Orsiller Sarah Koepp 1865-1942

KOEPP, JACKSON, YELEY, KINNEMANN, LEONARD, SEIDELL, WALLACE

Posted By: Roxy Murphy Baker (email)
Date: 6/16/2010 at 22:33:41

The Clinton Herald, February 26, 1942

Mrs. Orsiller Koepp, 2406 Chancy street, died at 4:40 o’clock this morning in her home. She had been ill several months.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Snell funeral home. Beginning Sunday afternoon, the body will repose in the funeral home where friends may call. Services will be in charge of a Christian Science reader. Burial will be in Clinton Memorial park.

Orsiller Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jackson, was born Jan. 18, 1865, in Elgin, Ill., and came to Iowa when she was about five years old. She was married about 60 years ago to Frank Koepp.

Survivors are her children: Mrs. Charles Yeley, Roy Koepp, Mrs. Ethel Kinnemann, Mrs. Ruby Leonard and Carl Koepp, all of Clinton. Mrs. Max Seidell of Camanche. Bruce Koepp of Davenport; 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two sons.

Members of Star of Truth Rebekah lodge will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home to pay respects to Mrs. Koepp.

The Clinton Herald, March 3, 1942

Funeral services for Mrs. Orsiller Koepp, 2406 Chancy street, who died Saturday, were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the Snell funeral home in charge of a Christian Science reader. Mrs. C. P. Harvey, accompanied by Miss Marguerite Hypes, organist, sang.

Pallbearers were Howard Petersen, Albert Dalton, Lawrence Carstensen, Carl Carstensen, Peter Dall and Fred Glovka.

Those present from out of the city were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Koepp and Miss Lucile Koepp of Davenport and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wallace of Williamsburg.