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Otto Carl Nierman
26 Sep 1894 – 6 Apr 1967
| Birth | 26 Sep 1894 |
| Death | 6 Apr 1967 |
| Cemetery | Amherst Cemetery Phillips County , Colorado , USA |
| Added by | Ghost on 30 Jun 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67089107 |
Bio
Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, 13 Apr 1967 OTTO C. NIERMAN RITES AT AMHERST Otto C. Nierman of Amherst, well known retired rural mail carrier, died at about 10:00 a.m Thursday, April 6, at Melissa Memorial Hospital here. He was 72 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 10, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Amherst, with Rev. Theodore Schauland officiating. Interment was at the Amherst cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of the Lewis Funeral Home. Mr. Nierman suffered a heart attack in 1958 but recovered and again enjoyed good health until several months ago. He and his wife went to Mesa, Arizona in January, where they had been spending part of the winter for the past few years. They returned home on March 27 and Mr. Nierman entered the local hospital on March 31. A son of Fred Nierman Sr., and Ida Stark Nierman, Otto Carl Nierman was born September 26, 1894 at Osmond, Pierce County, Nebraska. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Plainview, Nebraska, on November 11, 1894, and was confirmed on April 12, 1908 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osmond, Nebraska. He came to Amherst in the spring of 1909 and resided in that community the rest of his life. On October 22, 1919, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Leben at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Amherst. To this union seven children were born, six of whom survive. Mr. Nierman served in the U.S. Army from August 7, 1918 until August 13, 1919, and had been an active member of the American Legion since that time. He held many offices in the Legion and was a member of Post No. 90 of Holyoke. He became a rural mail carrier of January 1, 1925, and retired on September 30, 1964, after almost 40 years of service. He was very active in district, state and national mail carriers' associations and took an active part in civic and community activities. He served as a Sunday school teacher at St. Paul Lutheran Church, was a member of the choir, held various church offices, and was a Lutheran Laymen's league officer, both on the circuit and state levels.
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Siblings
- Clarence Christian Nierman 1897–1965
- Esther C Nierman Schmidt 1899–1963
- Meta Anna Nierman Schmidt 1901–1991
- F. W. "Fritz" Nierman 1906–1968
- Alena Martha Niermann Davis Snider 1911–1986
Children
- Raymond Howard Nierman 1920–1998 FaG
- Lucille Ruth Nierman Krueger 1922–2020 FaG
- Dorothy Luella Nierman Meinte 1925–2007 FaG
- Frances Loraine Nierman Watson 1926–2020 FaG
- Eileen Elizabeth Nierman Turner 1928–2011 FaG
- Infant Son Nierman 1935–1935 FaG
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