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From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, May 16, 1947 -
Mrs. Gus Kloppel passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Flossie Held, where she has been cared for during a lingering illness. Funeral rites were held at St. Johns Lutheran Church, with Rev. Karl Gigstad officiating. He based his text on John 14, 1-6. Two hymns, "Come Thous Diconsolate" and "Thy Will Be Done" were sung by a quartet, Mrs. Adolph Hobel, Mrs. Lambert Houfek, R.H. Olson and J.B. Jenny. Accompaniment was by Mrs. Theodore Mrstny.
Pallbearers were five grandsons, Dennis and Robert Held, Hastings, Minnesota; Jerald Held, of Leigh; Duane and Dean Kloppel, of Johnstown; and Norman Nathan, of Humphrey, husband of a granddaughter. Flower bearers were Mrs. Herman Neuhaus, Mrs. N.F. Lowe, Mrs. Rikus Rosendahl and Mrs. Joe Herink. Burial was in the Leigh Cemetery.
Amelia Winkler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Winkler, was born at Muscatine, Iowa, February 18, 1875, and died at Leigh, Nebraska, May 11, 1947, on Mothers Day, at the age of 72 years, two months and 23 days.
At the age of 13 years, she came to Colfax County, Nebraska, with her parents and they lived for many years on a farm five miles southeast of Leigh. She was confirmed in St. Pauls Church and was joined in marriage to August Kloppel, in the same church, on August 15, 1895.
They established their home on the old Kloppel homestead south of Leigh and five children, two sons and three daughters, were born. In 1921, they retired from the farm and moved to Leigh. Mr. Kloppel died in January, 1945. Since that time Mrs. Kloppel has made her home among her childre
Mrs. Kloppel also leaves two brothers, Wm. Winkler, Lincoln, and George Winkler, Eagle; three sisters, Mrs. Kate Penterman, Corwith, Iowa; Mrs. Louise Kunz, Elmwood; and Mrs. Robert Reiter, Elm Creek, and a wide circle of friends. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]
From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, May 16, 1947 -
Mrs. Gus Kloppel passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Flossie Held, where she has been cared for during a lingering illness. Funeral rites were held at St. Johns Lutheran Church, with Rev. Karl Gigstad officiating. He based his text on John 14, 1-6. Two hymns, "Come Thous Diconsolate" and "Thy Will Be Done" were sung by a quartet, Mrs. Adolph Hobel, Mrs. Lambert Houfek, R.H. Olson and J.B. Jenny. Accompaniment was by Mrs. Theodore Mrstny.
Pallbearers were five grandsons, Dennis and Robert Held, Hastings, Minnesota; Jerald Held, of Leigh; Duane and Dean Kloppel, of Johnstown; and Norman Nathan, of Humphrey, husband of a granddaughter. Flower bearers were Mrs. Herman Neuhaus, Mrs. N.F. Lowe, Mrs. Rikus Rosendahl and Mrs. Joe Herink. Burial was in the Leigh Cemetery.
Amelia Winkler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Winkler, was born at Muscatine, Iowa, February 18, 1875, and died at Leigh, Nebraska, May 11, 1947, on Mothers Day, at the age of 72 years, two months and 23 days.
At the age of 13 years, she came to Colfax County, Nebraska, with her parents and they lived for many years on a farm five miles southeast of Leigh. She was confirmed in St. Pauls Church and was joined in marriage to August Kloppel, in the same church, on August 15, 1895.
They established their home on the old Kloppel homestead south of Leigh and five children, two sons and three daughters, were born. In 1921, they retired from the farm and moved to Leigh. Mr. Kloppel died in January, 1945. Since that time Mrs. Kloppel has made her home among her childre
Mrs. Kloppel also leaves two brothers, Wm. Winkler, Lincoln, and George Winkler, Eagle; three sisters, Mrs. Kate Penterman, Corwith, Iowa; Mrs. Louise Kunz, Elmwood; and Mrs. Robert Reiter, Elm Creek, and a wide circle of friends.
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