Fond du Lac County Obituaries and Death Notices

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
OBITUARY SURNAME "S"

WILLIAM J. SABEL
Funeral services for William J. Sabel, who died Thursday were held at 10:30 a.m. today at Zacherl Funeral Home and 11 a.m. at St Peters Church, St Peter.

Rev. Joseph Bittle officiated. Representing the St. Joseph's Society as honorary pallbearers were Erwin Sabel, Gregor Sabel Howard Sabel and Ralph Sabel.
Active pallbearers were Elmer Simon, Harvey Simon, David Simon, Eugene Kraus, Harold Schneider and Marvin Schneider. Burial was in the church cemetery.
[from The Commonwealth Reporter, Nov. 20, 1965] transcribed by Karen Seeman

AUGUST SCHAEFER
Fond du Lac, Wis - August Schaefer, 65 farmer, killed by lightning
[The Day Book. (Chicago, Ill.), June 17, 1913 - sub. by K.T.]

DAVID S. SHEPHARD
In this city, December 13th, 1885, of old age, David S. Shephard, formerly of Ripon, Wisconsin, in the 83d year of his age. [Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) 16 Dec. 1885; transcribed by Marla Zwakman]

HORACE B. SMITH
Horace B. Smith, 65, of 455 Scott St., Green Lake, died Sunday at Ripon Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born at Chopieau. Ontario, Canada, May 18, 1904, he was the son of John and Anna Rapson Smith. He was a retired maintenance man. He married Esther Selchert May 21, 1966. Mr. Smith is survived by his widow; one brother, William Smith of Detroit; one sister, Mrs, Albert Pirtie, Union Lake, Mich.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Elmer Lunow, Green Lake, and Mrs. Frank Lieske of Markesan; three stepsons, Russell and Robert Selchert, both of Juneau, and Edgar Schiller, Hustisford; and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peace Lutheran Church, Green Lake, Pastor D. E. Hallemeyer officiating. Burial will be in Dartford Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, Ripon. Funeral arrangements were made by Lewis D. Egbert, Green Lake. [from The Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Feb 09, 1970] transcribed by Karen Seeman

MRS. SCHMIDT, 67, EXPIRES; RITES ARE SET
Methodist Services For Native of Town Of Forest
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for Mrs. Anna M. Schmidt, 67, 37 Arvey Lane, who died Friday morning at her home following a brief Illness.
Rev. Francis S. Foulke will officiate at the rite at the Division Street Methodist Church.
Friends may call from 2 p.m. Monday at the Candlish Chapel until 11 a.m. Tuesday when the body will be taken to the church. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery.
Mrs. Schmidt was born May 10, 1898, in the Town of Forest, the daughter of Henry and Agnes Seibel Mueller. On Sept. 22, 1922, she was married to John H. Schmidt.
She lived in the Town of Forest all of her life until moving to this city in 1954, where she was a member of the Division Street Methodist Church and of the Lois Circle.
Survivors include seven sons, John E. of Brownsville, Robert H., Chester H., Lyle C, all of this city, Elmer R. of Westchester, Pa., Leland G. of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Staff Sgt. Franklin L. Schmidt serving with the U.S. Army in Germany; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Miss Edna Mueller of Taycheedah, Miss Katherine Mueller, city, and Mrs. Florence McMahon of Wausaukee; and three brothers, Herbert and Louis Mueller of Taycheedah and Irwin Mueller, Town of Forest.
She was preceded in death by her husband on May 24, 1963.
[from The Commonwealth Reporter, Nov. 20, 1965] transcribed by Karen Seeman

MRS. IDA SCHOPPE
Mrs. Ida Schoppe, 78, of 303 S. Hubbard St., Horicon, died at 8 a.m. Wednesday following a lingering illness at Lutheran Hospital, Beaver Dam, where she had been a patient the last six days.
Mrs. Schoppe was born Aug. 14, 1887, in the Town of Hubbard, Dodge County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Schildt. She was married May 15, 1917, to Charles Schoppe.
She is survived by the widower; two sisters, Mrs. Felix Schoppe, Honcon. R. I, and Mrs. Martha Dumman, Chicago; two brothers, Ernst Schildt and John Schildt, both of Horicon. R. 1; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and a sister.
She was a member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church and of he Ladies Aid.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Lutheran hurch with Rev. Carl F. Selle officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Ulmer Funeral Home, Horicon, after 3 p.m.
[from The Commonwealth Reporter, Sep 2, 1965] transcribed by Karen Seeman

RITES PLANNED FOR FORMER AREA RESIDENT
Mrs. Celeste A. Secor Dies at 70; St. Peter Church Services
Mrs. Celeste A. Secor, 70, of Bloomington, Ill., died Wednesday night at the Minnuitte Hospital there.
She was born Oct. 26, 1894, and was married to George Secor, Nov. 7, 1904, in St. Louis. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church, Bloomington. A former member of St. Peter's Church, St. Peter, she had resided at Minawa Beach before moving to Bloomington in 1962.
Survivors include one step-son, Carroll, Chicago; three step-daughters, Mrs. Fred Stratton, Mrs. Leslie Andrews, and Mrs. Dorothy Brockhouse, Bloomington; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1962, parents, a brother and two sisters.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the Uecker-Witt Fuleral Home. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Funeral home and 9:30 a.m. at 5t. Peter's Church, St. Peter, Rev. Joseph Bittle officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
[from The Commonwealth Reporter, Sep 2, 1965] transcribed by Karen Seeman