Submitted by: Dan Rich

Louise M. Niemann

Dec. 20, 1916 - May 21, 2008

South Bend Tribune 5/23/2008
SOUTH BEND - Louise M. Niemann, 91, of St. Paul's Retirement Community passed away at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Louise was born on December 20, 1916, in South Bend to John and Louise (Gliechwait) Gruber. She retired from South Bend Controls in 1979, after 27 years. Mrs. Niemann was a member of Our Lady of Hungary Church, its Sacred Heart & Rosary Society and the Red Hat Club at St. Paul's.

On June 24, 1939, in South Bend, she married Walter P. Niemann. He died on October 10, 2003. Louise was also preceded in death by two sisters, Cecelia Prestzwor and Theresa Solmos; and two brothers, John Gruber and Frank Gruber. Surviving are two daughters, Sandra (Tom) Hinkle and Mary (Tim) Weber, both of South Bend; three sons, William (Donna) Niemann of Edwardsburg, Richard (Susan) Niemann of Bristol and Walter Niemann Jr. of Marcellus; nine grandchildren, Joseph Niemann, Dr. T.J. Niemann, Janelle Stewart, Noret Flood, Kristie Sandor, Jeff Hinkle, Tom Hinkle Jr., Philip Weber, and Scott Weber; 19 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Hedwige Horvath and Margaret (Joseph) Redling both of South Bend.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2008 in Our Lady of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Family and friends may call from 4 to 8 Friday in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble Avenue where a Rosary will be recited at 4:30. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Hungary Church Building Fund.