Related Families-Page 2c (Groppel)
Herman H. Groppel
Herman Groppel, a native of Prussia, was born on the 13th day of April 1827. He is the son of Herman and Charlotta (Speckman) Groppel. In fall of 1840 his father died, and his mother four years later. Herman was the third in a family of seven children, consisting of three boys and four girls. He spent his youth on a farm in his native country. He served in the Prussian army one year, and then returned to farm life. In 1853 Herman took passage on a vessel bound from Bremen to New Orleans, where he arrived after a voyage of nine weeks. From there he came up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, staying there until May of the following year, when he went up the Missouri river to Lexington and engaged in farming for two years. From there he came to Jersey county, Ill. and bought 40 aces of land on section 22 in Richwoods township, on which he moved. On the 10th of April 1858 he was married to Augusta Rudolph, a native of Prussia, and daughter of Daniel and Francisca (Lohmueller) Rudolph. Seven children were born to them: Fred, married to Lena Arbogast, living near Otterville; Edward, married to Lena Egelhoff, also living near Otterville; Lena, Henry, Willie, Theodore and Louis. Mr. Groppel and family are members of the Lutheran church. He has been an industrious and energetic worker, and hence has been able to increase his original farm of 40 acres to 160 acres at his home place in Richwoods township, and 143 1/2 acres near Otterville, where his sons reside.
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The above information about Herman Groppel is From History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois, Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Co., 1885, pp. 366 - 395. (His first name was sometimes spelled Harmon)
Herman Heinrich Groppel and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel had 9 children-Henry D. Groppel, Frederick "Fritz" Groppel, Edward Groppel, Wilhelmina "Mena" Groppel, William H. Groppel, Theodore Groppel, Louis Henry Groppel, Lena Groppel, and Anna Louise Groppel.
(1) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's son Henry D. Groppel was born 3-17-1866 in Jersey County, IL. He died 10-12-1899 in Jersey County, IL. He is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He married Katherine (Kate) Haushalter 2-22-1890 in Jersey County, IL (Note: Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel was my mother Lovie (Kraushaar) Westfall's aunt, a sister to my mother's mother Caroline (Haushalter) Kraushaar.). She was born in 1873 near Fieldon, Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois, and died in 1947 in St. Louis, MO. She was the daughter of George and Margaret (Schiller) Haushalter. They had 3 daughters-Augusta (Gussie) Groppel born in 1892 in Jersey County, IL, and died in in 1981 in Jersey County, IL, and Margaret Catherine Groppel (Maggie) (twin to Gussie)-(Maggie died 9-14-1906 at age 15 of consumption in Jersey County, IL). Henry and Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel had another daughter Frances Matilda Groppel born 10-16-1896 Jersey County, IL, and died 9-4-1970 in Jersey County, IL. After her first husband Henry D. Groppel died Katherine married Phillip Horn 3-16-1901 in Jerseyville, Jersey County, IL, and they had 2 sons-Arthur Horn and Phillip Horn. Kate's husband Phillip Horn had been married before to Emma Doll and had 2 sons from his first wife-John Horn who later married my mother's sister Elizabeth Kraushaar, and also a another son George Horn.
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(1a) Henry and Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel's daughter Augusta (Gussie) Groppel was born in 1892 and died 2-11-1981 in Jersey County, IL. She married Clayton A. Baxter 4-26-1910 in Jersey County, IL, and after his death she married Edward Schallenberg and lived in Brighton, IL area. She had no children.
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(2a) Henry and Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel's daughter Frances was born 10-16-1896. She died 9-4-1970 at her home in Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, IL, and she is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She was married first to John Wachter and they had a daughter Loretta Wachter. After their marriage Frances and John Wachter and their daughter Loretta lived in East St. Louis, IL a block from Frances's mother Katherine. Frances's first husband John Wachter was in a car accident, and later became insane and was hospitalized in a mental institution in Alton, IL where he later died. John and Frances (Groppel) Wachter's daughter Loretta Wachter married Keith Martin, and they lived in Springfield, IL. After John Wachter died Frances married Arthur Dabbs and lived in the Otterville, IL area.
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Henry & Catherine (Haushalter) Groppel's daughter Frances Matilda (Groppel) Wachter Dabbs's obituary - Mrs. Frances Matilda (Groppel) Dabbs, born 16-10-1896, Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, died 04-09-1970 buried Oak Grove cemetery. Frances Matilda Dabbs, 73 years, 10 months, 18 days, wife of Arthur W. Dabbs, died at the family home on Rural Route 3, Jerseyville in Otter Creek Township, Friday am September 4, following a period of ill health. Final rites for Mrs. Dabbs were held Sunday afternoon at 2 pm at Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville with Rev. W. Louis Purcell, pastor of United Methodist church, officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. Mrs Dabbs was a daughter of the late Henry & Catherine (Haushalter) Groppel and was born in Jerseyville October 16, 1896.
Surviving her in addition to her husband are 1 daughter, Mrs. Keith (Loretta) Martin of Springfield, 1 step-daughter, Mrs. Harold (Lila) Blackorby of Jerseyville; 1 step-son, Orville Dabbs of Jerseyville; 1 sister, Mrs. Edward Schallenberg of Brighton; 4 half-brothers, John Horn of Waverly, Iowa, George Horn of East St. Louis, Arthur Horn of Detroit, Michigan, and Phillip Horn of Taylor, Michigan; 3 grandchildren; 4 step-grandchildren, and 3 step-g-grandchildren. Cemetery.
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(3a) Henry and Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel's daughter Margaret Catherine Groppel (Maggie) (twin to Gussie) died 9-14-1906 at age 15 of consumption in Jersey County, IL.
Henry & Catherine (Haushalter) Groppel's daughter Margaret Catherine Groppel's obituary - Miss Margaret Catherine Groppel, 15, died at the home of her uncle, George Haushalter, in Jerseyville, September 14. Funeral from Evangelical Church. Rev J Fred Mueller serving.
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After her first husband Henry Groppel's death George and Margaret (Schiller) Haushalter's daughter Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel married Phillip Horn and they had two sons-Arthur and Phillip.
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(1a) Phillip and Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel Horn's son Arthur Horn never married and lived in the Detroit, Michigan area.
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(2a) Phillip and Katherine (Haushalter) Groppel Horn's other son Phillip Horn married and lived in Taylor, Michigan. He and Arthur worked at one of the auto manufacturing plants there in Detroit, Michigan. I don't have any information about Phillip Horn's wife or children.
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Katherine's husband Phillip Horn had been married before to Emma Doll and had 2 sons from his first wife-John who later married my Aunt Elizabeth (Kraushaar) Horn (my mother's sister) and also a had a son George who lived in East Saint Louis, IL.
(2) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's son Frederick "Fritz" Groppel was born 2-22-1859 in Jersey County, IL. He died 11-28-1921 in Jersey County, IL. He is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He married Mary Magdalena Arbogast 4-27-1881 in Jersey County, IL. She was born in 1863 and died in 1940 in Jersey County, IL. She is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL.
Frederick "Fritz" Groppel's obituary - Fritz Groppel, 62, died at his home northwest of Fieldon, following an illness of 2 years. He leaves his widow; 10 Daughters, Mrs Wm Egelhoff, Mrs Frank Handler, Mrs Katie Hagen, Mrs Alfreda Isringhausen, Mrs Fred I Sringhausen, Mrs James O'donnell, Mrs Clifton Cunningham, Miss Tessie Groppel, all of Jersey County, Mrs Earl Guess, Carrollton and Mrs Henry Steiner, Chesterfield; 3 sons, Henry, Charles and August of Jersey County; 2 brothers, Wm and Louis of Jerseyville. Funeral from Fieldon Evangelical church with Rev C R Hempel. Burial in Gunterman Cemetery.
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Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel had 13 children-August Groppel, Charles W. Groppel, Caroline Groppel, Freda Groppel, Sophia M. Groppel, Matilda M. Groppel, Theresa Grace Groppel, Mary Magdalene Groppel, Catherine Amelia Groppel, Ollie Groppel, Lula J. Groppel, Anna Augusta Groppel, and Henry Groppel.
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(1a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's son August F. Groppel was born 7-13-1901 in Jersey County, IL, and died 3-24-1927 (suicide) in Jersey County, IL. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
August Groppel's obituary - August Groppel, 25, of Fieldon, was buried in Gunterman cemetery. Service at Fieldon Evangelical church with Rev C H Kuhlman of Collinsville officiating. He had resided with his mother Mrs Mary M Groppel and his sister, Mrs Freda O'donnell and brother, Charles Groppel, on the Groppel farm, 3 miles west of Fieldon. His unexplained suicide occurred Thursday afternoon after he had taken members of the family to the home of the late Mrs Marie Katherine Andris, a neighbor, whose funeral was held in the Fieldon Evangelical church. While descending a hill near the Andris home a front wheel of the car he was driving struck a stump at the edge of the road, disabling the machine. Groppel's mother and sister continued to the church with friends, while Groppel returned afoot to his home, ostensibly to obtain repairs for the car. Relatives state that the accident apparently disturbed him, but was not regarded as cause for the violent act he committed. Had left clothes piled on the dining room table, wrote a note, which was also left in plain view on the table, direction the family to where his body could be found. The body was found near a branch a short distance from the barn. One charge from an automatic gun found. Inquest was held. He leaves his mother, Mrs Mary M Groppel, 2 brothers, Henry of Alton and Charles of Fieldon, 9 sisters, Mrs Alfred Isringhausen and Mrs Freda O'donnell of Fieldon, Mrs Frank K Handler, Mrs William Egelhoff and Mrs Katie Hagen of Jerseyville, Mrs Henry Steiner of Bunker Hill, Mrs. Earl Guess of Plainview, Mrs Clifton Cunningham, East Alton and Mrs Henry Wise of Mt Olive.
