Plamann, Merlin

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 1930, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Death Record - Civil: 25 Mar 1996

Notes:

1930 Census:
1930 Grand Chute; Arthur Plamann 34 , Linda Plamann 28, Lucille Plamann 9, Merlin Plamann 8

Death Record - Civil:
Name: Merlin E. Plamann Birth: 11 Jan 1922 Death: 25 Mar 1996 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States of America Civil: Wisconsin

Merlin married Reimer, Adeline E. 10 Jun 1947. Adeline (daughter of Reimer, John F. and Staudinger, Mary) was born 15 Mar 1921, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 10 Aug 2013, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Larry married Guckenberg, Mary Jo [Group Sheet]

David married Brecklin, Barbara Louise (daughter of Brecklin, Arnold Eugene and Jochman, Eleanor Mary) [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 28 Oct 2007; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Obituary:
Lara Plamann, 30, died unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at her home in Greenville. Lara was born Feb. 19, 1977, to Larry and Mary Jo (Guckenberg) Plamann in Appleton. Lara grew up in Grand Chute, graduated from Hortonville High School in 1995 and went on to St. Norbert College in De Pere, where she graduated with a degree in business, and a minor in English. She worked on the family farm with her parents and had her own business manufacturing dog agility equipment. Lara was a wonderful person who touched the lives of many through her involvement with the Outagamie County 4-H program, Winnegamie Dog Club and numerous horse related clubs and organizations. Her love of animals, horses, her dog, Magic, and her family was evident to all who knew her. Lara had an extraordinary smile that will live on in our hearts forever. Her witty personality and candid opinions helped keep our family together.
Lara is survived by her parents; her brother, Casey (Bridget) and sister, Abby (Tom) Ames; her grandmothers, Adeline Plamann, Appleton and Evelyn Guckenberg, Neenah. She will be greatly missed by her dog, Magic, and her horses. She is further survived by her uncles, David (Barb) Plamann, Hortonville; Roger Plamann, Minnesota; Keith (Gina) Plamann, Appleton; Peter (Sue) Guckenberg, Omro; Jim (Diane) Guckenberg, Neenah; Mike (Tina) Guckenberg, Rhinelander; and Tom (Marcia) Guckenberg, Virginia. Lara is also survived by her special friends, Dianna Siveny and Andrea Shay; along with many cousins and friends. Lara was especially close to her Godparents, Jim and Betty (deceased) Erdmann, Sherwood.
Lara is preceded in death by her grandpa, Merlin Plamann; grandpa, Peter Guckenberg; aunt, Debra Plamann; and cousins, Randy and Allen Guckenberg.
A memorial mass for Lara will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 30, 2007, at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Greenville, Wis., with Monsignor John H. Schuh, Grand-Uncle, Father Mark Vander Steeg, Father Justin Werner, Father Dennis Ryan, Father Lee Kahrs and Deacon David De Young concelebrating. Family and friends may call at the church from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service.
Lara, you were always there when we needed you, whether it was helping with farm chores or fixing Mom's computer messes. Thank you for all that you did. We will remember and love you forever. - Dad and Mom
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"Serving as would be Served"
Questions abound about Lara Plamann's shooting death
Family: 'She was always there'
By Kate McGinty • Post-Crescent staff writer • February 17, 2010
Friends vividly remember the awards she earned in high school, the tricks she taught her dog, and her zealous love of decoration.
But questions remain about Lara Plamann's life and the way it ended.
Family members, like police, have been guarded in what they say publicly about Plamann, 30, whose body was found Oct. 18 sitting up in a chair, arms at her side, in a pole shed on her property in Greenville. Even for those who were close to the personable young woman, there are some parts of her world that are either not fully understood nor readily discussed.
What isn't in question is that someone shot Plamann in the head, bringing to a seemingly unlikely close the promising, if quiet, life of a private woman not given to trouble.
A sergeant with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department found Plamann one morning after her self-described domestic partner, 48-year-old Dianna Siveney, reported her missing and hours after she failed to show up for work.
Siveney told police she and Lara had been domestic partners since 1998 and had bought the residence together in 2004, according to a search warrant. The pair also ran a business together out of their home.
Plamann's relationship with Siveney received no mention during a memorial service last week at a Catholic church in Greenville.
Police found Plamann's body after Siveney gave them the keys to search outbuildings on their property. They found no gun at the bloody scene around her. In fact, it isn't clear from the sparing accounts offered up by police whether Plamann was killed there or whether the killer moved the body to the shed after shooting her elsewhere, though a graphic description of the scene contained in the search warrant seems to suggest the former.
"Suffice it to say when we got the full autopsy results back late Friday evening (Oct. 19), there was no doubt that it was not suicide," said sheriff's Capt. Mike Jobe, who declined to elaborate.
The few clues about Plamann's death may rest in the pages of the autopsy report, which has not been made public.