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Lorena Neumann Obituary
URBANA – Lorena Peterman Neumann, 88, died at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Meadowbrook Health Center. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 701 E. Florida Ave., Urbana, at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 5, 2007. Pastor Terry Strom will officiate. Entombment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mittendorf-Calvert Funeral Home, 611 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Champaign, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Neumann was born July 11, 1918, in Wellston, Okla., a daughter of Fredrick G. and Martha Schroeder Peterman. The family moved to Stillwater, Okla., in 1929, where she attended public schools and Oklahoma State University. She married Alvin Neumann in Stillwater on June 12, 1938. He died on Sept. 13, 2006.
Survivors include one brother, Walter Peterman of Plano, Texas; and 17 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and two brothers.
She graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree from the University of Arkansas and master of science and bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Illinois. During 1936 to 1945, she was a feature writer and reporter for the Stillwater News-press and the Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution.
Mrs. Neumann moved to Illinois in 1950. For four years she worked in the editorial department at Spencer Press in Champaign, as feature editor during the creation of Our Wonderful World. For 25 years she was a freelance editor and writer.
She was a founding member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Urbana and a member of the Trinity Women's Guild and Altar Guild, Omicron Nu, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Urbana Women's Literary Club and Champaign Social Science Club.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 701 E. Florida Ave., Urbana, IL 61801.
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Kurt Gruben
March 11, 2021
Lorena and Al were a huge welcoming factor for me at Trinity Lutheran Church in Urbana while I was a student there in the late 80's and early 90's. In fact I was reminded of them today as 30 years ago yesterday, they were kind enough to come and pick me up from my apartment as I was not able to drive due to a recent surgery. Always fond memories come to mind regarding this fine couple. Grateful to have known them, and worshipped our Lord and Savior with them!
Marilyn Hunter-Shimkus
March 30, 2007
Dear family: My late husband(Morris Hunter) and I became acquainted with Al and Lorena when Hunter Lumber Company of Ogden built their Urbana home. We became personal friends with them and enjoyed many dinner-bridge evenings together. I will surely miss both of them. My condolences to their family. Marilyn Hunter-Shimkus
Marilyn Hunter-Shimkus
March 30, 2007
Dear family: My late husband(Morris Hunter) and I became acquainted with Al and Lorena when Hunter Lumber Company of Ogden built their Urbana home. We became personal friends with them and enjoyed many dinner-bridge evenings together. I will surely miss both of them. My condolences to their family. Marilyn Hunter-Shimkus
George R. Carlisle
March 26, 2007
I remember when they lived at 808 West Iowa. Lorena edited books and "Or Wonderful World" Encyclopedia for Herbert S. Zim. He gave me an autographed copy of the 1954 Golden Nature Guide on Birds. Zim was coauthor of each of those, with someone else more in authority on the particular subject.
Lorena also gave us a proof copy of part of a volume of "Our Wonderful World." It stimulated my interest in astronomy.
She gave us copies of some children's books by Zim, "The First Book of Water," "The Story of Paper," "Kleew" (about a seagull), and others. They were unable to have children of their own so they were good to friends' children.
Lorena will be missed very much. She was also active in a bridge club in which my mother, Lorene Carlisle (memorialized in a brick at Urbana Free Library) was a member.
Al and Lorena went on a fishing trip in 1965, to Lac La Ronge, in far norhtern Saskatchewan, accessible only by plane from end of the highway, on which my parents, the late Harold M. and Betty Scott went, and the late Harry and Florence Russell. (Only my father, George R. Carlisle is still alive of those who were on that trip).
We who know both Al and Lorena will miss them both.
George R. Carlisle
March 2, 2007
I will always remember Lorena and Al. When we were little, we were like the children they never had. Lorena gave Deb and me proof copies of some of the Herbert S. Zim books she helped edit, and part of Volume 1 of "Our Wonderful World." I have an autographed copy of the hardback edition of Zim's Golden Nature Guides Series on Birds. It was autographed in 1954.
She and my mother were in the same bridge club for many years. We missed them when they moved to Las cruces, NM, but they came back later when Al was offered a position in the Department of Animal Sciences. They had the house on Colorado Avenue built. Lorena had a step-down floor sewing room, so scraps of material, etc. would not blow to rest of house. They were the last remaining Charter members of the Trinity Lutheran Church, where the Memorial Service takes place March 5.. Both Al and Lorena will be missed.
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