Shakin' the Family Tree

~Squee~ My cousin started a blog

2012-11-06T22:53:36Z

She's telling stories from her mom and dad's families.

Click here to go take a look.

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Sunday's Obituary: Edward H and Mary Jane (Lensing) Neumeier

2011-07-22T16:12:21Z

Funeral Mass for City Couple is Held Today

Funeral mass for Mr.and Mrs. Edward Neumeier was held this morning at the St. Boniface Catholic Church. Burial for the couple was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Active pallbearers for Mr. Neumeierwere Nick Benedetto, Harry Neumeier, Jerome Kremer, Joe Bauer, Herman Neihouse and Leo Kleck.

Active pallbearers for Mrs. Neumeier were Henry Thron, Augustine Bass, David Lensing, Vincent T. Murphy, Stephen Megless and Stephen Heim Jr.

Honorary pallbearers were Buddy Walker, Harold Watkins, Bill Avlos, Louis Seller, Royal Bowman, Donald Kennedy, Fate Dotson, Herman Schwartz, John Daley, Joe Lensing and Herman Buss.

The Neumeiers were killed when their car went out of control Wednesday on Highway 22 about 22 miles east of Paris, Ark.

Published in the Fort Smith Times Record, 29 Mar 1963

Edward H Neumeier was born 3 Mar 1916.

His wife, Mary Jane Lensing, was born 10 Jun 1919, in Logan Co., AR to Caspar Martin Lensing and Anna Crescence Heim. She was the fifth of their nine children and an older sister of my uncle, Thomas Andrew Lensing, Sr.

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Military Monday: Thomas Andrew Lensing, Sr.

2011-07-18T22:11:52Z

We had the memorial service for my uncle today. It was a very nice service.

Thomas Andrew Lensing, Sr. was born on 6 Mar 1928 in Scranton, Logan Co., AR. He died on 19 Aug 2010 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR. It was his wish that his body be donated to the Anatomical Gift Program for Medical Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

At the time of his death, my aunt and cousins sent an obituary in to the local newspaper. There was a part of it that I particularly loved...

He pitched for the St Louis Cardinals, rode a winner every racing day at Oaklawn Park, and golfed the Masters, all from his favorite living room chair. He loved hummingbirds, sitting in the shade in his backyard and growing the best tomatoes.

I wondered if my cousin, Eric, wrote that part when I saw him bring in the bottle of ketchup for the memorial table.

According to his family, Uncle Tommy loved ketchup on *everything.*

Even pancakes, but only after the butter and syrup went on them.

Uncle Tommy served in the United States Navy in the Pacific theater during World War II aboard the USS Hooper Island.

He was memorialized today with full Navy honors.

Although we committed Uncle Tommy's mortal remains to rest in a columbarium at the Arkansas State Veterans' Cemetery today, we all know his spirit is free.

See you on the other side, Uncle Tommy.

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