Mrs. Ella Siemen, 63, wife of Charles Siemen, died at the family home here about 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon. She had suffered a paralytic stroke in August, 1948 and had been in poor health since that time. Mrs. Siemen, the former Ella Dittmar, was born in Woodbine township east of Elizabeth August 25, 1886 the daughter of Erhardt and Elizabeth (Behr) Dittmar. She attended the schools of that community and later assisted her mother in the home. She always lived in and near Elizabeth. On February 12, 1917 she was united in marriage to Charles Siemen of Woodbine. The couple moved to a small farm on the west side of Elizabeth where she resided until her death. Mrs. Siemen was a member of the Elizabeth Methodist church, the Jo Daviess County Home Bureau and the Patriotic Circle of Elizabeth. Besides her husband she leaves three daughters; Mrs. Daniel (Catherine) McClelland of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Dorothy Gilmore of Elizabeth and Miss Esther Siemen, a member of the faculty of the Warren, Ill. schools as well as four grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Otto (Lavina) Grebner of Elizabeth and three brothers, Erhardt of Apple River and Adam and Henry G. Dittmar, both of Elizabeth. She was a member of a family of 12 children, seven brothers and sisters and her parents having died previously. Funeral services were held from the family home at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to the Elizabeth Methodist church at 2 o'clock. Rev. John M. Beck had charge of the service. Burial was made in the Elizabeth cemetery. [1950]
Mrs. Ella Siemen, 63, wife of Charles Siemen, died at the family home here about 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon. She had suffered a paralytic stroke in August, 1948 and had been in poor health since that time. Mrs. Siemen, the former Ella Dittmar, was born in Woodbine township east of Elizabeth August 25, 1886 the daughter of Erhardt and Elizabeth (Behr) Dittmar. She attended the schools of that community and later assisted her mother in the home. She always lived in and near Elizabeth. On February 12, 1917 she was united in marriage to Charles Siemen of Woodbine. The couple moved to a small farm on the west side of Elizabeth where she resided until her death. Mrs. Siemen was a member of the Elizabeth Methodist church, the Jo Daviess County Home Bureau and the Patriotic Circle of Elizabeth. Besides her husband she leaves three daughters; Mrs. Daniel (Catherine) McClelland of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Dorothy Gilmore of Elizabeth and Miss Esther Siemen, a member of the faculty of the Warren, Ill. schools as well as four grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Otto (Lavina) Grebner of Elizabeth and three brothers, Erhardt of Apple River and Adam and Henry G. Dittmar, both of Elizabeth. She was a member of a family of 12 children, seven brothers and sisters and her parents having died previously. Funeral services were held from the family home at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to the Elizabeth Methodist church at 2 o'clock. Rev. John M. Beck had charge of the service. Burial was made in the Elizabeth cemetery. [1950]
Family Members
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John H. Dittmar
1867–1937
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William "Will" Dittmar
1868–1918
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Annie Dittmar
1870–1872
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Mary Dittmar Geselbracht
1871–1934
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Gustav Dittmar
1873–1944
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Adam Dittmar
1875–1956
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Erhard Daniel Dittmar III
1876–1958
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Lavina Dittmar Grebner
1879–1956
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Christina "Tina" Dittmar Baumgartner
1880–1926
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Minnie Dittmar
1883–1895
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Henry G. Dittmar
1884–1955
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Phillip Dittmar
1888–1895
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