OBITUARY: Charles Raymond "Red" Hemann, 1939-2004, Mitchell County, Iowa [ Based on an Obituary in the Mitchell County Press-News Online -- www.mcpress.com -- Posted December 29, 2004 ] Charles "Red" Hemann A funeral mass for Charles Raymond Hemann, age 65, of McIntire, Iowa was held Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Meyer, Iowa with Father Mark Reasoner officiating. Burial was in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Meyer. Charles passed away at his residence Friday, Dec. 24, 2004. Charles "Red" Hemann was born in rural McIntire on May 3, 1939 to Joseph J. and Rosetta (Mauer) Hemann. He attended the Sacred Heart Catholic School in Meyer, Iowa. On June 1, 1963 Charles was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Bartholomew at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Lyle, Minn. "Red" served his country in the National Guard during the Vietnam era. Charles was a semi-retired farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and a sister-in-law. His survivors include his wife, Shirley of McIntire, Iowa; two sons: Andy and his wife Noeme Hemann of Burlington, Wisconsin; and Tim J. and Paula Hemann of Riceville; three daughters Louann and her husband Jim Zuehl of Toeterville, Iowa, Loni and her husband Shane Simonson of Spring Valley and Charley Hemann of Lyle, Minnesota, and 16 grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother, DeVere Hemann of Keokuk, Iowa; and a sister Mary Margaret Tebben and her husband Gary of Mission Viejo, California; and a mother-in-law, Dorothy Bartholomew of Adams, Minnesota. Lindstrom Funeral Home of Riceville, Iowa was in charge of the services. Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson