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Parents: Clement and Bernadina
Siblings:
Clemens
Anton Mary Bernadina Clementina
Joseph
Theodore A.
Anna
Emma
Josephine Angeline Frances
Clemens Frank
Bernadine Louise
Victoria Julie
Gus and Emma Stallman - Hoffman
Revised
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Emma and Gus, Iona, Minn., 1909 |
Gus and Emma, |
The following has
been submitted by the Hoffman's son, Jim, July, 2001. See Jim's Hoffman
web site at
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~hofmn/index.htm
Emma was born to Clemens
and Mary Bernadina Stallman at Breda Iowa in 1890. In 1902 the family
moved to a farm outside Iona, Minnesota. Emma
was schooled through the
sixth grade and after that helped at their farm and sometimes worked at
the hotel in Iona. In 1909 she was married to August (Gus)
Hoffman at
St. Columba Catholic Church in Iona. Gus was the son of Nic and Mary (Wupperfeld)
Hoffman, also farmers near Iona.
For a time after their
marriage, they continued to operate Gus’ small restaurant in Iona. In
about 1912 they purchased a grocery store in Fairmont, Minnesota
and
built a new residence next door. In 1918, Gus decided to go into
farming and purchased a farm near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. They
continued to farm
there until retiring in 1953. After retiring, they
spent many enjoyable winter months in San Benito, Texas, away from the
severe winters in Grantsburg.
They were parents of eight
children. Gus died December 30, 1976 in Winona, Minnesota where they
were then living with daughter Celesta. He was 92.
Emma died February
2, 1986 also at Winona at the age of 96. Both are buried at Grantsburg
Riverside Cemetery.
Children of Emma & Gus
(as of 7/1/2001)
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Loretta, dob 2/3/11 dod
1/30/42. Died at the young age 30 from heart problems resulting
from rheumatic fever contracted as a child. Buried at Grantsburg ,
Wisconsin.
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Celesta, of Winona,
Minnesota. dob 4/19/13. Worked as a Social Worker for Catholic
Charities in Winona. (She continues to make
her home in Winona in 2005.
barbara)
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Frances of Eau Claire,
Wisconsin. dob 7/24/15 dod 5/27/01. Married Lloyd Barrickman in
1940. Eight children. Kay, Sandra, Lloyd (Buzz), Donna, Dick,
Mary, Chris, and David. Buried at Eau Claire, WI.
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Lowell of Grantsburg,
Wisconsin. dob 10/26/17 - dod 14 May 2006. Married Eunice Whitacre Roberts in
1952. Five children. Kathy, Tom, Mary, Pat, and
Virginia.
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Elmer dob
14/Nov/1921; dod 19
July 1997. Married Grace Hammon in 1949. Elmer, a graduate of
Marquette School of Dentistry, had a dental practice in
Little Chute
for more than 35 years. No children. Died
from Alzheimer's. Buried at Little Chute,
Wisconsin.
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Loyas of Anoka,
Minnesota. dob 9/3/24. Married Don Congdon in 1948. Three
children. Marion, Michael, and Patricia.
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Joseph of Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin. dob 7/11/27. Married Phyllis Bjorklund in 1951. Six
children. Diane, Lynn, Laurie, Karen, Theresa, and Katy.
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James of Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin. dob 10/20/31. Married Josephine Sanders in 1955. Six
children. John, Daniel, Thomas, Nancy, Anne, and Linda.
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| Celesta, 1986 |
Emma and Celesta at their home in Winona, MN, 1986 |
When I
attended the funeral services for my Uncle Lawrence Stallman in 1986, I
was stopped by a couple of unknown (to me) Stallmans to talk
family history. When I looked
up, everyone had disappeared and I had no
idea where to look for them! This couple had told me about Emma, a
sister of Grandpa Clem that I wasn't aware even existed. She
lived
at Winona, MN. After driving around for awhile and not finding a bunch
of cars gathered anywhere, I took this as a sign to head to Minnesota,
so I did. What a wonderful
time I had with these two ladies and had my
trusty voice-activated recorder with me and got most of our "serious
Stallman" conversation on tape. The next day, we went to an
Italian cafe
for lunch and had copies made of the many old photos you see on this web
site. I am soooooooooooooo glad I "lost my way" that day in Breda, Iowa!
Jim has a
wonderful story about Celesta on his Hoffman site. What a
remarkable woman she is! Now I know why my aunt, Victoria Stallman,
always remembered and kept in touch with
Celesta and Emma. barbara
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