Lina Burkhardt Allmann, age 99, of the Town of Lyndon, died late Sunday evening, Aug. 8, 2004, at Sunny Ridge Nursing Home in Sheboygan where she had been a patient the past five days.
She was born Sept. 6, 1904 in the Town of Lyndon, a daughter of the late Martin and Louise Bast Burkhardt. She was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. F. W. Beisser, at Salem Reformeiste Kirche, now Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth.
Lina attended the Harmon School District #10 in Town Lyndon, but her education was interrupted as a young girl so that she could help her parents on the family farm. Even as she pursued further studies through various correspondence courses, including receiving a certificate from the Chicago School of Nursing, she sincerely missed not having a high school diploma. In 1983, at the age of 79, she went back to school and earned her G.E.D. (high school equivalency diploma) from Lakeshore Technical Institute.
Lina worked as a governess at the former Winnebago Indian School, later known as “Sunburst”, in Neillsville, from 1928 to 1943.
On October 28, 1943, she married Otto E. Allmann. After their marriage, she helped run the dairy and poultry farm on Blueberry Lane south of Plymouth, which received state recognition in 1967 for a centennial of ownership by her family. She also worked for nine years as a night nurse and cook for the former Morningside Nursing Home in Plymouth.
Lina was a published poet and author and loved writing poetry all her life. Her poems appeared in Sunshine and Daydreams, published by the national Library of Poetry. One of her stories about the holidays, originally an entry in the Yarns of Yesteryear program of the University of Wisconsin Extension, was later included in the anthology “Wisconsin Christmas”, and published by Partridge Press of Minnesota.
She was very active in church and community service. A member of Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth, she served five terms as president of its Ladies Aid. She was a member as well of the Lakeland College Women’s Auxiliary, the Dye Road Homemakers and the former Plymouth Garden Club, for which she also served three terms as president and one as secretary. Lina volunteered at Rocky Knoll, Valley Manor (including being accompanist for several years for the weekly Bible class there, (and at the age of 78 became chairman of the “Cookie Cart” at Valley View Medical Center (organizing cookie bakers and servers to walk the cart among the patients); at 78 she also learned how to run an electronic cash register so she could take a monthly shift at the Hospital Auxiliary’s gift shop in Plymouth. From age 79-83, Lina also delivered Meals–on-Wheels around the County, to as many as 20 homebound senior citizens.
Her husband preceded her in death October 15, 1976.
She loved to garden and for more than a dozen years she volunteered her services to help with the flower building at the Sheboygan County Fair.
Perhaps her greatest service to the community however, was that which she did on her own. If she heard of someone in need, she offered help in whatever way she could manage, sometimes providing a meal, other times flowers from her garden. Someone once said, “Lina baked love into her loaves of bread.”
For more than 20 years, she provided shelter and care for several relatives and family friends, who came to live at the farm as members of her extended family, when other options for them were not available. In 1990, her local chapter of AARP recognized Lina’s many contributions with an award for “Outstanding Service to the Community.”
Lina is survived by her two sons, George (Barbara) Allmann of Lady Lake, Fla. and Campbellsport, and Edward (Rosemary) Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; three granddaughters, Debra Jean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M., and Kira Christine and Alexa Julieet Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; one great-grandson, Sean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M.; a sister-in-law, Lorina Allmann of Julesberg, Colo.; six step-grandchildren, 19 step-great-grandchildren, 20 step-great-great-grandchildren; several nieces nephews, cousins; and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Martin and George Burkhardt; two stepdaughters, Lucia (Allmann) Vogt and LaVerna (Allmann) Freemann; one step grandson and three step great-grandchildren.
She was born Sept. 6, 1904 in the Town of Lyndon, a daughter of the late Martin and Louise Bast Burkhardt. She was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. F. W. Beisser, at Salem Reformeiste Kirche, now Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth.
Lina attended the Harmon School District #10 in Town Lyndon, but her education was interrupted as a young girl so that she could help her parents on the family farm. Even as she pursued further studies through various correspondence courses, including receiving a certificate from the Chicago School of Nursing, she sincerely missed not having a high school diploma. In 1983, at the age of 79, she went back to school and earned her G.E.D. (high school equivalency diploma) from Lakeshore Technical Institute.
Lina worked as a governess at the former Winnebago Indian School, later known as “Sunburst”, in Neillsville, from 1928 to 1943.
On October 28, 1943, she married Otto E. Allmann. After their marriage, she helped run the dairy and poultry farm on Blueberry Lane south of Plymouth, which received state recognition in 1967 for a centennial of ownership by her family. She also worked for nine years as a night nurse and cook for the former Morningside Nursing Home in Plymouth.
