother Jake (Mavis) Koenen of Meservey; and sisters-in-law Thelma Langlitz of Meservey, Dena Pals, Jennie Steenhard and Frieda Jurgens, all of Belmond.

©Belmond Independent 2007