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Werner Zapfe

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Werner Zapfe

Birth
Death
10 Apr 1959 (aged 59)
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
A-29-6
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Werner Zapfe, 59, of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, died en route to Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, after a coronary attack while attending a meeting at Newtonburg School.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John Evangelical and Reformed Church, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Paul H. Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Mr. Zapfe was born in the Town of Newton Feb. 4, 1900, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ottomar Zapfe. A lifelong Manitowoc County resident, he married Frieda Otto Sept. 3, 1920, and the couple farmed the homestead property 32 years. Mr. Zapfe was a carpenter by trade 33 years. For the past seven years he was health officer for the Town of Newton.

Surviving are his wife, mother, Mrs. Emma Zapfe; a daughter, Mrs. William Rule, of Hancock, Mich.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 2 p.m. Sunday until 11:30 a.m. Monday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until the hour of service.

Manitowoc Herald Times, April 11, 1959 P. 9
Werner Zapfe, 59, of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, died en route to Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, after a coronary attack while attending a meeting at Newtonburg School.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John Evangelical and Reformed Church, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Paul H. Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Mr. Zapfe was born in the Town of Newton Feb. 4, 1900, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ottomar Zapfe. A lifelong Manitowoc County resident, he married Frieda Otto Sept. 3, 1920, and the couple farmed the homestead property 32 years. Mr. Zapfe was a carpenter by trade 33 years. For the past seven years he was health officer for the Town of Newton.

Surviving are his wife, mother, Mrs. Emma Zapfe; a daughter, Mrs. William Rule, of Hancock, Mich.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 2 p.m. Sunday until 11:30 a.m. Monday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until the hour of service.

Manitowoc Herald Times, April 11, 1959 P. 9


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  • Created by: Adam Nass
  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77250032/werner-zapfe: accessed ), memorial page for Werner Zapfe (4 Feb 1900–10 Apr 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77250032, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Adam Nass (contributor 47579419).