Steinbach, Florence Augusta

1915 - 2009  (94 years)    Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Steinbach, Florence Augusta
  Born	5 May 1915	Forest Junction, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Jun 2009	New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
  Obituary	17 Jun 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Florence Draheim, 94, of Sunset Apartments, New Ulm, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009, at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Timothy Smith officiating. Visitation will be 1 - 3 p.m. Thursday at the church. The Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm is in charge of the arrangements. A second service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2009, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Brillion, Wisconsin, with burial in the church cemetery. Pastor Ronald Ash will officiate. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday at the Wieting Funeral Home in Brillion and will continue for one hour prior to the time of service at church on Saturday. To leave online condolences or to sign the guest book go to www.mvfh.org. Florence Augusta Steinbach Draheim was born on May 5, 1915, in Forest Junction, Calumet County, Wisconsin, to John F. and Augusta Gaetsch Steinbach. In 1930, Florence was baptized and then confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Brillion, Wisconsin, in the same confirmation class as Orman Draheim. She graduated from Brillion High School, Class of 1933. In 1938, Florence married Orman Draheim at Trinity Lutheran Church, Brillion. Orman and Florence worked together on their dairy farm almost all of their working life, first in Collins and then in rural Brillion. In retirement, they lived on S. Francis St. in Brillion, and on Waldo Blvd. in Manitowoc, WI. Orman died in 1995 and in 1999 Florence moved to New Ulm, MN. Florence is survived by her two daughters: Audrey (Doug) Pedersen of Edgewood, WA; and Edith (Richard) Ash of New Ulm, MN. She was blessed with eight grandchildren and a foster grandchild: Jamie (Eric) Pedersen, Seattle, WA, and Kari Pedersen Kirk, Bay Pines, FL; Allen (Virginia) Ash of Bonney Lake, WA; Nathan (Michelle) Ash, Highlands Ranch, CO; Mike (Tina) Ash, San Diego, CA; Amy (Billy) Friess, Waukesha, WI; Richie (Cristin) Ash, Brian Ash of Sun Prairie, WI; and Margo (Scott) Meier of Menomonee Falls, WI. Florence was blessed after age 90 with ten great- grandchildren: Trygve Pedersen, Jayden Ash, Nicholas and Amanda Ash, Julia and Ethan Ash, Lucy and Ruby Friess, Thornton and Finley Ash, and Heather and Courtney Meier. She is also survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Otto and Dorothy Rusch, Washburn, WI, nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orman Draheim and infant daughter, Trudy; and her parents, John and Augusta Steinbach; two brothers, Edgar and Kenneth Steinbach; and sisters-in-law: Dorothea Steinbach, Elleanore LaFleur, and Vema Rusch; brothers-in-law, Cyril LaFleur and Roy Rusch. Florence enjoyed gardening, crocheting, playing cards, and spending time with family and friends. She will be missed by many loving family members and friends, but she is enjoying the joys of heaven with Jesus. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home 218 North Broadway P.O. Box 393 New Ulm, MN 56073 507-354-2312
  Buried	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Brillion, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I194159	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Steinbach, John Fred,   b. 16 Jun 1890,   d. 14 May 1976  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Lintner, Mary,   b. 31 Jan 1885,   d. 18 May 1943  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F64143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Draheim, Orman,   b. 30 Jan 1916,   d. 24 Feb 1995, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Abt 1938
  	Draheim, Orman and Florence Steinbach
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F65959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 5 May 1915 - Forest Junction, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Died - 15 Jun 2009 - New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA Buried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Brillion, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Draheim, Florence Augusta (Maiden Name: Steinbach) May 5, 1915 - Jun 15, 2009