Obit: Poppe, John E. #2 (1898 - 1975)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Poppe, Kroll, Schwartz, Mund, Prock, Snyder, Hemp, Miller, Berthold, Timmler, Halbrader, Hagedorn, Scheel, Jacob, Smith, York, Hoffmann, Lehmann, Lindloff

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/30/1975

Poppe, John E. (29 July 1898 – 20 January 1975)

Funeral services were held Thursday from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church for John E. Poppe of Neillsville who died January 20. The Rev. Norman W. Lindloff officiated, and burial followed in the Neillsville City Cemetery. The Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home made the arrangements.

Pallbearers for Mr. Poppe were: Herman Hagedorn, Gerhardt Scheel, Alvin Jacob, Albert Smith, LeRoy York and William Hoffmann.

The St. John’s Lutheran School choir sang “For Me to Live is Jesus” and “I’m But a Stranger here.” Victor Lehmann was the accompanist.

Among those attending the services were the following from out of town: Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Kroll, Rothschild; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schwartz, Lloyd Mund, Kenneth Prock and Mr. and Mrs. James Snyder and Kathy, Rockford, Il.; Mr. and Mrs. Al Prock, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. John Hemp, Hatfield; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hemp, Rochester, Mn.; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hemp, Cottage Grove, Mn.; Mr. and Mrs. Arno Miller and Walter Berthold, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Timmler, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halbrader, Willard.