Dorothy May Hiller Hauser Niemann, 102, of Litchfield, died Friday, January 29, 2016, at 2:26 p.m. in Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in St. Louis, MO, on Sept. 3, 1913, to Arthur and Lillie (Shoemaker) Hiller. Her mother died when she was four years of age and her father died when she was seven. She then lived with her aunt, Mollie Hiller Englehardt, in St. Louis until she started high school.
They then moved to Litchfield to live in the Hiller family home on Ryder St. She married Carl Hauser and they had one daughter, Carol May. Mr. Hauser died as the result of a car accident while the family was on a vacation in California with his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hauser. Several years later, she married Lawrence Niemann of Litchfield. They had three children, David, Robert and Gail.
Mrs. Niemann was known as a consummate homemaker and volunteer. She delivered mail to patients at St. Francis Hospital for over 40 years. She was a member of the PEO service organization, Litchfield Country Club, Zion Lutheran Church, and Mt. Zion Lutheran Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Carol (Vern) Tidwell of Cudjoe Key, FL and Gail (Doug Farr) Niemann of Chicago; two sons, David Niemann of Soddy-Daisy, TN and Robert (Janice) Niemann of Lutz, FL; seven grandchildren, Vicki Sawyer of Key West, FL, Wayne (Sue) Sawyer, David (Diane) Sawyer, aLL of Springfield, Robert Niemann of Whitwell, TN, Holly (Bruce) Worrel of Suwanee, GA, Natalie (Darren) Napolitano of Valrico, FL and William Farr of Chicago; two step-grandchildren, Debbie (Jerry) Cugno of Tampa, FL and Kim (Joey) Didona of Valrico, FL; eight great grandchildren: Pam Sawyer, Patrick Sawyer, Jenny Sawyer & Jake Sawyer, all of Springfield, Chris Worrel, Alex Worrel, Daniel Worrel, all of Suwanee, GA, and Cameron Napolitano of Valrico, FL; five step-great-grandchildren: Haley McDonald of Springfield, Emma Tucker and Sarah Tucker of Tampa, FL and Nicole Didona and Chris Didona of Valrico, FL; and two great-great-grandchildren, Jackson Stevens and Tillie Sawyer-Scaife of Springfield.
Mrs. Niemann was preceded in death by her husbands, Carl Hauser and Lawrence Niemann; a grandson, Carl Sawyer; and her daughter-in-law, Leila Niemann.
Visitation will be held Sunday, January 31, 2016, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 1, 2016, at 11 a.m. in Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Rev. Christine Erdmann will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield.
The family suggests memorials to Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield or Litchfield Food Pantry.
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