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Elma Blanche Streeper Husmann
Birth
24 May 1903
Onslow, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Death
25 Nov 1992 (aged 89)
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Wayne Zion Cemetery
Jones County, Iowa, USA
Lot #160 Grave #3
SOURCE: MIDLAND TIMES?.DECEMBER 3, 1992?.PAGE 6
ELMA B HUSMANN
Elma B. Husmann, 89, of Wyoming, Iowa died Wednesday, November 25, 1992 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Elma was born on May 24, 1903 near Onslow, the daughter of Robert and Etta Colburn Streeper. She attended Onslow School until 12th grade, then attended and graduated from Wyoming High School in 1931. After her graduation, she attended Cedar Falls Teacher's College and received her teacher's certificate. She taught country school in Jones County.
On June 14th, 1922, she married Wilke Husmann at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church near Monticello. The couple farmed in Jones County. The last 60 years they lived in and around Wyoming, Wilke died in 1976.
Elma lived in her hone until entering the Wyoming Senior Apartments in 1989 and in 1990 she entered the Mechanicsville Care Center in Mechanicsville.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Wyoming.
Elma is survived by three sons, Ernest and Alva, both of Wyoming, and Edward of Robins, Iowa; six daughters, Velda Holloan, of Franklin, Kentucky; Velma, Mrs. Donald Jensen, of Lin; Lucille Lund and Helen, Mrs. Norman Christiansen, both of Wyoming; Lois, Mrs. James Mott of Shellsburg, Iowa and Betty Subbert of Ogallala, Nebraska; thirty five grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren; and fifteen great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers, three sisters, one son, two grandchildren, and one step grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held on Saturday, November28, 1992 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, in Wyoming with the Rev. Martin Schreiber officiating. Burial was in the Wayne Zion Cemetery near Monticello.
Casket bearers were William Morehead, Donald Christiansen, Dennis Christiansen, James Boots, James Motts Jr. and Edward Husmann.
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