Lina was a published poet and author and loved writing poetry all her life. Her poems appeared in Sunshine and Daydreams, published by the national Library of Poetry. One of her stories about the holidays, originally an entry in the Yarns of Yesteryear program of the University of Wisconsin Extension, was later included in the anthology “Wisconsin Christmas”, and published by Partridge Press of Minnesota.
She was very active in church and community service. A member of Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth, she served five terms as president of its Ladies Aid. She was a member as well of the Lakeland College Women’s Auxiliary, the Dye Road Homemakers and the former Plymouth Garden Club, for which she also served three terms as president and one as secretary. Lina volunteered at Rocky Knoll, Valley Manor (including being accompanist for several years for the weekly Bible class there, (and at the age of 78 became chairman of the “Cookie Cart” at Valley View Medical Center (organizing cookie bakers and servers to walk the cart among the patients); at 78 she also learned how to run an electronic cash register so she could take a monthly shift at the Hospital Auxiliary’s gift shop in Plymouth. From age 79-83, Lina also delivered Meals–on-Wheels around the County, to as many as 20 homebound senior citizens.
Her husband preceded her in death October 15, 1976.
She loved to garden and for more than a dozen years she volunteered her services to help with the flower building at the Sheboygan County Fair.
Perhaps her greatest service to the community however, was that which she did on her own. If she heard of someone in need, she offered help in whatever way she could manage, sometimes providing a meal, other times flowers from her garden. Someone once said, “Lina baked love into her loaves of bread.”
For more than 20 years, she provided shelter and care for several relatives and family friends, who came to live at the farm as members of her extended family, when other options for them were not available. In 1990, her local chapter of AARP recognized Lina’s many contributions with an award for “Outstanding Service to the Community.”
Lina is survived by her two sons, George (Barbara) Allmann of Lady Lake, Fla. and Campbellsport, and Edward (Rosemary) Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; three granddaughters, Debra Jean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M., and Kira Christine and Alexa Julieet Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; one great-grandson, Sean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M.; a sister-in-law, Lorina Allmann of Julesberg, Colo.; six step-grandchildren, 19 step-great-grandchildren, 20 step-great-great-grandchildren; several nieces nephews, cousins; and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Martin and George Burkhardt; two stepdaughters, Lucia (Allmann) Vogt and LaVerna (Allmann) Freemann; one step grandson and three step great-grandchildren.
Lina Burkhardt Allmann, age 99, of the Town of Lyndon, died late Sunday evening, Aug. 8, 2004, at Sunny Ridge Nursing Home in Sheboygan where she had been a patient the past five days.
She was born Sept. 6, 1904 in the Town of Lyndon, a daughter of the late Martin and Louise Bast Burkhardt. She was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. F. W. Beisser, at Salem Reformeiste Kirche, now Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth.
Lina attended the Harmon School District #10 in Town Lyndon, but her education was interrupted as a young girl so that she could help her parents on the family farm. Even as she pursued further studies through various correspondence courses, including receiving a certificate from the Chicago School of Nursing, she sincerely missed not having a high school diploma. In 1983, at the age of 79, she went back to school and earned her G.E.D. (high school equivalency diploma) from Lakeshore Technical Institute.
Lina worked as a governess at the former Winnebago Indian School, later known as “Sunburst”, in Neillsville, from 1928 to 1943.
On October 28, 1943, she married Otto E. Allmann. After their marriage, she helped run the dairy and poultry farm on Blueberry Lane south of Plymouth, which received state recognition in 1967 for a centennial of ownership by her family. She also worked for nine years as a night nurse and cook for the former Morningside Nursing Home in Plymouth.
Lina was a published poet and author and loved writing poetry all her life. Her poems appeared in Sunshine and Daydreams, published by the national Library of Poetry. One of her stories about the holidays, originally an entry in the Yarns of Yesteryear program of the University of Wisconsin Extension, was later included in the anthology “Wisconsin Christmas”, and published by Partridge Press of Minnesota.
She was very active in church and community service. A member of Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth, she served five terms as president of its Ladies Aid. She was a member as well of the Lakeland College Women’s Auxiliary, the Dye Road Homemakers and the former Plymouth Garden Club, for which she also served three terms as president and one as secretary. Lina volunteered at Rocky Knoll, Valley Manor (including being accompanist for several years for the weekly Bible class there, (and at the age of 78 became chairman of the “Cookie Cart” at Valley View Medical Center (organizing cookie bakers and servers to walk the cart among the patients); at 78 she also learned how to run an electronic cash register so she could take a monthly shift at the Hospital Auxiliary’s gift shop in Plymouth. From age 79-83, Lina also delivered Meals–on-Wheels around the County, to as many as 20 homebound senior citizens.
Her husband preceded her in death October 15, 1976.