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(2a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's son Charles W. Groppel was born 10-26-1884 in Otterville, Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, IL. He died 3-22-1967 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, IL. He is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL.
Charles W. Groppel's obituary - Charles W Groppel, 82, of r1 Fieldon, retired farmer, d. March 22, at Jersey County Memorial hospital where he had been a patient for a week. Funeral services were held at Jacoby Brothers funeral home in Jerseyville. Rev H O Renken, pastor of Fieldon UCC, officiated. Interment was in Gunterman cemetery. Masonic rites were conducted at the funeral home by Fieldon Lodge #592 AF & AM of which he was a member. He was a son of the Late Fritz & Lena (Arbogast) Groppel he was born at Otterville on October 26, 1884. Surviving are 6 sisters, Mrs Henry Steiner of Carlinville, Mrs Alfred Isringhausen and Mrs Clifton Cunningham of Jerseyville, Mrs Frank Handler of Phoenix, AZ, and Mrs Louis Rosenthal and Mrs Katie Albert of Fieldon. His parents 2 brothers, Henry and August Groppel, and 4 sisters, Mrs Wm Egelhoff, Mrs Earl Guess, Mrs Fred Isringhausen and Mrs Henry Weiss, preceded him in death.
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(3a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Caroline Groppel was born 1-6-1889 in Jersey County, IL, and died 2-20-1975 in Jersey County, IL. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Jersyville, IL. She married Alfred O. Isringhausen 2-26-1913 in Jersey County, IL. He was the son of John and Emily (Berger) Isringhausen. He was born 6-18-1885, died 4-8-1971. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
Alfred and Caroline (Groppel) Isringhausen had 8 children-James Isringhausen of Jerseyville, IL, Leonard Isringhausen of California, Alberta (Isringhausen) Beiermann of Jerseyville, IL, Hilda (Isringhausen) Fowler of Jerseyville, IL, Ernest Isringhausen (deceased), Ralph Isringhausen (deceased), Lawrence Isringhausen (deceased), and Bernice (Isringhausen) Bean (deceased) born 9-16-1917, died 9-13-2001 in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married Hubert Earl Bean 1-10-1942. He died 1-26-1971. They had 2 children-Joyce Bean who married Fred Staats of Jerseyville, IL, and Roger Bean of West Palm Beach, FL.
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(1aa) Alfred and Caroline (Groppel) Isringhausen's son Ralph Isringhausen's wife Marcella Jane (Graner) Isringhausen's obituary - Marcella Jane Graner Isringhausen, 80, formerly of Jerseyville, Illinois passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010 at the Nampa Care Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Illinois and was moved to Idaho after surviving a stroke in May of 2003. A stroke survivor again on December 17, 2008, Marcella tried until the very end of her life to make the best of her limitations. She was a strong person and a loving mother and wife. Born May 13, 1929 in Jerseyville, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late William and Tossie Mason Graner. Marcella was the last surviving child of eight that were born to them. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ralph whom she married on June 11, 1947 and an infant daughter, Darlene. Her surviving children are a daughter, Carol Brim and her husband Tim of Nampa, ID and a son, Dennis and Lupe Isringhausen of Loveland, CO.
Ralph and Marcella farmed in Jerseyville, IL until 1961 when they moved to Greenfield, IL where they also farmed. Marcella was a homemaker until 1979 when they gave up farming and moved into town. At that time, Mom became a "liberated woman" and started working outside the home for the first time in her married life. She spent the next 25 years as a nurse's aid, providing loving care for patients in a nursing home in Greenfield and then later in Jacksonville, IL. Mom loved taking care of people and making sure they were comfortable so it's no surprise that she was so appreciative of the care she got at Nampa Care Center for the last 6+ years. The caregivers loved mom and told me so often about how much they enjoyed her sense of humor. No public service will be held; donations may be made in Marcella's name to the at www.strokeassociation.org or your favorite charity. Marcella will be laid to rest at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL where she will be reunited with Dad. Goodbye Mom, we will miss you so much but we know you are resting peacefully now. Arrangements are being provided by the Zeyer Funeral Chapel, Nampa - 467-7300.
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(2aa) Alfred and Caroline (Groppel) Isringhausen's daughter Alberta L. (Isringhausen) Beiermann's obituary - Alberta L. Beiermann, 92, died at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Willow Rose Nursing and Rehab Center. Born Jan. 18, 1919, in Fieldon, she was the daughter of Alfred and Caroline (Groppel) Isringhausen, now deceased. She married Paul Beiermann Aug. 12, 1944, in Jerseyville. He died Oct. 18, 1975. A homemaker, she was a member of Peace United Church of Christ, Jersey County Home Extension and Women of the Moose. Survivors include a daughter, Jane P. Beiermann of Jerseyville; a son, Gary A. Beiermann of Jerseyville; grandchildren, Rebecca Lane and Timothy A. Beiermann; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Hilda Fowler of Jerseyville; two brothers, James Isringhausen of Jerseyville and Leonard Isringhausen of Redding, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Lawrence, Ernest and Ralph Isringhausen; and sister, Bernice Bean. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Alexander & Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where a funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. The Rev. Theodore Engelsdorfer will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to Peace United Church of Christ. Alexander and Gubser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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(4a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Freda M. Groppel was born in 1897 in Jersey County, IL, and died in 1969 in Jersey County, IL. She is buried in Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She married first to James Edward O'Donnell 9-10-1918 in Jersey County, IL. He was born 7-2-1881, died 3-23-1922. They had a son Charles Edward O'Donnell born in Nutwood, Jersey County, IL. He died 4-27-1990 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, IL. He was age 71 at the time of his death. He was a farmer in the Fieldon, IL area.
Charles and Freda (Groppel) O'Donnell also had a daughter Mrs. Luella Elizabeth (O'Donnell) Campion who died in 1983, and was buried in the Gunterman Cemetery.
After her first husband Charles Edward O'Donnell's death Freda (Groppel) O'Donnell married Louis Rosenthal 10-30-1940 in Jersey County, IL. He was born 11-18-1888, and died 9-2-1965. He is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL.
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(5a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Sophia M. Groppel was born in Jersey County, IL. She died 1-15-1984. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married William J. Stahl 12-14-1904 in Jersey County, IL. She later married Frank L. Handler 8-1-1917 in Jersey County, IL. He died 10-27-1968. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
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(6a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Matilda M. Groppel was born in 1887 in Jersey County, IL. She died 12-18-1973. She is buried at Oak Gove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married Henry W. Steiner 9-18-1912 in Jersey County, IL. He was born in 1881, and died 2-3-1971. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
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(7a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Theresa Grace Groppel was born 4-27-1907 in Jersey County, IL. She died 8-20-1929. She is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She was married to Henry H. Weiss.
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(1aa) Henry H. and Theresa (Groppel) Weiss's son Wayne W. Weiss's obituary - Wayne W. Weiss, 79, died at 6:46 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at home. He was born in rural Mount Olive July 27, 1929, to Henry H. and Theresa (Groppel) Weiss. He married the former Dolores Julian on Jan. 14, 1956, in Gillespie. She survives. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a meat cutter. He and his wife were the former owners of H & B Co. for 21 1/2 years. He was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Brighton, The Knights of Columbus 1692-3rd degree of Jerseyville and the Knights of Columbus 1985-4th degree of Gillespie, life member of VFW Post 5790, Alton Eagles 254, American Legion Post 0126 and the Alton-Wood River Sportsmen's Club.
In addition to his wife, surviving are two daughters and their husbands, Julia and Tom Noel of Alton and Jayne and Steve Marburger of Bethalto; grandchildren, Joseph and Gwen Noel, Megan and Patrick May, Joshua Noel and Erick and Michael May; a brother and his friend, Dick Weiss and Sharon Roach of Litchfield; numerous nieces and nephews; and a brother-in-law, William Smith of Columbia, Ill. He was preceded in death by parents; his stepmother, Helen Weiss; and a brother, Clemens Weiss. Visitation, with a 5 p.m. prayer service, will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Targhetta and Wooldridge Funeral Home in Brighton. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Father Raphael Paul will officiate. Burial will be at Brighton Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Masses or the Leukemia Foundation. Online information and a guestbook may be found at targhettaandwooldridge.com.
