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Title: Obituary - Louis Bloemer (1913)
Text: Louis Bloemer dies Jan. 23 Louis F. Bloemer, 75, of rural Teutopolis died at 9:55 a.m. Monday, January 23 at his home. The funeral was at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Effingham with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bauer Funeral Home, Effingham with a parish wake service at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Anthony Catholic Church or Hospice of Lincolnland Heartland Service Area. Mr. Bloemer was born in Effingham County, September 16, 1913, the son of Joseph and Anna (Niebrugge) Bloemer. He married Isabell Doedtman in 1941. He was a section hand for Illinois Central Railroad for 38 years, a farmer and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife; sons Jim and Jerry, both of Effingham, Bernie of Sullivan, Larry of Troy, Ralph of Pana; daughter Mrs. Lynn (Annie) Harrelson of Brighton; brothers John and Francis "Bud", both of Effingham; sisters, Mrs. Andrew (Minnie) Kinkelaar, Katherine Doedtman, Mrs. Raymond (Gert) Probst and Mrs. Leonard (Gustie) Unkraut, all of Effingham, Mrs. Bernard (Florence) Probst of Wheeler, and 13 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
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Title: Obituary - Anna Niebrugge (1887)
Text: Mrs. Anna Bloemer Dies At Age 85 Mrs. Anna Bloemer, 85, of rural Effingham, died at 5 a.m. Sunday, June 17, 1973, in St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, Effingham. The daughter of Anton and Wilhemina Feldhoelter Niebrugge, she was born July 7, 1887, in Effingham county. She married Joseph Bloemer in August, 1905. He died in 1952. She was a member of St. Anthony Church, Effingham and the Altar Society. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Philomina) Kinkelaar, Effingham; Mrs. Catherine Doedtman, Effingham; Mrs. Bernard (Florence) Probst, Wheeler; Mrs. Ray (Gertrude) Probst, Dieterich; Mrs. Leonard (Augusta) Unkraut, Effingham; sons, Arnold, John and Francis, all of rural Effingham; Louis of Teutopolis; Brothers, John, August, Edward and Clem Niebrugge, all of rural Effingham; sisters Mrs. Otto Weinstroer and Mrs. Carl Seiler, both of St. Louis, Mo., 79 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren. One daughter, Agnes Vonderheide, preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony Church, Effingham, with burial in the church cemetery. Father Terry Niebrugge, Father Richard Niebrugge and Father Herman Niebrugge, nephews of the deceased, con-celebrated the Mass. Mass servers were grandchildren Dale Probst, Michael Kinkelaar, Dan Bloemer and Arnold Bloemer. Pallbearers were grandchildren, Arthur Bloemer, Robert Bloemer, David Bloemer, Donald Probst, Dean Probst, and James Kinkelaar.
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