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Dolores M. Neuman
1923 - 2022
Dolores M. Neuman,
99, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 21, 2022 at Park
Ridge in Watertown.
Dolores was born in
Watertown on January 31, 1923, the daughter of Albert and Clara (Berg) Pitterle. She
married the love of her life Justin Neuman on October 23, 1941 at St. Henry’s
Catholic Church and the couple enjoyed 41 years of marriage before his passing
in 1982. Dolores and Justin were
entrepreneurs as they owned Neuman’s Garden and Lawn Equipment, which they
operated at Dolores’ childhood home on Dewey Avenue.
Dolores was a
lifelong member of St. Henry’s Catholic Church. She was an active volunteer with Christian
Mothers, Altar Confraternity and Catholic Women’s Club. Dolores was a
Eucharistic minister, bringing communion to the homebound and those in nursing
homes. Having a caregiver’s heart, she
volunteered many hours in her retirement with the nursing homes and hospice
services in Watertown.
Dolores had other
interests, including gardening, as she tended to a beautiful flower and large
vegetable garden at her Dewey Avenue home.
A life longer learner, she attended Elderhostel programs with various
colleges. Dolores also enjoyed
researching family history and was a member of both the Dodge and Jefferson
County Genealogy Societies.
Dolores is survived
by her children: Mary Ann Delzer and Michael (Mary Sims) Neuman, and grandchildren
Frances Delzer and John Delzer.
She is also survived by a number of nieces, nephews,
other relatives, and friends.
She is preceded in
death by her parents, husband, and brothers Aloysius (Marie) Pitterle and Alphons (Dorothy) Pitterle.
A funeral service
will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at St. Henry’s Catholic
Church in Watertown with Fr. Michael Wanta presiding.
Visitation will take place at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of
service. Burial will follow the service at St. Henry’s Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Dolores’s honor to St. Henry’s Catholic Church would be appreciated.
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