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(8a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Mary Magdalene Groppel was born 12-5-1892 in Jersey County, IL. She died 4-21-1923. She married Frederick Isringhausen 3-24-1915 in Jersey County, IL. He was born 3-7-1889, and died 9-4-1994. He was the son of John and Elise (Haller) Isringhausen.
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(1aa) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalene (Groppel) Isringhausen's son Arthur John Isringhausen's obituary - Arthur John Isringhausen, 91, died at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at his residence. He was born June 18, 1918, in Nutwood, the son of the late Fredrick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalene (Groppel) Isringhausen. He first married the former Mary Margaret Ballard on Dec. 23, 1939, in St. Charles, Mo. Together they were the loving parents of two daughters, Alvina Rose and Bette Ruth, and shared almost 44 years together before her death on May 27, 1983. He then married Jean on May 10, 1985, at the Fieldon United Church of Christ and they have been blessed with 24 years together. Arthur was the founder of Federal Steel and Supply located on Old St. Louis Road in East Alton. He was president of the company for 40 years before retiring in 1983, however mainted the vice presidency until 2006. He served in the U.S. Army for three years during World War II as the Germany Plant Engineer and two years during the Korean War. He particpated in building the first communication tower between Europe and Washington, DC during his time in World War II. He is a charter member of the Eagles Lodge 2747 in Jerseyville, and was a member of the American Legion where he has served as commander, president of the Memorial Association Board for over 40 years, and president of the executive board since its inception. He was also a member of the VFW, Masonic Lodge, and the former Moose Lodge, all of Jerseyville. Art currently owned a farm in Jersey County and continued to assist in its operation. He has been a lifetime member of the Fieldon United Church of Christ, serving on the church council for 12 years and on the building and grounds committee. The Family Life Center of the Fieldon United Church of Christ was a longtime dream of Arthur's. He felt the children of the Fieldon community and surrounding areas needed a place to go and play instead of in the streets. The first thoughts were of a playground but after many converstions with other church members it was decided that a building would be more appropriate. With that idea, help, hard work and dedication, along with donations from many, the dream of the Family Life Center became a reality. He also had a passion of hunting and fishing, which took him to the Colorado Mountains, hunting for deer and elk in Wyoming, and moose hunting in Alaska. He was part owner of the Ute Uela lead mine in Lake City, Colo. for several years and enjoyed spending time in that area. He and his wife, Jean, went on a couple adventure trips to Alaska, later purchasing a camper in which they enjoyed many trips to various locations throught the United States, where the enjoyed many new friendships along the way.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Isringhausen of Jerseyville; a daughter and son-in-law, Alvina and Paul Isringhausen of Jerseyville; five stepchildren and their spouses, Cliff and Dorothy Coats of Jerseyville, Keith Coats of Pontiac, Mo., Claude and Ruthi Coats of Wyoming, Ill., Kathy (Hayn) and Victor Baalman of Meppen and Mark and Lisa Hayn of Fieldon; three grandsons and their spouses, Paul and Gena Isringhausen of Fieldon, Jeffrey and Diane Isringhausen of Vandalia and Kent and Lynn Isringhausen of Jerseyville; 17 stepgrandchildren and their spouses, April and Travis Winters, Kris and Cathy, Andy, Adam, Courtney, Kate, Addie, Vicky and Penney Coats, Natasha and Audrey Bishop, Kristin Baalman, Marybeth Garner, Stephen M.R Hayn, Alex and Eric Williams, Miranda and Kyle Starks, and Rachele Cox, Kyle and Kelsey Baalman; eight great-grandchildren, Lucas, Joshua, and Margaret Rose "Maggie," Austin, Whitney, Blake, Isaac, and Avery Isringhausen; six stepgreat- grandchildren, Anna and Claudia Coats, Kiarra and Jayce Meza, Ava and Natalie Williams, Destiny Cates and Ralieigh Hale; a sister-in-law, Gertrude Isringhausen of Jerseyville; two brothers-in-law and their spouses, Eddie Joe and Brenda Shelton of East Alton and Bob and Carol Shelton of Valley City, Ill..; two sisters-in-law and their spouses, Dora and Harold Baird of Manchester and Lynne and John Thomas of Jerseyville; along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins as well as many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Mary Margaret; a daughter, Bette Isringhausen in 1980; a brother, Lavern Isringhausen; a sister, Helen Brakeville; a halfbrother, Fredrick Isringhausen Jr.; a stepbrother, Alfred Minor; his stepmother, Martha Isringhausen; a stepson, Joseph "Joe" Hayn; and a stepgrandson, Andrew Bishop. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where Masonic services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue from 10 until time of funeral services at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the Fieldon United Church of Christ. The Rev. Barbara Alley will officiate. Burial will be in the Fieldon Cemetery, with the Jerseyville American Legion Post 492 conducting military graveside rites. In lieu of flowers and plants, memorials may be given to the Fieldon United Church of Christ Building Fund, Jersey Community Hosptial Emergency Room expansion, or to Blessing Hospice. Arthur was a very loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many. His motto was "If you are going to do something do it right." He believed in work first, then play when the work was completed. His word was his bond. He was loved and respected by many and will be sadly missed by his wife, family and friends.
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(1aaa) (1aa) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalene (Groppel) Isringhausen's son Laverne Isringhausen's daughter Dottie R. (Isringhausen) Rulo's husband Roy Junior Rulo's obituary - Roy Junior Rulo, 62, went home to be with his Saviour on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Grafton on Jan. 3, 1948, one of 13 children born to Rolla P. and Blanche (DeClue) Rulo. He grew up along the river in Grafton, and graduated in 1966 from Jersey Community High School. He began working at McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis for a brief time and accepted employment at Chemetco in Hartford, where he retired as a foundry supervisor after 32 years of dedicated service. He first married Pamela Kay Leible on Dec. 9, 1967, in Grafton and they were married but a short time before her death on May 29, 1974. He then married Dottie R. Isringhausen on April 18, 1975, at the First Baptist Church in Jerseyville and together they have shared the past 35 years together. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jerseyville, and in his spare time he enjoyed fishing and hunting, whether it was deer, turkey or morel mushrooms, but nothing compared to his grandkids.
Surviving are his wife, Dottie Rulo of Godfrey; his father and stepmother, Rolla and Judy Rulo of Jerseyville; five children and their spouses, Paula Baker and her companion, Tony Weck of Belleville, Karmen and Michael Trzupek of Seattle, Wash., Dawn and Ryan Mobley of Springfield, John and Jennifer Rulo of Godfrey, Patrick and Jennifer Rulo of Fayetteville, N.C.; 15 grandchildren, Roy Chrisopher and Daniel Baker, Alexis Weck, Hannah, Ellie, Aiden, Rachel, and Lydia Mobley, Sydney, Ella and Sam Trzupek, Lucas Rulo, Meredith Rulo, April Rulo, and Jessica Rulo; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Jerry Howard of East Alton, Charlene Carpenter of Alton, and Sharon and Ed Lyons of Grafton; six brothers and sisters-in-law, Rollen and Shirley Rulo of Grafton, Joseph and Brenda Rulo of Elsah, Ronald and Kathy Rulo, Richard and Cheryl Rulo, Terry and Ellen Rulo, and Jerry and Paula Rulo, all of Grafton; and his mother-in-law, Gertrude Isringhausen of Jerseyville. He was preceded in death by his mother, Blanche Rulo; a sister, Mary Catherine Rulo; two brothers, Kenneth R. Rulo and David Michael Rulo; a brother-in-law, Rex Carpenter; his stepmother, Cathy Rulo; and his father-in-law, Laverne Isringhausen. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at the First Baptist Church in Jerseyville, with Dr. Gilbert Sanders officiating. Entombment will be in Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey. Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church in Jerseyville or to the American Cancer Society.
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(9a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Catherine Amelia Groppel was born 2-20-1889 Fieldon, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She died 10-5-1977 at Greenwood Manor in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She married Charles G. Hagen 1-9-1918 in Jersey County, IL. He was born in 1893. He died 10-13-1918 at Camp Custer, MI. He was the son of John G. Hagan.
Catherine later married Nicholas Albert. He died in 1938.
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(10a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Ollie Groppel was born in Jersey County, IL. She married Earl Guess 6-25-1917.
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(11a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Lula J. Groppel was born 11-10-1903 Fieldon, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She died 2-18-1988 at Grenwood Manor in ersyville, IL. She is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She married Clifton I. Cunningham 6-29-1921 in Bowling Green, MO. He was born 4-14-1894 in Calhoun County, IL. He died 7-11-1980 at his home in Jerseyville, IL. He is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He was the son of John and Mary (Ritchey) Cunningham. He worked at Oin Corp. in Alton, IL. Clifton and Lula (Groppel) Cunningham had 3 children-Clifton Cunningham Jr of Fieldon, IL, Lida (Cunningham) Vahle of Jerseyvile, IL, and Margaret (Cunningham) Allen of Jerseyville, IL.
