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Walter Gustave Kapp

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Walter Gustave Kapp

Birth
Waushara County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
Aug 1968 (aged 75)
Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Richford, Waushara County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2; Row 12
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Walter Gustav Kapp, 75, of 527 Metomen St., Ripon, died at 3:15 a.m. today at Ripon Municipal Hospital after an illness of five years.

Born in Waushara County June 1, 1893, he was the son of Rudolph and Pauline Kapp. He was educated at Richford. A retired farmer who lived at Richford, he resided the last five months in Ripon. He married Lena Harke June 14, 1914.

Mr. Kapp is survived by his widow; three sons, Elmer of Princeton, Wilfred of Berlin and Edwin, Fond du Lac; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Sauer and Mrs. Keith Walker, both of Ripon; one brother, Richard, Richford; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Schwanke and Mrs. Alvina Boelke, both of Wautoma; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Richford. The Rev. J. J. Buenting of Richford will officiate. Burial will be in the Richford Cemetery.

Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at Butzin Funeral Home, Ripon.

Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter,
Wednesday, Aug 7, 1968, Page 30
Walter Gustav Kapp, 75, of 527 Metomen St., Ripon, died at 3:15 a.m. today at Ripon Municipal Hospital after an illness of five years.

Born in Waushara County June 1, 1893, he was the son of Rudolph and Pauline Kapp. He was educated at Richford. A retired farmer who lived at Richford, he resided the last five months in Ripon. He married Lena Harke June 14, 1914.

Mr. Kapp is survived by his widow; three sons, Elmer of Princeton, Wilfred of Berlin and Edwin, Fond du Lac; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Sauer and Mrs. Keith Walker, both of Ripon; one brother, Richard, Richford; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Schwanke and Mrs. Alvina Boelke, both of Wautoma; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Richford. The Rev. J. J. Buenting of Richford will officiate. Burial will be in the Richford Cemetery.

Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at Butzin Funeral Home, Ripon.

Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter,
Wednesday, Aug 7, 1968, Page 30

Gravesite Details

divided marker with Walter and Lena Kapp



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