MARY KAPPES
(1842 - 1930)
PIONEER OF CITY IS DEAD AT WAUKESHA
Mrs. M. Kappes, Widow of Former Undertaker, Dies at Home of Mrs. Conrad Werra
Mrs. Martin Kappes, widow of a pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc and for 60 years a resident of this city prior to her making her home with her daughter at Waukesha in 1913 died there early this morning at the age of 87 years. Death was due to infirmities attendant upon advancing age and occurred at the home of Mrs. Conrad Werra.
The family was well known in Manitowoc where the husband and father, Martin Kappes, conducted his undertaking establishment at the corner of Tenth and Jay streets for many years.
Native of Germany
Born in Germany in 1842, Mrs. Kappes came to Manitowoc 77 years ago and made her home here continuously until her children moved to Waukesha when Mr. Werra disposed of his business interests here to engage in business in that city.
Her husband preceded her in death a number of years ago and her immediate survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Conrad Werra, Mrs. Edward Pfeffer and Mrs. Alice Pankratz, all of Waukesha, and one son, William of Columbus, Ohio, in addition to a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Body Buried Here
The funeral services are to be held in Manitowoc from the St. Boniface church at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, solemn high requiem mass to be observed. The body will arrive in Manitowoc and will be in state at the home of Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, from Sunday noon until the time of the services.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 4, 1930 P. 16
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MRS. KAPPES ONE OF EARLY SETTLERS HERE
Death of Mrs. Martin Kappes, nee Mary Cichy, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Conrad Werra at Waukesha, yesterday removed one of the truly pioneer residents of the city and state. For 77 years Mrs. Kappes was a resident of the city and state, 60 of those years being spent in Manitowoc as a young girl and as the wife of Martin Kappes, pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc.
Born in Swinemunde, Germany on August 18, 1842, she came to this country and Wisconsin in 1853 by sailboat to New York and by train to Milwaukee. That same summer her father, Joseph Cichy, took a homestead claim in the town of Newton and after a settlement of homesteaders was there he took a claim, in the name of the settlement, to church property on the lakeshore at Newton. He was the first person to be buried in that cemetery.
Prominent in the Ladies Aid Society and in the St. Boniface church affairs here for many years, Mrs. Kappes was still able to devote much time to other activities and was one of the best known and popular residents of the city when she made her residence here. She left Manitowoc 17 years ago, accompanying her children to Waukesha when the Werra aluminum Foundry was moved there.
In addition to the children named yesterday, Mrs. Kappes is survived by two brothers, John and Peter of Necedah, Wisconsin and Hastings, Nebraska respectively, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Tomchek of Chicago, 32 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body is to lie in state at the home of her niece, Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, Manitowoc, from noon Sunday until the solemn high requiem mass is sung at St. Boniface church on Monday morning. The body will be interred in the family plot at Calvary cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 5, 1930 P. 2
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(1842 - 1930)
PIONEER OF CITY IS DEAD AT WAUKESHA
Mrs. M. Kappes, Widow of Former Undertaker, Dies at Home of Mrs. Conrad Werra
Mrs. Martin Kappes, widow of a pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc and for 60 years a resident of this city prior to her making her home with her daughter at Waukesha in 1913 died there early this morning at the age of 87 years. Death was due to infirmities attendant upon advancing age and occurred at the home of Mrs. Conrad Werra.
The family was well known in Manitowoc where the husband and father, Martin Kappes, conducted his undertaking establishment at the corner of Tenth and Jay streets for many years.
Native of Germany
Born in Germany in 1842, Mrs. Kappes came to Manitowoc 77 years ago and made her home here continuously until her children moved to Waukesha when Mr. Werra disposed of his business interests here to engage in business in that city.
Her husband preceded her in death a number of years ago and her immediate survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Conrad Werra, Mrs. Edward Pfeffer and Mrs. Alice Pankratz, all of Waukesha, and one son, William of Columbus, Ohio, in addition to a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Body Buried Here
The funeral services are to be held in Manitowoc from the St. Boniface church at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, solemn high requiem mass to be observed. The body will arrive in Manitowoc and will be in state at the home of Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, from Sunday noon until the time of the services.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 4, 1930 P. 16
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MRS. KAPPES ONE OF EARLY SETTLERS HERE
Death of Mrs. Martin Kappes, nee Mary Cichy, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Conrad Werra at Waukesha, yesterday removed one of the truly pioneer residents of the city and state. For 77 years Mrs. Kappes was a resident of the city and state, 60 of those years being spent in Manitowoc as a young girl and as the wife of Martin Kappes, pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc.
Born in Swinemunde, Germany on August 18, 1842, she came to this country and Wisconsin in 1853 by sailboat to New York and by train to Milwaukee. That same summer her father, Joseph Cichy, took a homestead claim in the town of Newton and after a settlement of homesteaders was there he took a claim, in the name of the settlement, to church property on the lakeshore at Newton. He was the first person to be buried in that cemetery.
Prominent in the Ladies Aid Society and in the St. Boniface church affairs here for many years, Mrs. Kappes was still able to devote much time to other activities and was one of the best known and popular residents of the city when she made her residence here. She left Manitowoc 17 years ago, accompanying her children to Waukesha when the Werra aluminum Foundry was moved there.
In addition to the children named yesterday, Mrs. Kappes is survived by two brothers, John and Peter of Necedah, Wisconsin and Hastings, Nebraska respectively, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Tomchek of Chicago, 32 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body is to lie in state at the home of her niece, Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, Manitowoc, from noon Sunday until the solemn high requiem mass is sung at St. Boniface church on Monday morning. The body will be interred in the family plot at Calvary cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 5, 1930 P. 2
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MARY KAPPES
(1842 - 1930)
PIONEER OF CITY IS DEAD AT WAUKESHA
Mrs. M. Kappes, Widow of Former Undertaker, Dies at Home of Mrs. Conrad Werra
Mrs. Martin Kappes, widow of a pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc and for 60 years a resident of this city prior to her making her home with her daughter at Waukesha in 1913 died there early this morning at the age of 87 years. Death was due to infirmities attendant upon advancing age and occurred at the home of Mrs. Conrad Werra.
