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Personal data Louise Augusta Maass 

  • Alternative name: Louise Maass Bosma
  • She was born on November 3, 1898 in "rural", Lakota, Kossuth Co., IA.
  • She died on August 27, 1984 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA (Timely Mission Nursing Home), she was 85 years old.
  • She is buried on August 30, 1984 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Olena Mound Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on April 17, 2015.

Household of Louise Augusta Maass

She is married to Lewis Earl Bosma.

They got married on September 14, 1927 at Stevens, Kossuth Co., IA, she was 28 years old.

Lewis Earl Bosma oo Louise Augusta Maass

Marriage source: Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., ed. Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pg.236, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 236, Col. 1]

"LEWIS E. BOSMA November 18 1892 [sic] to April 1, 1971 ..."

[Pg. 236, Col. 2]

"On September 14, 1927, he married Louise A. Maass. Their marriage was blessed with seven surviving children: Donald L., Arnold H., Doris A. (Haroldson), Howard L., Shirley M., Marvin D., and Glen R. ..." <>

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  7. Marvin Delmar Bosma  1938-1998


Notes about Louise Augusta Maass

Louise Augusta Maass

Source: Author: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., ed. Title: Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 236,Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 236, Col. 1]

"LEWIS E. BOSMA November 18 1892 [sic] to April 1, 1971

Lewis was the first of 14 children born to Thomas and Florence Bosma. He spent his entire life in the vicinity of Buffalo Center. As a young man, he worked as a farm hand for several of the area farmers. He also worked for Carl Wesselsduring the construction of the road which passed the south side of Stevens, Iowa. In the mid-1920's, he and a brother (Edward) started farming near Stevens, approximately six miles northwest of Buffalo Center."

[Pg. 236, Col. 2]

"On September 14, 1927, he married Louise A. Maass. Their marriage was blessed with seven surviving children: Donald L., Arnold H., Doris A. (Haroldson), Howard L., Shirley M., Marvin D., and Glen R.

On March 1, 1939, Lewis and family moved to the farm which he had purchased, approximately three and a half miles southwest of Buffalo Center. Lewis preceded his wife, Louise, in death by more than 13 years. they were members of theFirst Reformed Church of Buffalo Center since 1942. they are interred at the Olena Mound Cemetery near Buffalo Center."

Obituaries, Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, Vol. 93, # 21, 30 Aug 1984, Pg. 10, Col. 3

"Louise Bosma, 85

Funeral services for Louise Bosma, 85, of Buffalo Center are being held today, Thursday, August 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center with the Rev. William Peake officiating. Interment is in Olena Mound Cemeterywith Winter Funeral Service in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bosma died Monday, August 27, at Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center.

Casketbearers will be her five sons and her son-in-law, Arnold Bosma, Howard Bosma, Marvin Bosma, Glen Bosma, Donald Bosma and William Haraldson. She was born Louise Maass on November 3, 1898 in rural Lakota, Kossuth County, and spentall her life in the Buffalo Center area.

She was married September 14, 1927 to Lewis Bosma at Stevens and they farmed in the Buffalo Center area. Mr. Bosma died April 1, 1971.

Mrs. Bosma is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William (Doris) Haraldson of Houston, Texas and Shirley Bosma of Twin Falls, Idaho; five sons, Arnold, Wichita, Kansas; Howard, St. Paul, Minnesota; Marvin, Buffalo Center; Glen, Houston,Texas and Donald, Indianapolis, Indiana; five grandchildren; three sisters, Emma and Olga Maass and Mrs. William (Anna) Blome, Elmore, Minnesota and a brother, Adolph Maass, Buffalo Center. She was preceded in death by her parents; herhusband, Lewis; three sisters and two brothers." <>

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Birthday November 3, 1898

  • The temperature on November 3, 1898 was about 10.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
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Day of marriage September 14, 1927

  • The temperature on September 14, 1927 was between 10.7 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
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Day of death August 27, 1984

  • The temperature on August 27, 1984 was between 7.8 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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Day of burial August 30, 1984

  • The temperature on August 30, 1984 was between 15.7 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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