Obit: Kolpack, Mary (1880 - 1954)

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Surnames: Kolpack, Pribbnow, Profitt, Fletcher

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 07/22/1954

Kolpack, Mary (11 NOV 1880 - 20 JUL 1954)

Mrs. Mary Kolpack, nee Mary Pribbnow, 73, passed away at her home in Gilman, July 20^th, 1954, after an illness of several months.

The deceased was born in Germany on Nov. 11, 1880.  She came to America with her parents at the age of six months and the family resided in the Town of Reseburg, Clark County, Wis.  She was united in marriage to Albert Kolpack on June 5, 1901 and made her home in Thorp until 1908 when they moved to Gilman.

Surviving her are five sons, Herman and Harold of Gilman, Herbert of Milwaukee, Earl of Chicago, Edward of Fargo, N.D., two daughters, Mrs. Lyman Profitt, Milwaukee, Mrs. C. J. Fletcher, Jacksonville, Florida, and six grandchildren.

Her husband passed away in 1950 and two sons and one daughter also preceded her in death.

The body lies in state at the Gilman Funeral Home and funeral services will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church at Gilman at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, Rev. Rathjen officiating.  Burial will be made in the Meadowbrook Cemetery.