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William Lapp
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Birth: Aug. 17, 1898
Eureka
McPherson County
South Dakota, USA
Death: May 15, 1969
Eureka
McPherson County
South Dakota, USA
Son of Johann Lapp and Augustine Wesch, husband of Magdalena Bender born May 23, 1900, died April 13, 2002, in Arizona.
December 15, 2014
Obit courtesy of D G Bender
Funeral services for William Lapp, 70, lifelong area farmer, were held Thursday, May 20, in the Zion American Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. The Reverend Arthur H Schmitt of Eureka officiated.
Mr. Lapp passed away suddenly in the Eureka Community Hospital on Friday, May 15.
William Lapp was born August 17, 1898, to Johann Lapp and Ausgustina nee Wesch in Eureka, McPherson County. He married Magdalena Bender on November 11, 1919, at Eureka. They lived on the homestead five miles southeast of Eureka.
Mr. Lapp was a member of the Zion American Lutheran Church.
Survivors are his wife, Magdalena, Eureka; three sons, Herbert W, Lodi, California, Albert W, Arvada, Colorado, and Dr. Maurice, Lafayette, California; one daughter, Mrs. Reuben (Lucille) Preszler, Lodi, California; two brothers, John H Lapp, Yakima, Washington, and John W Lapp, Eureka; three sisters, Mrs. August (Mary) Bender, Mrs. John (Emelia) Opp, Eureka, and Mrs. Henry (Martha) Gross, Jamestown, North Dakota; 13 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Mr. Lapp was preceded in death by his parents, one son, two brothers and one sister.
Casket bearers were Arnold Lapp, Milbert Fauth, Reuben Lapp, Orville Knapp, Melroy Job and Reuben Mahlhaff.
Interment was made in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery at Eureka, with Straub's in charge of arrangements.
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Parents:
Johann Lapp (1865 - 1935)
Augustine Wesch Lapp (1867 - 1932)
Spouse:
Magdalena Bender Lapp (1900 - 2002)*
Siblings:
John H Lapp (1893 - 1978)*
Mary Lapp Bender (1896 - 1970)*
Martha Lapp Gross (1896 - 1970)*
Adolph Lapp (1897 - 1964)*
William Lapp (1898 - 1969)
Theodore Lapp (1900 - 1967)*
Emelia Lapp Opp (1903 - 1993)*
Jacob Lapp (1905 - 1987)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Eureka
McPherson County
South Dakota, USA
Created by: Donald Schmidt
Record added: May 11, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 129617742
- [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949.
Name: Magdalena Bender
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Spouse: William Logg
Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1919
Marriage County: McPherson
County of Residence: McPherson
Post Office: Eureka
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