Alma Anna (Lemme) McFarland

Alma Anna McFarland, 93, passed away November 12, 1993, at the Westview Care Center in Britt, Iowa, where she had been a resident since 1986.

Alma, the daughter of Reverend and Mrs. Gootlieb Lemme was born January 5, 1900, at Dubuque, Iowa.  When she was three months old her parents moved to a farm home in Winnebago County that her parents had built.  She attended Church and Sunday School in a church that was built on one acre of their farm land.  She worked in various homes in the community.

She married Emmett L. McFarland in Forest City, on October 20, 1920.  They moved to Havelock, Nebraska for a year, they then moved to the Crystal Lake community.  She worked for 42 years in Nelson's Store.  She had a picture collection of all who served in World War I and it was on display.  She loved to bake and share her bakery goods of bread and rolls with friends of the community. For many years she wrote news items for the Britt News and Forest City Summit.

She was a member of the Crystal Lake Methodist Church, Women's Society and sang in the church choir. She was a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary, and member of the Senior Citizen Club.

She is survived by her son, Eugene "Pat" McFarland of Liberal, Missouri; a sister, Sarah Kiesaw of Waukon, Iowa, special relatives, Maxine and Keith Cottington, special friends, Earl and Louetta Spurling, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by his parents, her husband, Emmett in 1965, seven brothers and five sisters.