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(1aa) Clifton and Lula (Groppel) Cunningham's son Clifton I. Cunningham's obituary - Clifton I. Cunningham, 82, died at 12:40 a.m. Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Calhoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He went to his Lord with his family at his side. He loved his Lord, family and country. He was born March 23, 1926, in Alton to Clifton and Lula (Groppel) Cunningham. He married the former Betty Dabbs on Sept. 24, 1947, in Jerseyville. She survives. He served his country in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946, during World War II in France and Germany with the 82nd Airborne and from 1950 to 1952 with the 18th Combat Engineers during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Fieldon Baptist Church, Jerseyville American Legion Post 492 and was a charter member of the World War II Memorial in New Orleans.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Terri and Gerald Scott of Fieldon, Trudy and Bob Pritchard of Palm Beach, Fla., and Tina and Gary Vahle of Jerseyville; a son and his wife, Todd and Penny Cunningham of Fieldon; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Rodney Allen of Jerseyville. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Tab Cunningham; and a sister and her husband, Lida and Louis Vahle. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Alexander and Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 10. Pastor Ralph Schultz will officiate. Burial will be at Gunterman Cemetery in Fieldon. Military graveside rites will be performed by American Legion Post 492 of Jerseyville. Memorials may be made to the Fieldon Baptist Church or Gunterman Cemetery.
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(12a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Anna Augusta Groppel She was born 3-8-1882 in Jersey County, IL. She died 11-25-1962 at Waters Nursing Home in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married William Henry Egelhoff. He was born in 1874 and died 7-1-1960. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
William and Anna (Groppel) Egelhoff had 10 children-Edna Marie Egelhoff who married Edwin Sauerwein, Bertha Egelhoff who married Leonard Willman, Freda Egelhoff who married Charles Cary, Mitilda Egelhoff who married Albert Lawrence, Henry Egelhoff, Leo Egelhoff, Clarence Egelhoff, Edward Egelhoff died age 24, buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, and Walter Frank Egelhoff.
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Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's daughter Anna Augusta (Groppel) Egelhoff's obituary - Mrs Anna Augusta Egelhoff, widow of William H. Egelhoff, died at one twenty-five o'clock Thanksgiving afternoon at the Waters Nursing home on Giddings Avenue where she had been a patient for several months. Friends called at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home where services were held at two o'clock Sunday afternoon, Nov 25. Rev. H.O. Renken, pastor of the Peace United Church of Christ, officiated, and burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs Egelhoff, a daughter of the late Frederick and Magdaline Warner Groppel, was born in Jersey Co, Mar 8, 1882. Her age at the time of death was eighty years, eight months and fourteen days.
The decedent is survived by five daughters, Mrs Edwin Sauerwein, Mrs Harry Karr and Mrs Leonard Willman of Jerseyville, Mrs Charles Cary of Marathon, Florida and Mrs Albert Lawrence of Miami, Florida; four sons, Henry, Leo, and Clarence of Jerseyville and Walter Egelhoff of Piasa; twelve grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren, one brother, Charles Groppel of Fieldon; and seven sister, Mrs Henry Steiner and Mrs Earl Guess of Carlinville; Mrs Alfred Isringhausen and Mrs Clifton Cunningham of Jerseyville; Mrs Frank Handler of Phoenix Arizona and Mrs Louis Rosenthal of Fieldon. Her husband and one son, Edward, preceded her in death.
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Anna Augusta (Groppel) Egelhoff's husband William Henry Egelhoff's obituary - William Henry Egelhoff, 86 year old retired Jersey County farmer died Friday evening July 1 at 11:30 o'clock at his, 213 E Carpenter St, Jerseyville. He had been in failing health. Friends called at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home where final rites were held Tuesday afternoon, July 5, at 2 o'clock. Rev. Leonard Todd of Alton, former pastor of Peace United Evangelical and Reform Church of which Mr Egelhoff was a member officiated at the service. The aged man was a son of the late John and Mary Arkebauer Egelhoff, natives of Germany, and he was born in Jersey County on July 16, 1873. His age at the time of death was eighty-six years, eleven months and fifteen days.
Mr Egelhoff engaged in farming for many years and following his retirement he and Mrs Eglehoff moved to Jerseyville sixteen years ago. The couples sixtieth wedding anniversary would have occurred on July 26. Surviving him in addition to his wife, Anna A. Egelhoff of this city are four sons, Henry, Leo and Clarence of Jerseyville and Walter of Piasa. Five daughters, Mrs Edwin Sauerwein, Sr. of Jerseyville, Mrs Charles Cray of Marathon, Florida, Mrs Albert Lawrence of Miami, Florida, Mrs Harry Karr of Jerseyville and Mrs Leonard Willman of Fieldon; one brother Charles Egelhoff of Jerseyville, twelve grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. One son, Edward Egelhoff preceded him in death.
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(1aa) Henry and Anna (Groppel) Egelhoff's son Walter Frank Egelhoff died 5-15-1990 age 72 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyvile, IL. He was born in Otterville, Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, IL. He married Helen Woods 8-9-1941 in St. Charles, MO. They had 2 children-Bill Egelhoff of Shipman, IL, and Mike Egelhoff of Piasa, IL.
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(2aa) William and Anna (Groppel) Egelhoff's daughter Grace Elizabeth Egelhoff died 8-8-1990 at Jerseyville Care Center. She was age 77 at the time of her death. She is buried at Noble Cemetery, Otter Creek Township, Jersey County, IL. She married Harry Karr 4-7-1939 in St. Louis, MO. They had 2 children-Mrs. Grace Gettings of Jerseyville, IL, and Mrs. Carol Swonger of Shelbina, MO.
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(3aa) Henry and Anna (Groppel) Egelhoff's daughter Bertha Egelhoff was born 10-1-1916 in Jersey County, IL, and died 11-20-2001. She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married Leonard F. Willman 10-15-1936. They had a daughter Anna Egelhoff who married Robert Beatty of Jerseyville, IL.
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(1aaa) Henry and Anna (Groppel) Egelhoff's daughter Edna Marie (Egelhoff) Sauerwein's son Edwin Frederick Sauerwein's obituary - Edwin Frederick Sauerwein, 83, died at 8:45 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2009, at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home, after years of declining health. He was born in St. Louis April 23, 1925, one of two sons born to the late Edwin and Edna Marie (Egelhoff) Sauerwein. He married the former Thelma Marie Hagen on Jan. 14, 1949, at the United Church of Christ in Fieldon, and they shared 60 years together. He grew up in Otterville with his parents and brother and attended Grafton High School. In his younger years he was a farmer, truck driver, logger and a carpenter, building several homes in Jerseyville and two post offices in Fieldon and Dow. In 1970, he began operating Sauerwein Lumber Company and oversaw its operations as well as growth until his son, Roger, purchased the business in 1990. A resident of Fieldon since 1964, Edwin was very community-minded and served as the mayor for two terms in the 1970s.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are five children and their spouses, Louis and Mary Ellen Sauerwein and Roger Sauerwein, all of Jerseyville, David and Melodie Sauerwein of Charleston, Dennis Sauerwein of Elllisville, Mo., and Linda and Jeff McEvers of Jerseyville; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles William Sauerwein. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Fieldon United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Barbara Alley officiating. Burial will be at Fieldon Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Fieldon United Church of Christ.
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(13a) Frederick "Fritz" and Mary Magdalena (Arbogast) Groppel's son Henry Groppel He was born in 1883 in Jersey County, IL. He died in 1944 in Jersey County, IL. he is buried at Gunterman Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He married Nellie M. Rogers 7-28-1905 in Jersey County, IL. She was the daughter of James and Angeline (Cope) Rogers. She was born 3-12-1884 near Jerseyville, in Jersey County, IL. She died 2-7-1925 at age 40 at her home 8 miles west of Fieldon, IL. She died following the birth of her 12th child. Henry and Nellie (Rogers) Groppel had 12 children-Clara (Groppel) Milhime who married Howard Milhime and they had 5 children, Harold Groppel who had 2 children and 2 step-children, Leo Groppel who had no children, Fritz or Fred Groppel who had 3 children, Matilda (Groppel) Teeny who had many children, Mary Lena (Groppel) Besterfeldt who had many children, Freda (Groppel) Calvey who had 2 children, Alice (Groppel) Longnecker who had 2 children, Emma (Groppel) Walker who had 3 children, Otis Groppel who had no children, Edward Groppel who had 1 child, and Clarence Groppel who had no children.
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Henry Groppel's wife Nellie (Rogers) Groppel's obituary - Nellie Groppel, 40, died at home 8 miles west of Fieldon, following the birth of her 12th child. She was born near Jerseyville March 12, 1884. She married Henry H. Groppel in July 1905. She leaves her husband and all 12 children; her Mother, Mrs Angeline (Rodgers) Gerson, 1 sister, Mrs Mary Miles; 2 half brother; 1 step sister and 1 step brother. Rev C H Kuhlman of Jerseyville officiated at the funeral from Frieden German Evangelical church, Fieldon. Burial was in Gunterman cemetery.
