Surnames: Wepfer, Allen, Prock, Longenecker, Kundert, Fowler, Backus, Pigwell, Nweman, Berg, Tyler, Staehli, Rottger, Humke, Schiller

----Source: Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 10 May 1934

Wepfer, Adolph Gustave (17 Jan. 1889 - 3 May 1934)

This community was greatly grieved and shocked last Thursday, May 3, to learn that Adolph Wepfer had died at an early hour that morning at his home in Norwalk, Wis. He had not been in good health for several months, but had been able to be about his store and attend to business. A few hours before his death, he was taken with a severe heart attack, which despite immediate medical aid, terminated fatally.

Adolph Gustave Wepfer was born on a farm in Wood County, Jan. 17, 1889, and had reached the age of 45 years, 3 months and 16 days.

When he was a year old his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Wepfer, moved to Neillsville, and here he grew to manhood. He graduated from Neillsville high school in 1907, working in the Woelffer drug store during his high school course. He continued to work in this drug store for a year after completing high school and then entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, graduating in 1911.

On returning to Neillsville he got a position in the C. C. Sniteman drug store, continuing in this work there until 1915. May 8, 1915 he was married to Miss Bertha Prock of Neillsville, and soon after they went to Norwalk where he purchased a drug store.

In the years residence there he had built up a fine business and became a prominent and helpful citizen in the community. For a number of years he was village president, retiring from that position just a few months ago because of failing health.

All reports indicate that Mr. Wepfer had carried out in these mature years that promise his youth and young manhood here. His diligence, efficiency and courtesy in his early life are well remembered by many in and around Neillsville, and we May fully understand why he became a most outstanding citizen of Norwalk, and how his too early death has cast a gloom over that community.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and three children: Mary Ann, a student in Marquette University; Fay Catherine, sophomore in the high school; and Joseph in the 7th grade; also his mother, Mrs. Anna Wepfer, Neillsville, three brothers and one sisters; Conrad J., Bay City, Mich.; Henry W., South Haven, Mich.; Miss Wilhelmina Wepfer, Neillsville, and Emil A. Wepfer, Loyal.

Mr. Wepfer had joined the Masonic lodge in Neillsville in early manhood and retained his membership here. Masonic services were held at the home of Dr. Allen in Norwalk Saturday afternoon, member of the order attending from Sparta and other lodges. The body was brought to Neillsville that evening, to the home of Mrs. Wepfer’s mother, Mrs. Mary Prock, and services were held at the Masonic Temple, Sunday afternoon, the burial ritual of the Masons being used, Rev. G. W. Longenecker also assisted in the services, and Mr. Newman, former postmaster of Norwalk reading a sketch of Mr. Wepfer’s life and a tribute to his memory.

The pallbearers were Dr. J. S. Allen, Dr. L. H. Kundert, R. K. Folwer, C. Backus, Chas. Pigwell and F. M. Newman, all of Norwalk.

Those present from out of town at the funeral were: About 75 Norwalk residents, among them Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Allen and Rev. Alvin Berg, wife and baby son, Richard; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wepfer, Bay City, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wepfer and Mrs. Anna Conrad, South Haven, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wepfer, Frank Shannon, Claude Tyler, Loyal; Miss Minnie Staehli, la Crosse; Mrs. H. Rottger and daughter, Riplinger; Mrs. Theo. Humke, Greenwood, Tony Schiller, Greenwood.