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John G. Repta

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John G. Repta

Birth
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
10 Jan 1976 (aged 19)
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Nekoosa, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.3318901, Longitude: -89.8916321
Plot
Riverside Section G, Row 1.
Memorial ID
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John Repta
John G. Repta, 19, town of
Saratoga, was pronounced
dead on arrival at Riverview
Hospital about 5:20 p.m.
Saturday following an in-
dustrial accident at Nekoosa
Papers Inc.
Services will be at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at United Methodist
Church, the Rev. Lester Thiel
officiating, with burial in
Riverside Cemetery,
Nekoosa. National Guards
will participate.
Mr. Repta was born Aug. 6,
1956, at Wisconsin Rapids, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy H.
Repta. He was a 1973 graduate
of Nekoosa High School.
He was a member of the
Headquarters Battery 1-120
FABN of the National Guard
and will receive full military
rites. The local guard unit will
provide pallbearers and per-
sonnel for military honors.
Surviving are his father and
stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Repta, Rt. 2, Wisconsin
Rapids; a stepbrother, Tom
Sowatzke, and a stepsister,
Donna Sowatzke, both at
home; two sisters, Karla Repta,
Milwaukee; and Debra
Repta, Oshkosh.
Friends may call at Taylor
Funeral Home today and
Tuesday at the church from
noon until time of services.
—Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Monday, January 12, 1976
John Repta
John G. Repta, 19, town of
Saratoga, was pronounced
dead on arrival at Riverview
Hospital about 5:20 p.m.
Saturday following an in-
dustrial accident at Nekoosa
Papers Inc.
Services will be at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at United Methodist
Church, the Rev. Lester Thiel
officiating, with burial in
Riverside Cemetery,
Nekoosa. National Guards
will participate.
Mr. Repta was born Aug. 6,
1956, at Wisconsin Rapids, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy H.
Repta. He was a 1973 graduate
of Nekoosa High School.
He was a member of the
Headquarters Battery 1-120
FABN of the National Guard
and will receive full military
rites. The local guard unit will
provide pallbearers and per-
sonnel for military honors.
Surviving are his father and
stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Repta, Rt. 2, Wisconsin
Rapids; a stepbrother, Tom
Sowatzke, and a stepsister,
Donna Sowatzke, both at
home; two sisters, Karla Repta,
Milwaukee; and Debra
Repta, Oshkosh.
Friends may call at Taylor
Funeral Home today and
Tuesday at the church from
noon until time of services.
—Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Monday, January 12, 1976

Gravesite Details

Near north edge of cemetery.



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  • Created by: Keith
  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33399403/john_g-repta: accessed ), memorial page for John G. Repta (6 Aug 1956–10 Jan 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33399403, citing Riverside Cemetery, Nekoosa, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Keith (contributor 46875326).