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(1aa) Henry and Nellie (Rogers) Groppel's son Harold L. Groppel was born 11-8-1905 in Jersey County, IL. He died at age 76 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, IL. He was a clerk at Owens-Illinois Glass Godfrey, IL, and a WWII Veteran. His wife preceded him in death. Her maiden name was Padget. They had 2 children-John W. Groppel of Grafton, IL, and Mrs. Carol (Groppel) Bartlett, and also 2 step daughters-Neva Perdun of Jerseyville, IL, and Patsy Harper of Stirgus, KY.
Harold L Groppel's obituary - Harold L Groppel, 76, of R1 Grafton d. January 22 at Jersey County Memorial hospital after a lengthy illness. Services were conducted at Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Rev V Clay Noah officiated. He was born November 8, 1905 in Jersey county he son of the late Henry & Nellei (Rogers) Groppel and prior to his retirement he was a clerk at Owen-IL Glass in Godfrey. The WWII veteran was a member of American Legion Post 492 and Jerseyville Eagles Lodge. Surviving are 1 Son, John W Groppel of Grafton; 1 daughter, Carol Bartlett; 2 step daughters, Neva Perdun, Jerseyville and Patsy Harper of Stirgus, KY; 4 grandchildren; 4 sisters, Clara Milhime, Bethalto, Alice Longnecker, ----Tx, Emma Walter, East----, and Mary Besterfeld, Alton. His Wife, ---- (Padget) Groppel, D. February 17, ----. Military graveside rites were conducted at ------ cemetery ----American Legion.
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(2aa) Henry and Nellie (Rogers) Groppel's daughter Clara Mildred Groppel was born in Jerseyville, Jersey County, IL. She died 8-1-1987 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. IL. She lived in Bethalto, IL. She is buried at Upper Alton Cemetery in Alton, Madison County, IL. She married Howard M. Milhime 7-5-1923 in Alton, IL. They had 5 children.
Henry and Nellie (Rodgers) Groppel daughter Clara Mildred (Groppel) Milhime's obituary - Clara Mildred Milhime, 80, of Bethalto, died at 6:13 pm Saturday, August 1, 1987, at St. Anthony's hospital in Alton, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Jerseyville, daughter of the late Henry and Nellie (Rodgers) Groppel. On July 5, 1923, in Alton she married Howard M. Milhime and he died February 9, 1956. Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy Dale of Bethalto, two sons, Fredrick and Ivan Milhime both of Bethalto; 10 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and three sisters, Mary Besterfeldt of Bethalto, Alice Longnecker of Waco, Texas, and Emma Walker of East Alton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm today at Smith Funeral Home in Alton, where services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday With the Rev. Doyle Hatfield officiating. Burial will be in Upper Alton cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association or a charity of one's choice.
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(3aa) Henry and Nellie (Rogers) Groppel's daughter Mary Lena Groppel was born in Jersey County, IL. She died 11-25-1987 at age 77. She lived in Bethalto, IL. She was buried at Upper Alton Cemetery, in Alton, Madison County, IL. She married Warner Besterfeldt.
Henry and Nellie (Rogers) Groppel's daughter Mary Lena (Groppel) Besterfeldt's obituary - Mary Lena Besterfeldt, Jersey County, Illinois, died 25-11-1987, buried Upper Alton cemetery. Mary Lena Besterfeldt, 77, of Bethalto, died Nov.25, 1987, at St. Anthony hospital in Alton, after a lengthy illness. Born in Jersey county, she was the daughter of the late Henry & Nellie (Rogers) Groppel. Surviving are 2 daughters, Ann Short of O'fallon and Ruth Proctor of East Alton; 1 son, Floyd Crouch of Granite City; 8 grandchildren; 12 g-great-grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Emma Walker of East Alton and Alice Longnecker of Waco, TX. Private services were held at Smith Funeral Home in Alton. Burial was in Upper Alton cemetery..
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(4aa) Henry and Nellie (Rogers) Groppel's daughter Emma Groppel married Cledis Oren Walker. He died Jan. 10, 2000, age 88, in Alton Memorial Hospital. His wife Emma (Groppel) Walker preceded him in death. Cledis Oren Walker and Emma (Groppel) Walker had three children-Richard Eugene Walker (deceased), Brenda (Walker) Summers and�Karen (Walker) Fiedler.�Brenda has two children Candy and Richard, and six grandchildren, and�Karen has three children Nicole, Karl, and Jena.
(3) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's son Edward Groppel was born in 1861 in Jersey County, IL. He died 7-16-1912 at Deconess Hospital in St. Louis, MO after an operation for gall stones. He was engaged in a harness business in Jerseyville, IL. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He married Anna Magdalena Egelhoff 5-3-1883. She was the daughter of John and Marie (Arkabauer) Egelhoff. She was born 10-24-1863, and died 5-13-1936. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
Edward Groppel's obituary - Edward Groppel, 51, died at Deconess hospital, St. Louis on July 26, 1912. Funeral services were held from the German Evangelical church in Jerseyville. Rev Jacob Doellefeld officiated. Mr Groppel d. after an operation had been performed to remove gall stones. He was engaged in the harness business in Jerseyville.
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Edward and Anna Magdalena (Egelhoff) Groppel had 5 children-Carl E. Groppel, John H. Groppel, Lillie Marie Groppel, Clemens G. Groppel, and Theodore L. Groppel.
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(1a) Edward and Anna Magdalena (Egelhoff) Groppel's son Carl E. Groppel was born 3-24-1907 in Jersey County, IL. He died 7-8-1980 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, IL. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He was a school teacher in Calhoun and Jersey County for 25 years. He married Mary Elizabeth Herron 4-29-1934 in Fieldon, IL. She was born June 4, 1910, in Hardin to Harry and Electa (Snider) Herron. She died April 10, 2009, at Willow Rose Rehab & Health Care in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. Carl and Mary Elizabeth (Herron) Groppel had 3 children-Janis Groppel married to Fred Dhue of Jerseyville, Janet Groppel Masiero of Alton, IL, and one son, Harry Groppel and his wife Barbara Groppel of Sebring, Fla.
Carl E. Groppel's obituary - Carl E Groppel, 73, retired teacher of Jerseyville d. July 8 at Jersey County Memorial hospital after a lengthy illness. Services were held at Peace United Church by Rev Robert Broeder. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. He had retired in June, 1970 after 25 years of teaching in Jersey county schools including E Elementary where he taught from 1948-70. He also taught in Hardin from 1946-48. He was born March 24, 1907, the son of Edward & Anna (Egelhoff) Groppel. He was a member of Peace United Church, Jerseyville, Masonic Lodge AF & AM, 32nd Scottish Rite, Belleville and Shriners Ainaid Temple, East St. Louis. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth (Herron) whom he married April 29, 1934 at Fieldon; 2 daughters, Janis Taylor of Wood River and Janet Masiero of Alton; 1 son, Bob Groppel of Delta Junction, AK; 11 grandchildren and 5 g-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Masonic services were conducted at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to Peace United Church and American Cancer Society.
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Carl Groppel's wife Mary Elizabeth (Herron) Groppel's obituary - Mary Elizabeth Groppel, 98, died at 6:15 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2009, at Willow Rose Rehab & Health Care in Jerseyville. She was born June 4, 1910, in Hardin to Harry and Electa (Snider) Herron, who are deceased. Her marriage to Carl Groppel took place April 24, 1934, in Fieldon. He died July 8, 1980. She was a dietician at Jersey Community Hospital, retiring in 1976. She was a member of the Peace United Church of Christ in Jerseyville and Order of Eastern Star in Hardin since 1934.
Survivors include two daughters, Janet Masiero of Alton and Janis and Fred Dhue of Jerseyville; one son, Harry and Barbara Groppel of Sebring, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, one brother, Howard Herron; and two sisters, Myrtle Williams and Lavita Bailey, preceded her in death. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 13, at Alexander & Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where the Rev. Jon Lorch will officiate at services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 14. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville. Memorials may be made to the Peace United Church of Christ in Jerseyville, where she was a member.
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(2a) Edward and Anna Magdalena (Egelhoff) Groppel's son John H. Groppel was born 3-24-1885 in Jersey County, IL. He died 7-6-1917 at the home of his mother Mrs. Edward Groppel in Jerseyville, IL. Heis buried at Oak Gove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He married Augusta Emma Gerson 12-24-1907 in Jersey County, IL. She was the daughter of John and Amelia (Knolp) Gerson. She was born 10-18-1888 in Jersey County, IL, and died 10-8-1972 in Jersey County, IL. John and Augusta (Gerson) Groppel had 3 children-Francis L. Groppel, Morris W. Groppel, and Florence Groppel.
