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Family Group Sheet for Wilhelm Pueppke
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Husband: WILHELM PUEPPKE
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Birth: Sep 22, 1822 LITTLELUBBERONEHAN CIRCLE, FILEHNE, POSEN, PRUSSIA
Emigration: Apr 15, 1853 HAMBURG, GERMANY
Death: Jan 14, 1906 UEHLING, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: SWABURG CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Marriage: Mar 26, 1864 WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN
Father:
Mother:
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Wife: LOUISA HARTWIG
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Birth: Nov 12, 1828 MARIENDORF, GERMANY
Death: Mar 10, 1908 UEHLING, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: SWABURG CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Father:
Mother:
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Children
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1 F HENRIETTA CONSTANZA PUEPPKE
Birth: Jan 20, 1855 CLYMAN, DODGE CO., WI
Death:
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2 M MARTIN WILLIAM PUEPPKE
Birth: Sep 23, 1857 CLYMAN, DODGE CO., WI
Death:
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3 M CHRISTIAN ALBERT PUEPPKE
Birth: May 3, 1859 LOWELL, DODGE CO., WI
Death:
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4 M JOHN PUEPPKE
Birth: Oct 3, 1861 CLYMAN, DODGE CO., WI
Death: Jul 7, 1931 AMENIA, ND
Burial: ST. MARTINS LUTHERAN CEMETERY, AMENIA, ND
Spouse: ROSINE LOUISA WAGNER (1869-1951)
Marriage: Oct 8, 1896 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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5 F EMMA PUEPPKE
Birth: Jan 1, 1864
Death: Sep 6, 1864
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6 M LUDWIG PUEPPKE
Birth: Aug 1, 1865 LOWELL, DODGE CO., WI
Death:
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7 M EDWARD WILLIAM PUEPPKA
Birth: Jan 31, 1867 LOWELL, DODGE CO., WI
Death: Nov 10, 1936
Burial: PAXTON, NE
Spouse: KATE STOVER (1867-1945)
Marriage: Feb 21, 1891 WEST POINT, CUMING CO., NE
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Clarence and Bertha (Humphrey) Pueppka
The Sutherland Centennial Book
Page 542 & 543
Bertha A. was born November 2, 1897 and married Clarence Pueppka on
May 20, 1914. They had four children; Edward (Bus), Lloyd, Helen
and Darlene. Bertha and Clarence are both deceased and buried in
the Sutherland Cemetery.
Clarence Pueppka was born north of Kearney in 1892 to Edward and
Kathrine (Kate) Pueppka. When a young boy, the family moved to an
area south of Paxton where he went to school.
In 1914, he married Bertha A. Humphrey, daughter of Wesley and
Geneva Humphrey. They lived south of Paxton until 1929, then moved
to their home on the northwest edge of Sutherland. Shortly after
the birth of Darlene (their fourth child), Mrs. Pueppka died, on
July 14, 1940
Clarence tended bar in various places in Sutherland and North
Platte for many years, and worked as a mechanic in local garages
until a few years before his death on May 5, 1988. He lived with
his daughter, Helen, for 22 years. He lived a full active 97 years
until three months before his death.
Edward (Buss) Pueppka was born on July 20, 1915. He married
Dorothy Cullinan from north of Paxton. They live south of Flats,
Nebraska on the Lancaster ranch, and Dorothy still teaches school.
They had three daughters, Glee, Sally and Patsy.
Lloyd Pueppka was born July 13, 1917. He married Cleo Shuler, of
Sutherland, on August 24, 1940. They lived north of Paxton many
years. Then he was a carpenter in North Platte until his death.
They had two children, Dennis and Karen. Lloyd died May 3, 1976.
Helen Pueppka Carlson was born October 20, 1919, and Deloris
Darlene was born July 10, 1040. Darlene married Chalmer Kramer and
they had four children, Patsy, Monte, Mike and Kandi. Later, she
married Gib McDaniel, and they had three children, Gib, Steven and
Becky. Monte Kramer passed away September 3, 1983.
