Individual Details
Will Frederick Poppe
(13 Feb 1892 - 21 May 1973)
Events
| Birth | 13 Feb 1892 | rural, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 12 Dec 1917 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Mary Wilhelmine Schaefer | | ||
| Census (family) | 12 Jan 1920 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Mary Wilhelmine Schaefer |  | | |
| Marriage | 28 Oct 1931 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Katherine E "Katie" Oltmanns | | ||
| Death | 21 May 1973 | John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Katherine E "Katie" Oltmanns (1890 - 1968) |
| Spouse | Mary Wilhelmine Schaefer (1895 - 1930) |
| Father | Johann Friedrich Dirks "Fred" Poppe (1855 - 1932) |
| Mother | Almuth Katherina "Alma" Dirks (1861 - 1937) |
| Sibling | John Dietrich Poppe (1883 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Heinrich Harm "Henry" Poppe (1884 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Gerd J Poppe (1895 - ) |
| Sibling | Fred Harm Poppe (1901 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Margaretha Poppe (1886 - 1971) |
Notes
Census (family)
39, 39, Poppe, Fred J, Head, Own Farm, MW 64, Married, 1857 Na, Germany 3x FarmerAlmuth C, Wife, FW 58, Married, 1857 Na, Germany 3x
40, 40, Poppe, Will F, Head, Own Farm, MW, 26, IA Germ Germ, Farmer
Mary, Mary, Wife, FW 23, IA Germ Germ
Freddie H, Brother, MW, 19, single, IA, Germ Germ, Labor on farm
Death
WILL F. POPPEMONTICELLO - Funeral services for Will Frederick Poppe, 81, will be held at 11 a.m. today .(Thursday) at St. Matthew Lutheran church. The Rev. Harold L. Naig will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Zion cemetery, rural Monticello.
Mr. Poppe died Monday afternoon, May 21, at John McDonald hospital after a few days illness. He had resided at Senior Home the past few years. He was born Feb. 13, 1892 near Monticello, son of Johann F. and Almuth K. Dirks Poppe. He received his early education in the Jones county schools.
He was married Dec. 12, 1917 to Mary Schafer. The couple farmed near Lang worthy. Mrs. Poppe died March 30, 1930.
Mr. Poppe was then married to Katharine E. Ortgies Oct. 28, 1931. They continued living on the farm until 1946 when they moved to Monticello. Mrs. Poppe died April 4, 1968.
Mr. Poppe was a member of St. Matthew church and Monticello Veterans of Foreign War Post having served in the U. S. Army during WWI
Surviving are four step-children, Carl and Herman Ortgies of Anamosa, Mrs. Gerke (Louise) Bohlken and Mrs. Learow (Meta) Tobiason of Monticello; 12 grand- children, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Casketbearers were Robert Tobiason, Emil Ortgies, Loren Dirks, David Ortgies, Dennis Ortgies and Leonard Wood.
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
2. "WILL F. POPPE," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 24 May 1973; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 30 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
3. "WILL F. POPPE," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 24 May 1973; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 30 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
4. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 March 2018), Will H. Poppe and Mary Wilhelmine Schafer, 12 Dec 1917, Castle Grove, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol 1 Page 257, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,064,578..
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > WAYNE Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 122 .
6. "WILL F. POPPE," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 24 May 1973; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 30 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
7. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 16 April 2017), Will. F. Poppe and Kate Ortgies, 1931..
8. "WILL F. POPPE," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 24 May 1973; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 30 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.