Hopfensperger, George

1904 - 1928  (24 years)

• Name	Hopfensperger, George
  Birth	4 Mar 1904	Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1928	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Aft 18 Mar 1928	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  		Hopfensperger, George St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	23 Apr 1928
  Appleton Post Crescent
  GEORGE HOPFENSPERGER Kaukauna - Funeral services for George Hopfensperger, 24, was held Saturday from St. Mary Catholic church with the Rev. C. Ripp in charge. Burial was in the south side Catholic cemetery. Mr. Hopfensperger died at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon following injuries received earlier, in the day while working in a local stone quarry. Survivors are the widow and four children, George, Leo, Robert James; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hopfensperger of Sherwood; four brothers, Herman and Daniel of Kaukauna, Andrew and Albert of Sherwood and three sisters, Mrs. H. Vandenlinden of Menasha and the Misses Carrie and Marie Hopfensperger of Sherwood. Appleton Post Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Monday, April 23, 1928 | Page 12 HOPFENSPERGER FUNERAL, Kaukauna - Funeral, services for George. Hopfensperger, 24, Twelfth-st, who died following injuries received in a stone quarry on Wednesday, will be held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at St. Mary Catholic church with the Rev. C. Ripp in charge. Burial will be in the south side Catholic cemetery. Mr. Hopfensperger is survived by is widow, four children, George, Leo, Robert, and James; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hopfensperger of Sherwood; four brothers, Herman, Andrew, Daniel and Albert, all of Sherwood and three sisters, Airs. Herbert Vanderlinden of Menasha and the Misses Carrie and Mary Hopfensperger of Sherwood. Appleton Post Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Friday, April 20, 1928 | Page 21 QUARRY EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER STEAM SHOVEL George Hopfensperger Fatally Injured at Kaukauna Stone Quarry Wednesday Kaukauna - George Hopfensperger. 34, died at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon at Appleton of injuries received while working at the quarry of the Kaukauna Stone Quarry Co. at noon the same day. He is survived by his wife and four children. Mr. Hopfensperger was operating the steam shovel at the quarry and left his control levers to make a small repair in the quarry track in front of the shovel. He left the shovel suspended in the air, expecting that the repairs would take but a short time, and while he was working on the track the shovel fell on him, crushing his body. He was taken to St. Elizabeth hospital immediately where he died later in the afternoon. He was steam shovel operator at the quarry for four years. Appleton Post Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Thursday, April 19, 1928 | Page 10 Kaukauna Times April 20, 1928 George Hopfensperger, 24 years of age, died Wednesday as a result of injuries received when he was crushed under the dipper of a steam shovel here at the Kaukauna Quarry.
  Person ID	I72606	1FamilyTree | DougDietzen123958
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Hopfensperger, John P.,   b. 25 Mar 1879, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 12 Jan 1941, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Probst, Mary,   b. 13 May 1882, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Apr 1965 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F23422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hartzheim, Leona,   b. 29 Jun 1905, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 4 Feb 1988, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1922
  Children	+ 1. Hopfensperger, George Matthew,   b. 18 Dec 1923, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 May 1997 (Age 73 years)   2. Hopfensperger, Leo,   b. 6 May 1925, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 9 May 1996, Carlsbad, San Diego, California, USA (Age 71 years)   3. Hopfensperger, Robert + 4. Hopfensperger, James F.
  Family ID	F36512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2012