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(1aa) John and Augusta (Gerson) Groppel's son Francis L. "Syke" Groppel was born 6-25-1908 in Jersey County, IL. He died in 1977 in Piasa Township, in Jersey County, IL of drowning in a pond at Gibbon Farm where he had gone fishing. He managed Tri-City Grocery Store in Jerseyville, IL before retiring. He is buried at St. Francis Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He married 1st Marie Josephine Mans, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Berghoff) Mans. She was born 1-27-1909 in Madison County, IL. She died 3-1-1968 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Alton, IL. She is buried at St. Francis Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He married 2nd Cecelia "Ceil" (Schmieder) Tonsor 1-31-1970. She has been married previously to Joseph Tonsor. She died 8-31-2011.
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Francis L. "Syke" Groppel's obituary - Francis L "Syke" Groppel, 69, of Jerseyville, was pronounced dead September 21 in Piasa township from apparent drowning in a pond at Gibbons farm where he had gone fishing. Groppel was retired manager from Tricity grocery, Jerseyville and was a member of the Tri City Grocery 25 Year Club. He was born in Jersey county, June 25, 1908, a son of John L & Augusta (Gerson) Groppel. He was a member of St. Francis Church, 4th Degree K of C, St. Francis Parish Center, Moose Lodge and Hud Board. - incomplete.
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Francis L. "Syke" Groppel's 2nd wife Cecelia "Ceil" (Schmieder) Tonsor Groppel's obituary - Cecelia "Ceil" Tonsor Groppel, 102, died peacefully at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Westwoods area of Fieldon on Jan. 13, 1909, the youngest of 10 children born to the late Joseph and Barbara (Wachter) Schmieder. She was a member of the last graduating class from Ursuline Academy earning her diploma in 1926. She was a dedicated woman to her family, a devout woman to her Catholic faith, and an integral part of her loving family. She first married Joseph Tonsor on Oct. 25, 1933, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fieldon and together they shared nearly 22 years together before his death on June 24, 1955. She later married Francis "Syke" Groppel on Jan. 31, 1970, at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville and they were only blessed with seven years together before his untimely death on Sept. 21, 1977. Surviving are three daughters, Marcella Pohlman Schroeder, Lucille Hamblen and Edith "Edie" Garland, all of Jerseyville; a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Edie Tonsor of Jerseyville; two stepsons and their wives, John and Judy Groppel of Jerseyville, and Russell and Janice Groppel of Godfrey; a son-in-law and his wife, James and Sandy File of Carrollton; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
Although her life was filled with much love and happiness, Ceil also experienced great pain in the loss of numerous family members, including her parents, her husbands, a daughter, Janet File; a son and daughter-in-law, John Robert and Berneice Tonsor; three grandchildren, Alan File, Jane Ann (Hamblen) Tuey, Elizabeth "Liz" (Garland) Graham; four sons-in-law, James Theodore "Ted" Hamblen, Ernest Pohlman, Bernard Schroeder and Truman Garland; a stepdaughter-in-law, Kathleen Groppel; two brothers, Carl Schmieder and Father Justin Schmieder; six sisters, Mary Heitzig, Lena Heitzig, Dora Wardein, Edith Tonsor, Margaret Goetten and Teresa Schleper; and one sister in infancy. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where a prayer service will be read at 2:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville, with Father Patrick Gibbons officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Fieldon. Memorials may be given to the St. Francis/Holy Ghost Catholic Schools of Jerseyville or to Masses.
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Francis L. "Syke" Groppel and his 1st wife Marie (Mans) Groppel had 2 children-John Groppel of Jerseyville, and Russell Groppel of Godfrey, IL.
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(2aa) John and Augusta (Gerson) Groppel's son Morris W. Groppel married Ernesta Motsinger 12-31-1936 in Jersey County, IL. She died in an auto accident in Florida. Her parents were Ernest and Marie Motsinger.She is buried at White Chapel Memorial Garden in Canton, IL. Morris and Ernesta (Motsinger) Groppel had a son, Michael Goppel of Miami, FL.
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(3aa) John and Augusta (Gerson) Groppel's daughter Florence Groppel was born 10-1-1910 in Otterville, IL, and died 5-23-2001 in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married Courtney Tucker 10-1-1928. He was the son of Henry and Amy Rebecca (Freeman) Tucker. He was born 2-7-1905 in Jersey County, IL. He died 3-4-1972 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, IL. Courtney and Florence (Groppel) Tucker had a daughter, Lorraine Tucker of Jerseyville, IL.
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Augusta Emma (Gerson) Groppel remarried after the death of her first husband John Groppel to James C. Antrobus.
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(3a) Edward and Anna Magdalena (Egelhoff) Groppel's daughter Lillie Marie Groppel was born 9-16-1887 in Jersey County, IL. She died 10-14-1971 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married Henry J. Kappler 2-17-1907. He was the son of Eugene and Elizabeth (Appleman) Kappler. He was born 8-17-1881 in Evansville, Ind, and died 4-23-1964 in Jersey County, IL. He was a farmer, but they had lived in Jerseyville, IL after he retired from farming. Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler had 7 children-Ruth (Kappler) Phipps, Elizabeth (Kappler) Scarber, Eugene Kappler, Rev. Louis Kappler, Edwin Kappler, Helen Kappler, and George Kappler.
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(1aa) Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler's daughter Ruth Kappler was born 9-8-1920 in Jersey County, IL, and died 8-25-2004. She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married William W. Phipps 12-17-1938. He died 12-22-2003. They had 4 children-Ronald Phipps of Chestnut, IL, William Phipps of Godfrey, IL, James Phipps of Godfrey, IL, and Charles Phipps of Little Rock, Ark.
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(2aa) Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler's son Rev. Louis Edward Kappler was born Dec. 27, 1912 in Jersey County, IL. He died April 28, 2011 in Jerseyville, IL. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyvile, IL. He married Mary Elizabeth Robbins on Jan. 18, 1933, in Carrollton, IL. She died on Aug. 4, 1982. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyvile, IL.
Rev. Louis Edward Kappler and Mary Elizabeth (Robbins) Kappler had 9 children-David Kappler who married Omok; Edith Kappler who married Jesse Lester; Esther Kappler who married Robert Evans; Violet Kapper who married William Clendenny; Darlene Kappler who married Douglas Miller; Carolyn Kappler who married Kenneth Plummer; Mildred Pearl Kappler (deceased) who married Rodney Ross; Ruth Ann Kappler who married Lloyd McClintock; and Robert Kappler of Pine Bluff, Arkansas who married Janie Ann Baker of Hillview, IL, and they have a son Robert Linn Kappler.
(Note: Ruth Ann Kappler's husband Lloyd McClintock was married previously to my cousin Geneva Ruth "Sissy" (Griffin) McClintock the daughter of my father Walter Edward Westfall's sister Anna (Westfall) Griffin; and Robert Kappler's wife Janie Ann (Baker) Kappler's younger sister Marilyn (Baker) Kraushaar is married to my cousin Clifford Krauahaar the son of my mother Lovie (Kraushaar) Westfall's younger brother Raymond Kraushaar and his first wife Evelyn (Young) Kraushaar.)
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Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler's son Rev. Louis Edward Kappler's obituary - The Rev. Louis Edward Kappler, 98, died peacefully at 10:20 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Louis was born on Dec. 27, 1912 in Jersey County on of four sons and three daughters born to Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler. He attended the rural school of Irene and Otterville public schools and was a retired home contractor and a lifelong Christian, ministering at the Gospel Assembly Church in Jerseyville where he was a lifelong minister for a 10 year period. He married the former Mary Elizabeth Robbins on Jan. 18, 1933, in Carrollton. She died on Aug. 4, 1982.
Surviving are his eight children and their spouses, Edith M. and Jessie Lester of Jerseyville, Robert L. and Janie Ann Kappler of Pine Bluff, Ark., Esther and Robert Evans, Ruth Ann McClintock, Violet and William Clendenny, E. Darlene and Douglas Miller, all of Jerseyville, Carolyn and Kenneth Plummer of Rosedale and David and Omok Kappler of Jerseyville; a son-in-law, Rodney Ross of Carrollton; 20 Grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and numerous stepgrandchildren. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, M. Pearl Ross; three sisters, Helen Kappler, Elizabeth Scarber and Ruth Phipps; and three brothers, George Kappler, Eugene Kappler, and Edwin Kappler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Gospel Assembly Church in Jerseyville, where funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, May 2. The Revs. Clyde Shaw and Paul Lynn will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville. Memorials may be given to the Gospel Assembly Church in Jerseyville.
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(1aaa) Rev. Louis Edward Kappler of Jerseyville and Mary Elizabeth (Robbins) Kappler's daughter Mildred Pearl (Kappler) Ross's obituary - Mildred Pearl Ross, 63, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Alton Memorial Hospital from complications of kidney cancer, which she had battled for the past 3 1/2 months. She was born Oct. 7, 1940, in Jerseyville, to Louis Edward Kappler of Jerseyville and the late Mary Elizabeth (Robbins) Kappler. After graduating in 1958 from Jersey Community High School, she continued her education at Illinois State University in Normal for two years, studying to be a teacher. She married Rodney Ross on March 16, 1960, in Bloomington, Ill., and returned to the Carrollton area. After helping on the family farm and rearing her children, she continued her educational career at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and earned a bachelor's degree. She substituted throughout Greene County and later obtained a position with the Jersey Community Unit School District 100. She was an instructor with the Head Start Program, retiring in 2002. After her retirement, she substituted in Greene County. A member of the Jerseyville Moose Lodge, she loved to crochet, quilt and was an avid bowler, belonging to several different leagues.
