George Frederick Schopp

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George F. Schopp

George Frederick Schopp, third child of Sylvester and Katherine Schopp, was born at Wellesly, Ontario, Canada, on January 21, 1876.
When 22 years of age he immigrated from Canada to the United States in 1898, coming to Milford, Neb. There he entered the holy state of matrimony with Miss Caroline Schlesselmann. After a period of two years his wife died, and was buried at Milford. On April 12, 1905, he married a second time, taking Mrs. Mary Williams of Milford as his wife.

God blessed them with six children, five boys and one girl. In 1913 Mr. Schopp and family moved to Plymouth, where he engaged in the buy ing of cream for the Beatrice Creamery Co. In 1922 he joined the German Evangeli cal Friedens church at Ply mouth.

For the past four years his health has been gradually failing and on Tuesday, Oct. 18, while at Fairbury he suf fered a stroke of apoplexy and became unconscious. He was attended by a physician, and later removed to the Tay lor hospital at Fairbury, where he passed away at 4:35 p. m.

Besides his wife he leaves to mourn his loss, six children, Ivan, Alvin, Elmina, Irvin, John and Charles Schopp; one sister, Mrs. Elmina Hohl; two brothers, John and Charles Schopp; and his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Schopp, living in Canada. He reached the age of 51 years, 8 months and 27 days.

Funeral services were held at the home at 1:30 p. m., Friday afternoon, and at the Ev. Friedens church at 2 p. m., Rev. G. Bode conduct ing the services. The Masonic lodge of DeWitt, of which Mr. Schopp was a member, also conducted a service at the grave, and he was laid to rest in the Plymouth cemetery.

George — Caroline Schlesselmann. Caroline died Jun 1903, Milford, Seward, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet]