Evelyn Margret Mary Neumann

April 7, 1923 - April 15, 2015

Evelyn Margret Mary Neumann, age 92, of Dassel, formerly of Silver Lake, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at the Augustana Lakeside Health Care Center of Dassel. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Dassel with Father Brian Mandel officiating. The interment will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Tuesday from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel. Evelyn Margret Mary (Getschmann) Neumann was born on April 7, 1923, in Wabasha, Minnesota, to Otto and Mary Getschmann. She was baptized and later confirmed at the St. Felix Catholic Church. Evelyn grew up in Wabasha and attended St. Felix Catholic School for her education Evelyn was employed as a nanny for several years and had also been employed as a telephone operator in Minneapolis. Evelyn was united in marriage to Albert Neumann at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri on August 21, 1942. Upon Albert's completion of his military service Evelyn and Albert made their home in Luverne, Kanawha, Iowa; Tracy, Kellogg and Silver Lake. She worked cleaning homes in Tracy, Kellogg, and Wabasha for several years. Evelyn enjoyed sewing, putting together puzzles, and spending time outside taking care of her flower garden. She especially loved family special events and holidays. She would often be found spending summers with her grandchildren when they were young. Evelyn will be missed by her family and her friends. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Rauch of Dassel, five grandchildren, Travis (Lisa) Olson, Lynette (Jason) Crayford, Sarah Rauch, Jeremy (Catherine) Neumann, Jason (Jennifer) Neumann, and 13 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert, two sons, Albert Jerry Neumann, and James in infancy, parents, Otto and Mary Getschmann, and six siblings, Mary Petroff, Herbert Getschmann, Robert Getschmann, Otto Getschmann, and Yvonne Blim.