Bertha & Clarence Pueppka
PUEPPKA, CLARENCE WILLIAM
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Cleo Mae Pueppka
RAMONA, Calif.
- Cleo Mae Pueppka, 82, of Ramona, Calif., died Sept. 18, 2002.
She was born Oct. 6, 1919, to Oscar and Nora Shuler in Sutherland.
She lived in Sutherland, the Sandhills and North Platte areas until
moving to Ramona in 1983.
Mrs. Pueppka enjoyed her yard and the birds it attracted, especially
the hummingbirds. She also enjoyed making rag rugs. She also was an
avid reader and an excellent cook. She was a member of the First
Christian Church and volunteered at the Ramona Senior Center.
She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen Wood of Ramona; a son, Dennis of
Baldwin, Miss.; a sister, Claretta Laboranti of Poway, Calif.; five
grandchildren, Lonn Feller, John (Tra) Wood III, Terri Peterson and
Jeff and Gregg Pueppka; and four great-grandchildren, Justin
Lambirth, Ryan Feller, Tyler Peterson and Lauren Peterson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Pueppka in 1976; a
sister, Merna Branting; and a brother, Mervan Shuler.
Memorials are suggested to the Ramona Senior Center, P.O. Box 657,
Ramona, CA 92065.
Private services will be in the Sutherland Cemetery at a later date.
Cleo Mae Pueppka
PUEPPKA, CLEO MAE
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Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pueppka
The Sutherland Centennial Book
Page 542
Lloyd Pueppka, son of Bertha and Clarence Pueppka of Sutherland,
and Leo Shuler, daughter of Oscar and Nora Shuler of Sutherland,
were married August 24, 1940.
They farmed Mrs. Shuler's farm southwest of Sutherland after the
death of Mr. Shuler. Their son Dennis, was born in 1943 and
daughter, Karen, was born in 1944. In 1948, they moved to a ranch
20 miles north of Paxton, living there for several years.
They were in the sandhills during the blizzard of 1949. Dennis was
in the first grade, and didn't miss a day of school. The
schoolhouse, a trailer, was in the teacher's yard. Dennis was
caught there when the storm hit. The teacher moved her school into
her house and never missed a class. A week passed before the
bulldozer appeared to help many stranded ranchers out.
Later the family moved to North Platte and Lloyd worked as a ranch
hand before moving into the city. Lloyd worked as a carpenter, and
Cleo as a motel maid, and later as a desk clerk for Holiday Inn and
Circle C South. Lloyd also had his own janitorial service. Lloyd
and Cleo bought several old houses, moved them onto their own
ground and remodeled them for rentals.
In 1976, Lloyd passed away with cancer. Cleo continued to live in
their home, and work as a desk clerk until 1980.
Their son, Dennis, married Kay Deen of North Platte. Dennis spent
20 years in the army. He served twice in Vietnam and also in
Germany. He retired as a Major. Dennis and Kay now live in St.
Louis. Their three children, Jeff, Gregg and Terri are all grown
and on their own.
Their daughter, Karen Pueppka, flew as an airline hostess during
the Vietnam War and made many trips into Vietnam. She married John
Wood of Princeton, Indiana, and in 1980, Karen and her two
children, Lonn, then five and Tra, age one and a half year old
returned to North Platte. Karen worked for the police department
while there.
In January of 1983, Mrs. Cleo Pueppka and her daughter, Karen, with
her two children, moved to Ramona, California, where they are
today.
Cleo & Lloyd Pueppka
PUEPPKA, LLOYD WILLIAM
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Howard Pueppke
The Howard Pueppke Story (written as a feature story for Rural Cass
County, never published)
I came to Empire Township, Cass County, North Dakota, on April 6,
1916 with my mother, Mrs. Rosa Pueppke, and two sisters. Father and
my older brother came a few days sooner with the livestock and the
farm machinery via Great Northern Railway to Absaraka, from Hooper,
Nebraska.