The family was well known in Manitowoc where the husband and father, Martin Kappes, conducted his undertaking establishment at the corner of Tenth and Jay streets for many years.
Native of Germany
Born in Germany in 1842, Mrs. Kappes came to Manitowoc 77 years ago and made her home here continuously until her children moved to Waukesha when Mr. Werra disposed of his business interests here to engage in business in that city.
Her husband preceded her in death a number of years ago and her immediate survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Conrad Werra, Mrs. Edward Pfeffer and Mrs. Alice Pankratz, all of Waukesha, and one son, William of Columbus, Ohio, in addition to a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Body Buried Here
The funeral services are to be held in Manitowoc from the St. Boniface church at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, solemn high requiem mass to be observed. The body will arrive in Manitowoc and will be in state at the home of Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, from Sunday noon until the time of the services.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 4, 1930 P. 16
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MRS. KAPPES ONE OF EARLY SETTLERS HERE
Death of Mrs. Martin Kappes, nee Mary Cichy, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Conrad Werra at Waukesha, yesterday removed one of the truly pioneer residents of the city and state. For 77 years Mrs. Kappes was a resident of the city and state, 60 of those years being spent in Manitowoc as a young girl and as the wife of Martin Kappes, pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc.
Born in Swinemunde, Germany on August 18, 1842, she came to this country and Wisconsin in 1853 by sailboat to New York and by train to Milwaukee. That same summer her father, Joseph Cichy, took a homestead claim in the town of Newton and after a settlement of homesteaders was there he took a claim, in the name of the settlement, to church property on the lakeshore at Newton. He was the first person to be buried in that cemetery.
Prominent in the Ladies Aid Society and in the St. Boniface church affairs here for many years, Mrs. Kappes was still able to devote much time to other activities and was one of the best known and popular residents of the city when she made her residence here. She left Manitowoc 17 years ago, accompanying her children to Waukesha when the Werra aluminum Foundry was moved there.
In addition to the children named yesterday, Mrs. Kappes is survived by two brothers, John and Peter of Necedah, Wisconsin and Hastings, Nebraska respectively, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Tomchek of Chicago, 32 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body is to lie in state at the home of her niece, Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, Manitowoc, from noon Sunday until the solemn high requiem mass is sung at St. Boniface church on Monday morning. The body will be interred in the family plot at Calvary cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 5, 1930 P. 2
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(1842 - 1930)
PIONEER OF CITY IS DEAD AT WAUKESHA
Mrs. M. Kappes, Widow of Former Undertaker, Dies at Home of Mrs. Conrad Werra
Mrs. Martin Kappes, widow of a pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc and for 60 years a resident of this city prior to her making her home with her daughter at Waukesha in 1913 died there early this morning at the age of 87 years. Death was due to infirmities attendant upon advancing age and occurred at the home of Mrs. Conrad Werra.
The family was well known in Manitowoc where the husband and father, Martin Kappes, conducted his undertaking establishment at the corner of Tenth and Jay streets for many years.
Native of Germany
Born in Germany in 1842, Mrs. Kappes came to Manitowoc 77 years ago and made her home here continuously until her children moved to Waukesha when Mr. Werra disposed of his business interests here to engage in business in that city.
Her husband preceded her in death a number of years ago and her immediate survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Conrad Werra, Mrs. Edward Pfeffer and Mrs. Alice Pankratz, all of Waukesha, and one son, William of Columbus, Ohio, in addition to a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Body Buried Here
The funeral services are to be held in Manitowoc from the St. Boniface church at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, solemn high requiem mass to be observed. The body will arrive in Manitowoc and will be in state at the home of Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, from Sunday noon until the time of the services.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 4, 1930 P. 16
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MRS. KAPPES ONE OF EARLY SETTLERS HERE
Death of Mrs. Martin Kappes, nee Mary Cichy, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Conrad Werra at Waukesha, yesterday removed one of the truly pioneer residents of the city and state. For 77 years Mrs. Kappes was a resident of the city and state, 60 of those years being spent in Manitowoc as a young girl and as the wife of Martin Kappes, pioneer undertaker of Manitowoc.
Born in Swinemunde, Germany on August 18, 1842, she came to this country and Wisconsin in 1853 by sailboat to New York and by train to Milwaukee. That same summer her father, Joseph Cichy, took a homestead claim in the town of Newton and after a settlement of homesteaders was there he took a claim, in the name of the settlement, to church property on the lakeshore at Newton. He was the first person to be buried in that cemetery.
Prominent in the Ladies Aid Society and in the St. Boniface church affairs here for many years, Mrs. Kappes was still able to devote much time to other activities and was one of the best known and popular residents of the city when she made her residence here. She left Manitowoc 17 years ago, accompanying her children to Waukesha when the Werra aluminum Foundry was moved there.
In addition to the children named yesterday, Mrs. Kappes is survived by two brothers, John and Peter of Necedah, Wisconsin and Hastings, Nebraska respectively, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Tomchek of Chicago, 32 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body is to lie in state at the home of her niece, Mrs. Alvin Gebhardt, South Fourteenth street, Manitowoc, from noon Sunday until the solemn high requiem mass is sung at St. Boniface church on Monday morning. The body will be interred in the family plot at Calvary cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 5, 1930 P. 2
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