Surnames: Lupient, Bender, Hansen, Moecker, Sullivan, Borreson, Laabs, Thompson, Erickson, Maki, Thayer, Olson, Schizik, Kademan, Stevens, Hawks, Porter

----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark Co., Wis.) 02/12/1942

Lupient, Frank (7 MAY 1868 - 3 FEB 1942)

Funeral services were conducted for Frank Lupient, 73, from the Evangelical Lutheran church at Curtiss, Friday, Feb. 6, who passed away on February 3, at Junction City, when a heart attack proved fatal to him.

The service was read by Rev. G. E. Borreson and interment was made in the church cemetery.

During the service a quartet, composed of Mesdames Arthur Laabs, Theo. Thompson, A. M. Erickson and William Maki sang, Rock of Ages, and My Faith Looks Up To Thee. They were accompanied by Mrs. G. E. Borreson at the organ.

Pallbearers at the service were Will Thayer of Unity, Oluf Olson of Neillsville; and Felix Schizik, Oscar Kademan, William Stevens and Emmet Hawks.

Frank Lupient was born on May 7, 1868, at Necedah. In August 1900 he was united in marriage to his wife, Clara Bender, at Marshfield.

For the past 32 years he has lived on his farm two and a half miles northeast of Curtiss. He also spent his boyhood on this farm until he moved to Marshfield with his parents, and then returned to the farm to make his home again in 1902. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and for 15 years served on the Curtiss school board.

The past several years his health had been failing and the past three months his condition was serious. A week before his last heart attack he was taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Adolph Hansen at Junction City where he passed away.

He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Mrs. Fred (Lucille) Moecker of Pardeeville, Marion Lupient of Marinette, Mrs. Adolph (Lorraine) Hansen of Junction City, and Mrs. James (Alta) Sullivan of Wisconsin Rapids; six grandchildren; and a brother, Fred. Two other brothers, George and Mose, preceded him in death.

Relatives and friends from away that attended the service were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moecker of Pardeeville; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hansen and daughter of Junction City; Mrs. James Sullivan and son of Wisconsin Rapids; Miss Marion Lupient of Marinette; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lupient and sons, Robert and Raleigh, Mrs. Julia Lupient, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bender, Mrs. L. Bender and son of Marshfield; Mrs. Howard Bender of Auburndale; Guy Porter of Necedah; Wallace Lupient of St. Paul, Minn.; William Bender and sons of Tipler.