I was 13 years old and in the 8th grade in school. In a few days my
younger sister and I would begin school in Empire District 73, which
was kitty corner across the field from our home. It was a one room
school with a large potbelly stove with a jacket around it. There
were large blackboards on the south wall, small ones on the east and
west, and also one on the north. In the south end of the room were
the teachers' desk and recitation benches.
The stove was in the northwest corner. There was also a small bow
roof barn on the school grounds for the children who drove to school
with their horses. Our teacher, Helen McCleod, was a tall dark-
haired girl and was well liked by all the children .
My parents let me go another year to school in the 8th grade. From
then on I worked, helping on the farm. It was my job in the spring
of the year to do the harrowing in the field. The harrow or drag as
we called it had 5 sections and was pulled by 5 horses. I walked
behind, lifting the sections that became clogged with grass or rose
bushes. That meant walking 10 half mile rounds in the morning and
10 in the afternoon, which was 20 miles a day in the soft field. I
covered all our fields twice that way in the spring.
I also took the job of janitor in the school from Nov. 1 to April 1,
for $35.00 for the season. This was my first spending money. Our
tractor, a I-H.C. Mogul, was used mostly for plowing, pulling a 3
bottom 14-inch plow two miles an hour. It was no more than a large
stationary engine on wheels, no radiator, only a 30 gallon square
tank above the cylinder. There was large flywheel on the right side
and on the left a planetary transmission with a large roller chain,
which drove the drive wheels, one speed forward, one reverse.
In fact 7 horses hitched on a triple plow could plow more land in a
day. The engine was started on gasoline and then switched to
kerosene. The fuel for this tractor was brought out from Casselton,
16 miles by a two horse-drawn fuel tank, by Standard Oil.
The year 1916 was a late wet spring, and the crop was only fair. The
year 1917 was better, and we got the seeding done early. The wheat
stood near shoulder high, but then when it was in the milk stage, we
had a heavy rain. The sun came out hot, and within a week the
fields were white. There were only very small kernels in the heads.
All this tall straw had to be cut with an eight foot binder and four
horses, and it was all shocked by my brother and myself. Very
little was left to pay bills , taxes, and land payments after the
threshing was done.
The year 1918 was a good year and Dad bought his first car. It was
a 6 cylinder Buick touring car in the spring of 1919 for $1675.99.
We had a large artesian well on the place, and in the fall, as many
as seven steam thresher water tanks hauled water for their rigs.
Also in the 20's and 30's, when a lot of the surface wells went dry,
people came for miles around and got water from our well. In the
early 20's steam threshing rigs had 10 or 12 bundle teams and
threshed for 8 or 9 farms, which exchanged help.
I remember my brother and I leaving home on Monday morning at 5
o'clock with our bundle teams and rack and blankets and not getting
home again until late Saturday night. No bath, no change of
clothes, and we slept in the barn loft on the hay. The horses
beneath would stomp and switch, and there were flies and the strong
smell of manure and sweat. Many times mice would run over us at
night. That was quite a change from the way it is now when you sit
in your air-conditioned combine and have a refreshing shower at
night.
I was married to Malinda Judisch, December 2, 1925. We lived with
my folks for 11 years. My father was not in good health, so I was
left with most of the work on the farm. In 1927 father bought a 15-
30 International tractor. The northeast quarter of Section 22,
which he owned, had only 65 acres of tillable land, so with this
tractor I broke up the remaining 95 acres of virgin sod. The road,
which is now County Road 5, had been graded running along the east
edge of the quarter, giving good drainage, which made working of
this land possible. Father passed away on July 7, 1931. I then
took care of the farm for my mother until 1936. I then rented the
land for 10 years before I bought it from her in 1946.
When Mother left in 1936, I had a credit of $1,100 from the
allowance she gave me, which she exchanged to my wife and I for 6
horses, 3 cows, a few pigs, and some hens. We had no money, and we
lived on the three gallons of cream we got from the cows and a few
dozen eggs that we got in a week. Those we took to the Bolmeier
Store in Erie, N. D. and exchanged them for the bare necessities
that we needed for our family.
