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Mary Schumm Yunker

Birth: 24 Aug 1855
Ohio, USA
Death: 12 Nov 1934 (aged 79)
Lawrence, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, USA
Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 40521697 View Source

Nuckolls county (sic) los (sic) one of its real pioneers in the death of Mrs. Mary Yunker who passed away at her home in Lawrence Monday, November 12. Mrs. Yunker with her husband, Peter Junxer (sic), settled on Liberty Creek two miles east and a mile south of Lawrence in 1871. This remained their home until 1902, when they moved to town. Mr. Yunker died several years ago. Ten children survive, also a brother, Henry Schum of Clinton, Oklahoma. The children are: Lewis Yunker, Wakita, Oklahoma; Rose Buescher, Laramie, Wyoming; Lucy Roberts, Sargent, Nebr.; Frank Yunker, Elkhart, Kansas; Peter Yunker, Bloom, Kansas; Mary Folmer, Oak, Nebr.; Celia Kempin, Two Buttes, Colorado; Lawrence at home; Tony Yunker, Osawatomie, Kansas. Two daughters, Anna Collins and Clara Bradley, died in 1925. Funeral services were conducted at the Sacred Heart church (sic) in Lawrence Wednesday of last week. Deceased was 79 years of age.

The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, November 22, 1934; pg. 7

Nuckolls county (sic) los (sic) one of its real pioneers in the death of Mrs. Mary Yunker who passed away at her home in Lawrence Monday, November 12. Mrs. Yunker with her husband, Peter Junxer (sic), settled on Liberty Creek two miles east and a mile south of Lawrence in 1871. This remained their home until 1902, when they moved to town. Mr. Yunker died several years ago. Ten children survive, also a brother, Henry Schum of Clinton, Oklahoma. The children are: Lewis Yunker, Wakita, Oklahoma; Rose Buescher, Laramie, Wyoming; Lucy Roberts, Sargent, Nebr.; Frank Yunker, Elkhart, Kansas; Peter Yunker, Bloom, Kansas; Mary Folmer, Oak, Nebr.; Celia Kempin, Two Buttes, Colorado; Lawrence at home; Tony Yunker, Osawatomie, Kansas. Two daughters, Anna Collins and Clara Bradley, died in 1925. Funeral services were conducted at the Sacred Heart church (sic) in Lawrence Wednesday of last week. Deceased was 79 years of age.

The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, November 22, 1934; pg. 7

Family Members

Parents

Louis Schumm

1823–1889

Spouse

Peter J. Yunker

1842–1915

Siblings

Henry Joseph Schumm

1860–1939

Children

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Added: Aug 10, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40521697/mary-yunker: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Schumm Yunker (24 Aug 1855–12 Nov 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40521697, citing Sacred Heart Cemetery, Lawrence, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Marilyn Sanner Keim (contributor 46809294).

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