Alviena Augusta, daughter of Wilhelm and Augusta Goettsch was born February 1, 1901 in Carroll County north of Manning. She died February 25, 1987. She is buried in the Manning cemetery.
Alviena married Eddie Dammann February 8, 1922. They farmed in Audubon County - southeast of Manning until they retired and moved to Manning. Alviena was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Alviena enjoyed her many flowers and her sewing and tatting crafts. Alviena is survived by her husband Eddie, daughter Edna Rudnick and her husband Reinhardt of Phoenix, Arizona; daughter Delores Jensen and her husband Lyle of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; son Donald and wife Judy of Manning, daughter-in-law Evelyn of Overland Park, Kansas; sister Ella Dammann; brother William Goettsch of Templeton, Iowa: grandchildren Ronald and Diane Rudnick; Paul, Keith and Michelle Jensen; Kathleen Clifton, Connie, Duane, Karen, Joyce, Kalvin and David Dammann; and 5 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son Herbert Leroy, sister Betty Van Buren; brothers Louis, Harry and Emil Goettsch and grand-daughter Carol Jean Jensen.