In addition to her husband and father, surviving are three children and their spouses, Richard and Laura Ross of Carrollton, Kenneth and Terri Ross of Auburn, and Deborah and Randy Stone of Roodhouse; 12 grandchildren; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Edith and Jessie Lester, Esther and Robert Evans, Ruth Ann McClintock, Violet and William Clendenny, and Darlene and Douglas Miller, all of Jerseyville, and Carolyn and Kenneth Plummer of Rosedale; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Ann Kappler of Pine Bluff, Ark., and David and Omok Kappler of Jerseyville; her father-in-law, Harvey Ross and his wife, Alberta, of Carrollton. Besides her mother, she was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Ethel Ross; and a brother-in-law, Lloyd McClintock. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Kane Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Kane Cemetery.
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(3aa) Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler's son Edwin Kappler was born 6-2-1915 in Jersey County, IL. He died 6-29-1972 in Jersey County, IL. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He was a sheet metal worker, and a WWII veteran.
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(4aa) Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler's daughter Helen Kappler was born 5-29-1918 in Jersey County, IL, and died 2-6-1926 in Jersey County, IL;
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(5aa) Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler's son George Kappler died 6-22-1926 In Jersey County, IL.
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Henry and Lillie (Groppel) Kappler are both buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
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(4a) Edward and Anna Magdalena (Egelhoff) Groppel's son Clemens G. Groppel was born in 1884 in Jersey County, IL. He died 6-15-1969. He was a former Jerseyville, IL mayor. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He married Freda Gertrude Kessler 12-5-1911 in Jersey County, IL. She was born in 1883, and 3-9-1956. She was the daughter of George and Margaretha (Horn) Kessler. She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Clemens G Groppel's wife Freda Gertrude (Kessler) Groppel's obituary - Freda Gertrude Groppel, 73, wife of former Mayor Clemmens G Groppel, Sr, of Jerseyville, d. March 9, at St. Anthony hospital, Alton. She had been ill for an extended period and a patient for 5 days. Born in Jersey county, March 16, 1882, a daughter of the late George & Margaretha (Horn) Kessler. In addition her husband, survivors are 2 daughters, Mrs Robert Miller, Jerseyville and Mrs Otis Cooper, Fieldon; 1 son, Clemmons, Jr, Jerseyville; 7 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs Louis Krueger, Fieldon and Mrs Louisa Haushalter, Blue Island and 1 brother, George Kessler of Fieldon. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters, 1 brother, and 1 grandchild. She was a member of the Church of Peace and Steelman Camp, Royal Neighbors of America. Funeral services were held March 11 at Jacoby Brothers funeral home in Jerseyville. Rev William D. Stickney, Pastor of the Church of Peace, Jerseyville officiated and interment was in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Clemens and Freda (Kessler) Groppel had 3 children-Clemens G. Groppel Jr of Jerseyville, IL, Dorothy Louise Groppel who married Otis Cooper, and Margaret Groppel who Married Robert Miller.
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(1aa) Clemens and Freda (Kessler) Groppel's son Clemens G. Groppel Jr was born 10-23-1924 in Jerseyville, IL, and died 4-28-2002. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He married Dolores Bailey 5-8-1949. She died 4-28-2000. She is buried in Oak Grove Cmetery in Jerseyville, IL. They had 5 children-Michael Groppel of Jerseyville, Il, Stanley Groppel of Jerseyville, Il, Gena Groppel who married Kevin Long of Hoffman Estates, IL, and twin daughters, Rita Jean Groppel and Ronda Jean Groppel born in Carrollton, Greene County, IL 12-25-1951. Rita Jean died at birth. Ronda Jean died 6-9-1959, age 7, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton, IL. They are both buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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(2aa) Clemens and Freda (Kessler) Groppel's daughter Dorothy Louise Groppel was born 7-7-1916, and died 4-27-2003 in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married Otis Leonard Cooper 4-27-1935. They had 2 children-Leonard Cooper of Jerseyville, IL, and Linda (Cooper) Kirbach of Jerseyville, IL.
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(3aa) Clemens and Freda (Kessler) Groppel's daughter Margaret Magdelena Groppel was born 9-13-1913 in Jerseyville, IL. She died 4-4-1959 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. She married Robert F. Miller 6-10-1936. He was born 9-6-1915 in Fieldon, IL, and died 10-12-2004. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jersyville, IL. He was a retired assistant postmaster in Jerseyville, IL. They had 2 children-Mrs. Roberta (Miller) George of Kansas City, MO, and Fred Miller of Jerseyville, IL.
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(5a) Edward and Anna Magdalena (Egelhoff) Groppel's son Theodore L. Groppel was born 3-8-1897 in Jerseyville, IL. He died 11-20-1973 at Wood River Township Hospital, Wood River, IL. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He worked for Shell Oil Corp. in Wood River, IL. He married Julia Emma Tuetken 9-17-1919, the daughter of Henry J. and Minnie (Dewerff) Tuetken. She was born 8-13-1896 in Jerseyville, IL. She died age 79 at Wood River Township Hospital, Wood River, IL. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
Theodore L. Groppel's obituary - Theodore L Groppel, 76, of Bethalto, d. November 20 at Wood River Township hospital. Services were held at Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Rev Leonard Todd of Moro officiated and burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. He was born March 8, 1897 in Jerseyville a son of Edward & Anna (Eglehofff) Groppel. Mr groppel retired from the transportation department at Shell Oil Co. Surviving are his wife, Julia (Tuetken) Groppel; 1 brother, Carl Groppel of Jerseyville; and 1 sister, Mrs Anthony (Emma) Schmittag of Jerseyville. Visitation at Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville.
(4) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's daughter Wilhelmina "Mena" Groppel was born in 1866 in Jersey County, IL. She died in 1952 in Jersey County, IL. She is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She married William Dunsing 5-6-1896 in Jersey County, IL. He was born in 1864, and died in 1938. He is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL.
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(1a) William and Wilhelmina "Mena" (Groppel) Dunsing had a son Fred Dunsing. He was born in Fieldon, Jersey County, IL. He died 8-5-1987 at Franciscan Medical Center in Rock Island, IL. He is buried at Woodland Hill Cemetery in Wood River, Madison County, IL. He married Millie Campbell. He had 2 step children-Loreta Stampley of Rock Island, IL, and Luther Calvert of Godfrey, IL.
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William and Wilhelmina "Mena" (Groppel) Dunsing had at least 2 other children, a son and daughter, and maybe more, but I don't know their names or have information about them.
(5) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's son William H. Groppel was born in Jersey County, IL. He died 7-14-1935 in Jersey County, IL. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. He married Grace Bell. the daughter of Charles Bell. She was born 11-2-1877, and died 3-5-1950. She is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery Jerseyville, IL. I don't have any other information about William and Grace (Bell) Groppel.
(6) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's son Theodore Groppel was born in Jersey County, IL. He died in 1895 at the age of 22 at the home of his brother Fred Groppel 4 miles west of Fieldon in Jersey County, IL. He died of Typhoid-Malaria.
(7) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's son Louis Henry Groppel was born 2-17-1878 in Jersey County, IL. He died 2-9-1948 in Jersey County, IL. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL. I don't have any other information about Louis Henry Groppel.
(8) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's daughter Lena Groppel was born 3-26-1864 in Jersey County, IL. She died 2-13-1892 in Jersey County, IL. She is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She married Henry C. Krueger 3-15-1887. He was born in 1864 and died in 1956. He is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL.
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Henry and Lena (Groppel) Krueger had 2 children-Annie Krueger and Henry Krueger. After Lena (Groppel) Krueger's death in 1892 at the age of 27, her husband Henry Krueger remarried to Barbara Hagen 3-6-1894.
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(1a) Henry and Lena (Groppel) Krueger's daughter Annie Krueger was born in 1889 in Jersey County, IL. She died in 1949. She married Fred H. Gerson 11-17-1909. He was born in 1886 and died in 1919. They are both buried in Fieldon, Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. Fred and Annie (Krueger) Gerson had these children-Raymond Gerson, Ruth Gerson, and Mildred Gerson.
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(1aa) Fred and Annie (Krueger) Gerson's son - Raymond Frederick (Sparky) Gerson, 60, died April 18 at St. Mary hospital in St. Louis following an extended illness. Services were held at Jacoby Brothers funeral home in Jerseyville. Rev William Smith and Rev Leonard Todd officiated. Burial was in Fieldon. A feed salesman, he was born April 11, 1915 in Richwood township, Jersey county, a son of Fred & Anna (Krueger) Gerson.
