Individual Details

Census (family)

5 POPPE HENRY H 40 IA H POPPE, J F 69 GER DIRKS, CATHRINE 64 GER IA
6 POPPE LENA 22 IA W RIEKEN, HANKE GER SCHAFER, ETTA 46 GER IA
7 POPPE ELLEN H 1 IA S IA

Death

THE ANAMOSA EUREKA…JULY 13, 1939…PAGE 1
FUNERAL SUNDAY FOR MRS. POPPE
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Henry H. Poppe nee Rieken at the Wayne Zion Lutheran church in charge of her pastor Rev F.H. Kehren. Mrs. Poppe was born July 13, 1902 in Wayne Township and passed away at her home July 6th, 1939 after a long illness. She was confirmed April 1, 1917 and was united in marriage to Henry H. Poppe January 26, 1921. To this union were born two children.
She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, Henry Poppe, a son, Allen and a daughter, Arlene; her mother Mrs. Etta Rieken of Monticello, one brother John and two sisters, Martha and Mary and many other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were Herman Ortjies, Carl Harms, Leslie Doyle, Ernie Dirks, George Hagen and Jim Krouse. Interment was in the Wayne Lutheran cemetery.