Had I not had such a good wife to manage the home, things would have
been worse than they were. She knew how to cook and manage her
house and children. She raised chicks by setting clucks. One year
she raised as high as 500 chicks from setting hens besides having
some turkeys and ducks. She also took care of a large garden. She
also canned approximately 600 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Our
family never went hungry, meager as it was the first years.
If some of our hired help who helped us in the harvest and threshing
are still alive and read this, they will still remember
the good pies she made for them. We had no electricity, running
water, or plumbing. All the water had to be carried from the well
for washing and cooking. The stove was a coal and wood burning
range. The first year we farmed on our own, I went to the Erie
State Bank and borrowed $200 to put in the crop. I did this for 3
years.
When we finally got up on our feet and got going, we weren't able to
save much money each year, but always a little. My father always
told us children, It's not how much you make, it's what you save!
It proved to be good advice.
There are many more stories that I could tell of the hard times my
neighbors and I had in the late 30's and early 40's to get our crops
threshed, and with the labor shortages, Etc. One year (1933) our
horses were sick with sleeping sickness and many died. The 1918 flu
epidemic and the jackrabbit drives in 1936-37 were interesting, as
were my experiences as Assessor of Empire Township for many years.
But space does not permit.
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Obituary - John Pueppke
The Hooper Sentinel
July 16, 1931
Former Resident Dies in N. Dakota
Louis Wagner of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner of Craig, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wagner of Neligh, Charles W. Wagner and Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Schafersman went up to Amenia, N. D., last week, where on
Saturday they attended the funeral of Messr. Wagner's brother-in-
law and Mrs. Schafersman's father, John Pueppke. The death of Mr.
Pueppke occurred on Tuesday, July 7, and followed a stroke of
paralysis. Mr. Pueppke had suffered a stroke about six years ago
and since then had been in failing health.
Mr. Pueppke, who was 69 years of age, was a former well known
farmer and resident of this community and for a number of years
owned the farm now owned by Wm. Wittmann, 3 miles northeast of
Hooper. He left this locality 15 years ago and had since lived in
Amenia, N. D.
Mr. Pueppke was born in Clyman, Dodge county, Wisc., Oct. 3, 1861.
When a boy he moved with his parents to Missouri, later coming to
this community. He was married to Miss Rosa Wagner on Oct. 8,
1897. He is survived by his wife and four children, Howard,
Franklin and Viola, at home and Mrs. Schafersman of this vicinity.
PUEPPKE, JOHN
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Obituary - June R. Pueppke
LYONS
- June R. PUEPPKE, 74, of Lyons died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002,
at Nye Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fremont. June
Miller was born June 26, 1928, in Bloomfield. She married Fred J.
Pueppke in 1953 in Dakota City. Survivors include: a son, Dale
Pueppke of Lyons; a daughter, Mary Jean Pueppke of Fremont; two
brothers, Raymond Miller and Dale Miller, both of California; five
grandchildren and a great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her
husband, three brothers and four sisters. The funeral will be 11
a.m. Thursday at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lyons with
the Rev. Norma J. Vander Meer officiating. Visitation will be 10-11
a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Lyons Cemetery.
PUEPPKE, JUNE R.
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Obituary - Louisa Hartwig Pueppke
The Uehling Times
March 13, 1908
Died _ Mrs. William Pueppke died on Tuesday at her farm home south
of this town. The husband of the deceased died at the same place
about two years go. She lived with her son John at the time of her
death. She was 82 years old. The deceased leaves a number of
children to mourn her loss. The remains were interred in the
Swedish Lutheran cemetery at Swaburg.
