Obit: Poppe, George William (1888 - 1969)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Poppe, Cotzer, Horn, Hendrickson, Wadzinski, Albert, Logue

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/16/1969

Poppe, George William (4 November 1888 - 8 January 1969)

George William Poppe, 80, lifelong resident of the Greenwood area, died January 8, in Neillsville of a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from Immanuel United Church, the Rev. David Logue officiated. Burial was made in Forest Hill Cemetery in Braun Settlement.

Pallbearers were: Darrel Horn, Herbert Horn, Donald Horn, Lloyd Horn, Kenneth Horn and Gerald Horn. The Immanuel Church choir sang, “Does Jesus Care” and “The Old Rugged Cross” accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Alvin Albert.

Mr. Poppe, son of Gustave and Augusta (Cotzer) Poppe, was born November 4, 1888, in the Town of Longwood. He was married June 18, 1913, to Mathilda Horn in the Braun Settlement Reformed Church in Greenwood. They settled on a farm in Longwood, where they continued to reside following their retirement in 1955. Since 1962 they have lived in a mobile home on the farm of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hendrickson, east of Greenwood. They celebrated their golden wedding in June, 1963.

Mr. Poppe was a member of Immanuel United Church and for a number of years a member of the Longwood town board as supervisor.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Mayvin) Hendrickson of Greenwood and Mrs. Leroy (Violet) Wadzinski of Ravenna, Nebr.; a son, Elery, of Stafford, Va.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.