He was a member of Fieldon Masonic Lodge, Jerseyville Moose Lodge and had been treasurer of the Fieldon Business Booster Club for 20 yrs. He was a member of Fieldon United Church of Christ. Surviving are his widow, Irene (Busch) Gerson; 1 son, Gary Gerson of Alton; 1 daughter, Renee Gerson, Fieldon; and 2 sisters, Mrs Lawrence (Ruth) Erwin of Fieldon and Mrs Verne (Mildred) Williamson of Alton. Visitation was held at Jacoby Brothers funeral home in Jerseyville. Masonic services were conducted Sat eve.
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(1a) Henry and Lena (Groppel) Krueger's son Henry Krueger was born 8-10-1890 in Jersey County, IL. He died 10-9-1959 at Watson Nursing Home in Jerseyville, IL. He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park, Godfrey, Madison County, IL. He was a farmer in the Fieldon, Il area, but had lived in Jerseyville, IL the last 12 years of his life. He married Margaret Kitzmiller, the daughter of Andrew and Susan (Henrion) Kitzmiller. She was born 10-23-1893 in Jersey County, IL. She died 4-6-1967 at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park, Godfrey, Madison County, IL. Henry and Susan (Kitzmiller) Krueger had 3 children-Robert L. Krueger of Jerseyville, Lena Krueger who married Wilbur Bean of Jerseyville, IL, and Marjorie Krueger who married Harold Downey of Jerseyville, IL. Henry Krueger had 4 brothers-Frank Krueger of Jerseyville, IL, Amiel Krueger of Wood River, IL, Edward Krueger of San Diego, CA, and Anthony Krueger of Kane, IL. He also had 2 sisters, Mrs Clara Stahlhut of Wood River, IL, Edna Hart of Cache, IL.
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Henry Krueger's second wife Barbara (Hagen) Krueger was born in 1865 and died in 1940. She is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. Henry and Barbara (Hagen) Kreuger had 6 children-Frank Krueger, Amiel Krueger, Edward Krueger, Anthony Krueger, Clara Krueger, and Edna Krueger.
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(1a) Henry and Barbara (Hagen) Krueger's son Frank Krueger was born 3-11-1896 in Fieldon, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He died 12-25-1970 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, IL. He is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He was a retired farmer and WWI Veteran. He had a son Maurice Williams of Jerseyville, IL.
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Henry and Barbara (Hagen) Krueger's son Frank Krueger's obituary - Frank Krueger, died 12-25-1970. Unknown newspaper, 31 December 1970: Funeral services were held at one -thirty o'clock Monday afternoon at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home for Frank Krueger, retired area farmer, whose death occurred at Memorial hospital in Alton on Christmas afternoon. Rev. Leonard Todd of Moro officiated and burial was in Fieldon cemetery. Military graveside rites were conducted. Mr. Krueger, a son of the late Henry and Barbara Hagen Krueger, was born in Fieldon. His age at the time of death was seventy four years, nine months and fourteen days. Mr. Krueger was in military service in World War I. His survivors are one son, Maurice Williams of Jerseyville, two brothers, Emil Krueger of Wood River and Anthony Krueger of Jerseyville; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Stahlhut of East Alton and Mrs. Edna Hart of Mcleansboro, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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(1aaa) Frank Krueger's grandson and his son Maurice Williams's son Don E. Williams's obituary - Don E. Williams, 60, died at 10:37 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at his residence after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was born at home in Fieldon on July 22, 1951, and was the son of the late Maurice and Ruby I. (Lyles) Williams. He attended Jersey Community High School and was a truck driver his entire life, owning and operating Don Williams Trucking for many years. He enjoyed his family, spoiling his grandchildren, and spending time and fishing at their cabin at Carlinville Lake. He married the former Donna Jean Isringhausen on Dec. 5, 1970, at the home of her parents in Jerseyville, and they have shared 40 years together.
In addition to his wife, Donna, surviving are three children and their spouses, Tammy and Scott Turman of Jerseyville, Crisha and Matt Dunham of Fieldon, and Tim Williams of Jerseyville; five grandchildren, Austin, Jamie and Connor Turman, Brent and Holly Dunham; four brothers and sisters- in-law, Maurice "M.B." Williams, and his wife, Karen Wagner of Carrollton, Merle Williams of Fieldon, Dennis and Vicki Williams, and Gil and Karen Williams, all of Jerseyville; and two sisters-in-law, Linda Probst of Kane and Alice Hemphill and her husband, Darrell of Lincoln, Neb. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Janet I. Williams; and a brother-in-law, John Probst. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. The Rev. Barbara Alley will officiate. Burial will be in the Fieldon Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society or to the Panther Athletic Club.
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(2a) Henry and Barbara (Hagen) Krueger's son Amiel Krueger was born in 1894 in Fieldon, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He died 6-18-1987. He lived iin Wood River, IL. He married Allie M. Willis 3-16-1926 in Jerseyville, IL. She was the daughter of Algie T. Dollie (Turner) Willis. She was born in 1901 in Madison County, Kentucky. She died 6-7-1987 at VIP Manor in Wood River, IL. They had a daughter Betty (Krueger) Wilson (deceased), and a daughter Mary Helen Krueger who died in infancy in 1929. Amiel and his wife Allie (Willis) Krueger are both buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, IL.
(9) Herman H. and Johanna Augusta (Rudolph) Groppel's daughter Anna Louise Groppel was born 8-1-1868 in Jersey County, IL. She died 4-4-1935 in Jersey County, IL. She is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. She married August C. Stemmler 4-22-1903. He was born in 1865, and died in 1946. He is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. August and Anna (Groppel) Stemmler had 2 children-Theodore H. Stemmler and Minnie Stemmler.
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(1a) August and Anna (Groppel) Stemmler's son Theodore H. Stemmler was born in 1904 in Jersey County, and died in 1970 in Jersey County, IL. He is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. He married Gladys Naomi Plummer 6-2-1929 In Jerseyville, IL. She was the daughter of Joshua "Wad" and Hettie (Blackorby) Plummer. She was born 1-15-1909 in Hardin, Calhoun County, IL. She died 4-24-1999 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home in Jerseyville, IL. She is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL. Theodore and Gladys (Plummer) Stemmler had 2 children-Betty Stemmler who married John Duggan of Fieldon, IL, and Donald Stemmler of Vero Beach, FL.
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Theodore H. Stemmler's wife Gladys Naomi (Plummer) Stemmler's obituary - Mrs. Gladys Naomi Stemmler, 90, of Fieldon, died Saturday, April 24, 1999 At Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home. Born Jan. 15, 1909 in Hardin, she was the daughter of Joshua "Wad" and Hettie (Blackorby) Plummer. After her mother's death eight days later, she was raised in the Rosedale area by her father, and her late stepmother, Melvina (Blackorby) Plummer. She married Theodore H. Stemmler June 2, 1929 in Jerseyville and he died July 15, 1970.
Surviving are one daughter, Betty Duggan of Fieldon; one son, Don Stemmler of Vero Beach Fl.; One sister Viola Stock of East Alton; Seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; dear friends, Katie, Terri and Tim. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillian Reed and Esther Belle Dabbs; three brothers, Paul, Mike and Emuel Plummer; one daughter-in-law, Ellen Stemmler. Visitation was held Tuesday at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. The funeral will be conducted Wednesday (today), April 28, 1999 at 10 a.m. at Crawford Funeral Home with Rev. William Hembrow officiating. Burial will be in Fieldon Cemetery. Memorial may be made to the Jersey County Health Department.
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(1aa) Theodore and Gladys (Plummer) Stemmler's son Donald Stemmler's obituary - Donald Stemmler, 73, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at a hospital near his home in Florida. He was born July 6, 1934, in Jersey County, son of Theodore and Gladys (Plummer) Stemmler. A U.S. Army veteran, he married the former Ellen Marie Scoggins on Dec. 12, 1959, in Alton, and together they were the parents of three children. She died on March 7, 1975.
He is survived by his three children and their spouses, Alan and Jill Stemmler and Darin Stemmler, all of Fieldon, and Eric and Joy Stemmler of Jerseyville; seven grandchildren, Kristen, Ellen, Blake, Lydia, Katie, Natalie and Emily; and a sister and brother-in-law, Betty and John Duggan of Fieldon. He later married Linda Tulley on June 25, 1987, in Lake Wales, Fla., and they have shared the past 20 years together. He is also survived by her children and grandchildren. Memorial services will be conducted at noon Wednesday, March 5, at the Fieldon United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Barbara Alley officiating. His cremains will be buried at Fieldon Cemetery, with the Jerseyville American Legion Post 492 conducting military graveside rites. Memorials may be given his family, in care of Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements.
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(2a) August and Anna (Groppel) Stemmler's daughter Minnie Stemmler was born 3-29-1905 in Jersey County, IL, and died 3-29-1918 in Jersey County, IL. She is buried at Fieldon Cemetery, Richwood Township, Jersey County, IL.
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