PUEPPKE, LOUISA HARTWIG
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1967
Malinda Pueppke
Note - Steve Pueppke sent this picture to me on February 14,2002
PUEPPKE, MALINDA
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Obituary - Rosa Augusta Wagner Pueppke
The Hooper Sentinel
February 22, 1951
Mrs. Rosa Pueppke Passes away
Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, from her church for
Mrs. Rosa Augusta Pueppke. Music was furnished by Clarence Valtz,
soloist, who sang "Abide With me" and "The Lord's Prayer."
The funeral text chosen by the deceased was St. John 45:1,2,3,4.
The 23rd Psalm used for her confirmation and marriage was also used
in the funeral service. And the benediction "The Lords watch
between me and thee, while we are absent, the one from the other"
Genesis 34:49.
Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery at Oklahoma City.
At the time of her death, Mrs. Pueppke had attained the age of 81
years, 5 months and 17 days.
Mrs. Pueppke was born August 21, 1869, at Hooper. She was reared
and made her home on a farm near Winslow until 1916, when she and
her family moved to Amenia, N. D. In 1936 she moved to Oklahoma
City, Okla., making her home there with her daughter.
Mrs. Pueppke was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George
Wagner, pioneer residents of this community. She was baptized in
infancy and confirmed in 1884 at St. Paul's Lutheran church of
Hooper.
On October 8, 1896, she was united in marriage to John Pueppke who
preceded her in death at Amenia, N. D. in 1931. Of this union four
children were born, all of whom survive. They are Franklin of
Oklahoma City; Mrs. Lester Schfersman (Rosalie) of Hooper; Howard
of Amenia, N, D. and Mrs. P. A. Beck (Viola) of Oklahoma City.
She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
She had suffered from a heart ailment for two years, and departed
this life suddenly on Ash Wednesday, February 7, at 10:30 p.m. She
was a faithful member of the St. Paul's Lutheran church of Oklahoma
City, and a charter member of the Ladies Guild and life member of
the Ladies Missionary Federation.
PUEPPKE, ROSINE LOUISA
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Obituary - Roy Pueppke
Lyons, Neb. - Roy "Bud" Pueppke, 77, of Lyons died Sunday, Feb. 15,
1998, at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Neb.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Piper Funeral Home
in Lyons, with the Rev. Kirk Erwin, pastor of First Presbyterian
Church in Lyons, officiating. Burial will be in Lyons City
Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Veterans of For eign
Wars Robert Klase Post 7998.
Mr. Pueppke was born May 9, 1920, in Lyons, the son of Albert C.
and Christine (Svendsen) Pueppke. He attended Lyons Public School.
He was employed as an over the road truck driver and also worked
for the state of Nebraska. He served in the U.S. Army during World
War II, with the 296th Signal Installation Company. He served in
Tunisia and Italy. Following his discharge, he graduated from the
Omaha Barber College and worked in the Joe Kucera Barber Shop in
Fremont, Neb., for three years.
He married Jo Larsen on May 7, 1955, in Papillion, Neb.
He opened his own barber shop in Bancroft, Neb., which he later
moved to Lyons. He closed his shop in 1972. He was a licensed pilot
and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Robert Klase Post 7992. He
enjoyed woodworking and the outdoors.
Survivors include his wife; a stepdaughter and her husband, Helen
and Alfred Petersen of Fremont; two grandchildren, Jeff Petersen
and Keley Petersen-MacMillian; a great-granddaughter; two sisters,
Ella Uehling of Lyons and Lora Tryon of Eureka, Cali f.; and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, William,
Fred and Benard; and a sister, Betty Freeman.
PUEPPKE, ROY
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Obituary = A. Josephine Pueppke
Dates = 4-23-1912 11-17-2001
The Fremont Tribune (On-line)
November 19, 2001
A. Josephine "Jo" Pueppke, 89, of Fremont, formerly of Lyons, died
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001, at Fremont Area Medical Center.
