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Veronica Gertrude (Jahn) Mayer

July 17, 1915 - October 29, 2000

Veronica was born July 17, 1915, in Paynesville, Minnesota, daughter of Frank Jahn and Frances Hartman. After graduation from Paynesville High School she worked at the Paynesville Hotel and the North American Creamery.

On August 27, 1946, in Paynesville, she married Julius Joseph Mayer, son of William Mayer and Helen Feldhaus. Julius was born October 19, 1917, in Rockville, Minnesota. He was a fisheries worker at Paynesville.

After her family was grown, Veronica worked for an egg processing plant and a stuffed animal manufacturer until her retirement. She lived her entire life in two houses, both in Paynesville. She died October 29, 2000.

Their children:

  1. Glenn Ralph, born September 14, 1947, in Paynesville. Married February 12, 1972, in Crystal, Minnesota, to Patricia Kathleen Dougherty, born in Minneapolis on February 7, 1947, daughter of Thomas Robert Dougherty and Ada Lucille Church.

    1. David Glenn, born December 23, 1978.

    2. Emily Marie, born December 23, 1978.

  2. Allen Norman, born August 31, 1949, in Paynesville. Married September 11, 1971, in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, to Bonnie Jean Jones.

    1. Kari Lynn, born April 18, 1975, in Coon Rapids.

    2. Kristine Amber, April 12, 1978.

    Allen married Kay Conrad on October 28, 1983.

  3. Thomas Harold, born June 4, 1952, in Paynesville. Married August 28, 1973, in Sunnymead, California, to Deborah Eileen Gross.

    1. James Kristopher, born April 25, 1973, in Sunnymead.

    2. Nathan Allen, born July 20, 1976, in Sunnymead.

  4. Randy Louis, born November 21, 1954, in Paynesville. Married Debra Jean Kalow May 9, 1981.

    1. Jonathan Michael, born May 3, 1985.

Veronica's Family Photos


Source: Eighteen Cousins, by Bert Jahn (1988)