Individual Details

Census (family)

Dirk J Collman M 35, Germany
Hannah Collman F 27, Germany
Maria Collman F 5, Germany
John Collman M 4, Germany
Frederick Collman M 2, Germany
Magaretha Peters F 53, widowed, Germany

Death

MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 1.....FEBRUARY 25, 1932
DIRK J COLLMAN DIED YESTERDAY
Dirk Johnson Collmann, a resident of Jones County for many years, passed away at his home on North Cedar street yesterday morning at 4:45. He had been in falling health for more than a year. Mr. Collmann was born at Kloster, Ostfriesland, Germany, May 8, 1849. He came to the United States when he was 35 year of age and had lived successively at Langworthy for two years, Bowen's Prairie eight years. Tripp, South Dakota, nine years; and in Monticello for the past twenty-one years. He had been married four times. His first wife, Minnie Gellerman died in Germany; his second wife, Johanna Peters, came to the United States with her husband and died a year later at Langworthy. His third wife was Anna Doering who is now dead and his fourth wife was Katherine Post. They were married February 5, 1914, and she survives her husband. Mr. Collman is also survived by the following children: Mrs. Herman Zimmerman, Amber; John and Fred Collmann, Tripp, South Dakota; Mrs. John Rickels, Wayne Township; Mrs. Dick Bohlken, Monticello, and Diedrich 17, Louise, 16 and Louis 12 who reside at home.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the family home, and at 1:30 at St. Matthew's church. Rev. H.L. Adix will preach the English sermon, and a sermon in German will be delivered by Rev. J. Wilms, Burial will be made in Oakwood cemetery. Throughout his life Mr. Collmann had followed the vocation of a farmer.

Burial

1232 Dirk J Collman 05/08/1849 Germany Monticello 2/24/1932 wife - sons, John & Fred - daus Mrs. J Rickels