She loved to garden and for more than a dozen years she volunteered her services to help with the flower building at the Sheboygan County Fair.
Perhaps her greatest service to the community however, was that which she did on her own. If she heard of someone in need, she offered help in whatever way she could manage, sometimes providing a meal, other times flowers from her garden. Someone once said, “Lina baked love into her loaves of bread.”
For more than 20 years, she provided shelter and care for several relatives and family friends, who came to live at the farm as members of her extended family, when other options for them were not available. In 1990, her local chapter of AARP recognized Lina’s many contributions with an award for “Outstanding Service to the Community.”
Lina is survived by her two sons, George (Barbara) Allmann of Lady Lake, Fla. and Campbellsport, and Edward (Rosemary) Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; three granddaughters, Debra Jean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M., and Kira Christine and Alexa Julieet Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; one great-grandson, Sean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M.; a sister-in-law, Lorina Allmann of Julesberg, Colo.; six step-grandchildren, 19 step-great-grandchildren, 20 step-great-great-grandchildren; several nieces nephews, cousins; and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Martin and George Burkhardt; two stepdaughters, Lucia (Allmann) Vogt and LaVerna (Allmann) Freemann; one step grandson and three step great-grandchildren.
She was born Sept. 6, 1904 in the Town of Lyndon, a daughter of the late Martin and Louise Bast Burkhardt. She was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. F. W. Beisser, at Salem Reformeiste Kirche, now Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth.
Lina attended the Harmon School District #10 in Town Lyndon, but her education was interrupted as a young girl so that she could help her parents on the family farm. Even as she pursued further studies through various correspondence courses, including receiving a certificate from the Chicago School of Nursing, she sincerely missed not having a high school diploma. In 1983, at the age of 79, she went back to school and earned her G.E.D. (high school equivalency diploma) from Lakeshore Technical Institute.
Lina worked as a governess at the former Winnebago Indian School, later known as “Sunburst”, in Neillsville, from 1928 to 1943.
On October 28, 1943, she married Otto E. Allmann. After their marriage, she helped run the dairy and poultry farm on Blueberry Lane south of Plymouth, which received state recognition in 1967 for a centennial of ownership by her family. She also worked for nine years as a night nurse and cook for the former Morningside Nursing Home in Plymouth.
Lina was a published poet and author and loved writing poetry all her life. Her poems appeared in Sunshine and Daydreams, published by the national Library of Poetry. One of her stories about the holidays, originally an entry in the Yarns of Yesteryear program of the University of Wisconsin Extension, was later included in the anthology “Wisconsin Christmas”, and published by Partridge Press of Minnesota.
She was very active in church and community service. A member of Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth, she served five terms as president of its Ladies Aid. She was a member as well of the Lakeland College Women’s Auxiliary, the Dye Road Homemakers and the former Plymouth Garden Club, for which she also served three terms as president and one as secretary. Lina volunteered at Rocky Knoll, Valley Manor (including being accompanist for several years for the weekly Bible class there, (and at the age of 78 became chairman of the “Cookie Cart” at Valley View Medical Center (organizing cookie bakers and servers to walk the cart among the patients); at 78 she also learned how to run an electronic cash register so she could take a monthly shift at the Hospital Auxiliary’s gift shop in Plymouth. From age 79-83, Lina also delivered Meals–on-Wheels around the County, to as many as 20 homebound senior citizens.
Her husband preceded her in death October 15, 1976.
She loved to garden and for more than a dozen years she volunteered her services to help with the flower building at the Sheboygan County Fair.
Perhaps her greatest service to the community however, was that which she did on her own. If she heard of someone in need, she offered help in whatever way she could manage, sometimes providing a meal, other times flowers from her garden. Someone once said, “Lina baked love into her loaves of bread.”
For more than 20 years, she provided shelter and care for several relatives and family friends, who came to live at the farm as members of her extended family, when other options for them were not available. In 1990, her local chapter of AARP recognized Lina’s many contributions with an award for “Outstanding Service to the Community.”
Lina is survived by her two sons, George (Barbara) Allmann of Lady Lake, Fla. and Campbellsport, and Edward (Rosemary) Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; three granddaughters, Debra Jean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M., and Kira Christine and Alexa Julieet Allmann of Williamsburg, Va.; one great-grandson, Sean Allmann of Santa Fe, N.M.; a sister-in-law, Lorina Allmann of Julesberg, Colo.; six step-grandchildren, 19 step-great-grandchildren, 20 step-great-great-grandchildren; several nieces nephews, cousins; and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Martin and George Burkhardt; two stepdaughters, Lucia (Allmann) Vogt and LaVerna (Allmann) Freemann; one step grandson and three step great-grandchildren.
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