Josephine Larsen was born April 23, 1912, in Omaha. She had been a
beautician in the Lyons area for 52 years. She married Albert Kolar
in 1934. Later, she married Roy Pueppke in 1955. Both husbands are
deceased. Survivors include: a daughter, Helen (Mrs. Alfred)
Petersen of Fremont; a sister, Rose Marie (Mrs. Richard) Hagerman
of Omaha; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by 10 brothers and a sister. A
graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lyons Cemetery
with the Rev. Bob Call officiating. There is no public visitation.
A memorial has been established to the Jefferson House in Fremont.
Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.
A. Josephine Pueppke
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Obituary - Wilhelm Pueppka
Summary
The Oakland Independent
January 14, 1906
Wm. Pueppka died on January 14, 1906. He was born on September 23,
1822 at Klein Subs, Filchna, Keis, Crarnikan, Preshen. He left
Hamburg, Germany on April 15, 1853 and arrived at Berea, Ohio on
August 16, 1853. In 1854 he removed to Wisconsin. He married
Louise Hartwig on March 26, 1854 in Wisconsin. They had 5 boys and
3 girls. They moved to Nebraska in 1873 and settled near where
Summerville is now located. His wife and 5 sons survive. Buried -
Swaburg cemetery, Hooper, NE.
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Obituary - Wilhelm Pueppka
The Oakland Independent
January 19, 1906
Death of Wilhelm Pueppka
Wilhelm Pueppka, one of the old settlers of Logan Township, Dodge
County, died at his home Sunday night at about 12 o'clock. He had
been failing in his health for some time and lately his mind, too,
was affected, so that he was cared for as a child by the family.
The deceased was a native of Filehne, Posen, Prussia. He was born
Sept. 22, 1822, and came to this country in 1863, arriving at
Berian, O. in 1863. The following year he removed to Wisconsin,
where on March 26, 1864, he married Miss Louisa Hartwig, who,
together with five sons survive him. The family came to Nebraska
from Missouri in 1878 and have resided on their present homestead
since a year or two after that time.
The obsequious were held yesterday from the home and the Elim
Lutheran church at Swaburg, Rev. Walter of the Hooper German
Lutheran church conducting the services. Interment was also in
that cemetery.
PUEPPKE, WILHELM
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Obituary - Rosalie Pueppke Schafersman
The Oakland Independent
Rosalie Schafersman
Funeral services for Rosalie Schafersman were held Wed., Nov. 13,
1996 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hooper. She died November 9
at her home in Hooper at the age of 97 years. Pastor Mark Eldal
officiated at the service. Alice Dam was organist and Lucas
Moseman was soloist. Pallbearers were grandsons: Mark, Ernie,
Kermit, Brian and Sheldon Schafersman and Rick and Rob Moseman.
Burial was in the Hooper Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to
the Redeemer Lutheran Church at Hooper.
Rosalie (Pueppke) Schafersman was born July 17, 1899 in
Sommerville, ( A small settlement west of Uehling). She was the
daughter of John and Rosa (Wagner) Peuppke. She was baptized Sept.
10, 1899 at the Logan Creek Church, northeast of Winslow and
confirmed there also. At age 16, she, with her mother, younger
sister and brother and the farm animals traveled by train to
Absaraka, N. Dak. to join her father and older brother who had gone
earlier to start building their new home. She played the church
organ for many years at St. Martin's Lutheran Church (a small
country church) in N. Dak.; and worked at the first Good Samaritan
Home in Arthur, N. Dak.
On Aug. 12, 1926, she married Lester Schafersman of the Hooper
area. They lived on the farm in Washington County until moving to
Hooper in 1958. During World War II she was a Civil Patrol airplane
spotter and served on the county ration board. She was a member of
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hooper and was active in the Women of
ELCA and a charter member of the Willing Workers.
Survivors include two daughters; Leola of Hooper; Marian (Mrs.
Calvin Moseman) of rural Craig; one son, John of rural Hooper; one
brother, Howard Pueppke of Arthur N. Dak.; 12 grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandsons. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Lester; her parents, John and Rosa Pueppke;
twin sons; a sister, Viola Beck; a brother, Franklin Pueppke,
great-grandson, Nikko Lieb.
