Emma Dettmann
August 12, 1911 - January 24, 2010
Lake City, Iowa
Lake City – Emma Dettmann, 98, formerly of Sac City, died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 27 at the Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City.
Emma Minnie Dettmann was born on August 12, 1911 in Sac County to Henry and Emma (Leege) Dettmann. She was baptized on October 12, 1911 and confirmed March 28, 1926 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Coon Valley Township. She graduated from the Lytton Consolidated School, in Lytton with the class of 1931. Emma worked at the Sac City Creamery for 8 years; then after moving to Pasadena, CA, she worked in the school system for 8 years. Upon returning to Iowa, she worked for 4 years at Farber and Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City before retiring in 1975. One of the highlights of her time in California was being on Bob Barker’s “The Price Is Right.” Emma enjoyed gardening, playing cards, and baking fruit cakes and candy at Christmas.
Emma is survived by her, nieces and nephews, Janet (Ralph) Hawblitzel of Glendora, CA, Barbara Pickett of Evansville, IN, Gerald (Pam) Dettmann of Glendora, CA, Beverly (Robert) Lawson of Piketon, OH, Burdette Dettman of Tucson, AZ, Betty Croissant of Salt Lake City, UT, and Bonnie (Michael) Schlag of Largo, Fl. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Theodore, Albert, Erich, Fredrich, and Vernie Dettmann; and sisters, Eltora Ellis and Evelyn Wisenborn.
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