Doris E. Niemann Obituary (1926 - 2008)

NIEMANN, Doris Elizabeth, 82, passed away peacefully at Kanmar Place in Tucson on December 24, 2008. A Tucson resident for 18 years and a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley, she will be greatly missed as a wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. Doris was known to family and friends for her kindness, strength, wisdom and generosity. She was a longtime member of P.E.O. and enjoyed traveling, swimming, and being involved in the lives of her children and grandchildren. Born Doris Greenstreet on 7 April, 1926, she grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from both Cottey College (Missouri) and Kansas State University. She later lived and worked as a medical technologist in Berkeley, California, where she met and married William (Bill) L. Niemann, her devoted husband of 52 years. Bill and Doris lived for many years in the Chicago area (Evanston and Winnetka), where they raised two sons. Doris is survived by William L. Niemann, Sr. of Tucson; sons William Niemann, Jr. (Mary) of Huntington, West Virginia, and John Niemann (Kathy) of Des Moines, Iowa; brother John Greenstreet (Mildred) of Tulsa, Oklahoma; grandchildren Michael, Jennifer and Tiffany; and many other relatives and friends. Cremation will be performed at Vistoso Memorial Chapel. A service celebrating her life will be held for family and friends at a future date.