Elisabeth Maria FIRMENICH

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Eicks, Schleiden, Rhein, Prussia, Germany
• Birth: 25 Dec 1845, Germany
• Immigration: Abt 1847–1848
• Residence: 1870–1910, Morrison, Brown, Wisconsin, United States

Notes:

Obituary follows: Appleton Post Crescent, Wed. Evening, Oct. 27, 1926

AGED WOMAN DIES AT DAUGHTER'S HOME

KAUKAUNA-Mrs. August Griepentrog, 80, died here Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Weiland.

She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. William Wiedenhoeft, and Mrs. William Enz of Denmark. Mrs. Charles Seiltz of Greenleaf, and Mrs. William Gehrke, Mrs. Fred Weiland and Mrs. Christ Kindler, all of Kaukauna; one son, Frank of Morrison; and two brothers, Matt Firmenich of Ashland and Charles Firmenich of Marshfield.

The funeral will be held at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at the German Lutheran Church at Morrison, and interment will be in the parish cemetery there.

Obituary published in the Appleton Post Crescent, Thursday evening, Oct. 28, 1926.

GRIEPENTROG FUNERAL HELD AT MORRISON

KAUKAUNA-The funeral of Mrs. August Griepentrog, 80, was held Thursday afternoon from the Lutheran Church in the town of Morrison. Interment was in the Lutheran Cemetery in that village. Mrs. Griepentrog died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Weiland of this city, Tuesday morning.

Survivors are six daughters, Mrs. William Wiedenhoeft and Mrs. William Enz of Denmark, Mrs. Charles Seiltz of Greenleaf, Mrs. Christ Kindler, Mrs. Fred Weiland, and Mrs. William Gehrke, all of Kaukauna, one son, Frank of the town of Morrison, two brothers, Matt Firmenich of Ashland and Charles of Marshfield, twenty-nine grandchildren and sixty great-grandchildren. Mrs. Griepentrog was born December 25, 1845 in Germany and came to this country at the age of two years.

Elisabeth married August GRIEPENTROG on 23 Jan 1866. August was born on 4 Sep 1834 in Massow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 14 Nov 1918 in Morrison, Brown, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Morrison, Brown, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]