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Memories of My Grandfather & Grandmother Wagner
By Rosalie Pueppke Schafersman
The Stecher hill was covered with Indian tents. An Indian lady
taught my grandmother how to cut and sew from a pattern made with a
string or cord. For instance, she measured sleeve length, neck to
shoulder - tied a knot and then sleeve length and waist -also skirt
length - all by tying knots. The Indian lady was called Omaha
Mary. She spoke English and was from the Omaha Tribe.
Grandfather drove his oxen to Omaha for supplies (Approx 50 miles).
It took him 2 days. At night he stopped to rest beside the road,
built a bonfire to keep the wolves away.
One instance Grandmother made potato pancakes for Grandfather. Two
Indian ladies were visiting Grandma. They ate the pancakes nearly
as fast as Grandmother baked them. Grandfather returned from his
long trip to Omaha and asked, "Is this all the dough you have
left?" She said, "Yes", Indian ladies said, "Heap a good".
On another trip Grandfather bought bib overalls for himself. On
the way home an Indian was walking and wanted a ride. Grandfather
teased him -drove father - stopped and left him walk again.
Finally felt sorry for him, so stopped and waited for him. When
they got home the bib overalls were gone. Next morning here comes
the Indian dressed in the overalls and smiling. He did return
them.
I well remember my days with Grandmother. She owned a a grey horse
and drove to visit her children for a week or so. She told me to go
back home with her. When we got to her house, she placed the lines
in my hands and said "Now you take 'Jim' (horse) home -he is yours.
I will not need him anymore." In 2 weeks she had a stroke and died.
This was in 1913. Her funeral was at Logan Creek Church which we
all attended.
Mrs. George Kriebel and my mother taught Sunday School. My father
walked to church when it was cold and started fire in the stove.
Our Pastor drove out from Hooper with a horse & buggy.
Our special event was the Christmas Program. Joe Stecher and my
Dad always put up the tree with real candles. Did they ever watch
the candles! They had a pail of water with a sponge in the end of
a ten foot stick to put out the candles that were burning low.
My Dad made a 3-tiered candelabra which was lit on Christmas Eve.
The first tier was 3 foot in diameter, the second was 2 feet, and
the last was 1 foot in diameter. It was beautiful when all 3 tiers
were lit.
Note - These memories were typed from a hand written copy given to
me by Marian Schafersman Moseman in September, 1992. The authors's
Grandfather is George Wagner Jr. and the author's Grandmother is
Rosena Uehling Wagner. Her father is John Pueppke, and her mother
is Rosine Wagner Pueppke.
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The Hooper Sentinel
August 19, 1926
Page 1
Hooper Boy Married to North Dakota Girl
On Thursday, August 12, occurred the wedding of Miss Rosalie
Pueppke and Lester Schafersman at the Zions Lutheran church of
Amenia, N. Dak. They were attended by Miss Clara Schafersman and
Roy Wagner. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of
the bride's parents.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pueppke of Amenia,
N. D. She spent her childhood on a farm north of Winslow and
possesses a host of admiring friends in that community.
The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Schafersman of
Hooper. He is highly respected by his numerous friends and
possesses a very pleasing personality.
The young couple have gone on an extended tour to Yellowstone Park.
On their return they will make their home on a farm of the groom's
father, eight miles northeast of Hooper
Guests from Nebraska were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schafersman and son,
Dale, Mrs. A. F. Schafersman, Miss Clara Schafersman, Mrs. Roy
Wagner and daughter, Blanche, Roy Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Wagner, all of Hooper, and Miss Fern Wagner of Craig.
August 12, 1926
Rosalie Pueppke and Lester Schafersman
Note - Steve Pueppke sent this picture to me on March 21, 2002
Marian Schafersman Moseman had sent it to him.
1967
Rosalie Schafersman
Note - Steve Pueppke sent this picture to me on Febr. 14, 2002.
SCHAFERSMAN, ROSALIE
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