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William John “Bill” Mumm

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Birth	:	19 Mar 1927 Republic County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	27 Jul 1997 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6805992, -72.0263977
Plot	:	Block 25, Lot 15, Grave 1
Inscription	:	US Navy WWII
Description	:	William (Bill) John Mumm, son of Elijah and Alice Hunt Mumm was born March 19, 1927 on a farm northwest of Belleville, Kansas in Republic County. He passed away at the Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 27, 1997 at the age of 70 years, 4 months and 8 days. William was baptized April 21, 1935 at the Methodist Church of Chester, Nebraska. William attended Mt. Zion rural school east of Chester through the 8th grade, graduating from Chester High School in the spring of 1945, and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Audrain in... Read More	William (Bill) John Mumm, son of Elijah and Alice Hunt Mumm was born March 19, 1927 on a farm northwest of Belleville, Kansas in Republic County. He passed away at the Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 27, 1997 at the age of 70 years, 4 months and 8 days. William was baptized April 21, 1935 at the Methodist Church of Chester, Nebraska. William attended Mt. Zion rural school east of Chester through the 8th grade, graduating from Chester High School in the spring of 1945, and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Audrain in the Pacific, being one of the first boats to dock at Nagasaki, Japan, some three weeks after the bombing. He served in the Navy from May 16, 1945 until honorably discharged on July 15, 1946, then returning to his family home east of Chester and began farming. On April 26, 1950 he was united in marriage to Virleen Joy Derowitsch of rural Chester, and to this union 3 sons were born, Bradley, Timothy and Scotty. The couple lived on a farm five miles southeast of Chester for five years, then moving to their present home three miles east of Chester for the past 42 years. William served on various United Methodist Church Boards, the School Board of District 54 during the building of the new school addition, the Thayer County Farm Bureau Board, Rural Fireman's, Chester Cemetery Board, Chester Community Club and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 317 of Hubbell, Nebraska. William loved to farm and enjoyed the fellowship of farming with his father and brothers and later with his own sons and was still farming with his son Scot at the time of his death. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed grandson Anthony Mumm who came the past 10 summers to visit and work on the farm. William was preceded in death by his parents, Elijah and Alice Mumm and one sister, Margery Mumm Palmer. William is survived by his wife, Virleen, Chester; three sons, Bradley G. Mumm and wife Rhonda, children, Anthony, Ryann and Jamie, San Antonio, TX, and Kari and Janel, Fountain Valley, CA, Timothy P. Mumm, Beatrice, NE, his daughters Stephie and Vickie, and Scotty R. Mumm and wife Deb, Hubbell, and children Kelsey and Tanner; one sister, Iris Larkins, Chester; two brothers, Meredith Mumm, Hebron, and Ronald Mumm, chester; two great-grandchildren, Marissa and Justin, many nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church, Chester, NE, on Thursday, July 31, 1997, 10:30 a.m., conducted by Rev. T.J. Fraser. Casket bearers were Anthony Mumm, Brent Mumm, Curt Mumm, Gill Mumm, Thad Mumm, John Mumm, Kent Adamson, Jonathan Derowitsch and Kevin Derowitsch. Graveside services were conducted by American Legion Post No. 317, Hubbell, NE. Interment was made in the Chester Cemetery.

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William John “Bill” Mumm's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, USA.
When did William John “Bill” Mumm death?
William John “Bill” Mumm death on 27 Jul 1997 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.6805992
Longitude: -72.0263977

Family Members:

Parent

Elijah Frank Mumm

(1901 - 1979)

Alice Susanna Hunt Mumm

(1900 - 1988)

Spouse

Virleen Joy Derowitsch Mumm

(1930 - 2019)

Siblings

Iris Maurine Mumm Adamson Larkins

(1923 - 2003)

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