OBITUARY: Mae Neumann, 96
Residence: Breckenridge, MN
Birth: April 2, 1908 - Winona, MN
Death: Sept. 26, 2004 - St. Francis Home, Breckenridge, MN
Funeral: Friday, October 1, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Breckenridge, MN
Officiating: Fr. Ken Popp
Visitation: Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Prayer Service at 7:00 PM
Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN
There will also be visitation at the funeral home on Friday morning from 8:30 AM until the time of the funeral
Interment: St. Mary's Cemetery, Barnesville, MN
Survived by: Her daughter and son-in-law: Delores and Donald Jones, Herman, MN
Her son and daughter-in-law: James and Marcella Neumann, Rothsay, MN
Her daughter-in-law: Alida Neumann, Clearwater, MN
Her 13 grandchildren
Her 30 great-grandchildren
Her great-great-grandchild
Her sister: Dorothy Meyers, La Crescent, MN
Preceded by: Her parents: John and Cecelia Kukowski
Her husband: Edward A. Neumann
Her son: David Neumann
Her 3 brothers: Benjamin, Clarence and John
Her 2 sisters: Alice and a sister in infancy
History: Mae was born April 2, 1908 in Winona, MN, the daughter of John and Cecelia (Herrick) Kukowski. She attended school through the 8th grade. Mae was united in marriage to Edward A. Neumann on July 8, 1926 in Fergus Falls, MN. The couple moved to Wahpeton, ND where Edward worked as a mechanic. They later moved to a farm east of Erhard, MN. In 1942, they moved to their farm in Manston Township in Wilkin County, where they lived and farmed until Edward died on October 1, 1973. Mae continued living on the farm until 1977, when she moved to the York Manor in Breckenridge, MN. She became a resident of St. Francis Home in Breckenridge in December, 2002.
Mae was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Breckenridge, St. Ann's Mission Circle and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. She enjoyed making crafts, sewing and playing Bingo.