HELEN (THURMAN) SCHUPPERT (YOD: 1918)

SCHUPPERT, THURMAN

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/15/2020 at 11:03:06

YOUNG WIFE DIES THIS AFTERNOON
Mrs. Ed Schuppert died this afternoon about two o’clock at her home on east Bloomington street after a struggle with influenza which had its inception last Saturday. She was a bride of little more than a year and thus her death is particularly poignant. The funeral arrangement will be announced later.
Source: Iowa City Press Citizen, 22 Oct 1918

MRS. ED SCHUPPERT INFLUENZA VICTIM
Mrs. Ed Schuppert, whose death was recorded herein yesterday, was a victim of influenza, passing away yesterday afternoon at 2:35 after an illness of six days.

She was just past twenty-two years and is survived by her husband and her father, Frank Thurman of Pueblo, Colorado. Helen Thurman grew up on her father’s farm near Wellman and several years ago came to the city where she found employment. Later she went to the arsenal at Rock Island. She was married to Edward Schuppert in Davenport, August 1917 and they made their home at 816 E. Bloomington Street. Immediately thereafter, in the house of neighbors who had been overtaken by the recent epidemic she did all she could to help until she herself was seized with illness last Saturday. Her case very soon developed into pneumonia and hastened her death.

The funeral will be private and will be conducted by Reverend Mr. Brueckner of Zion Luther church at ten tomorrow morning.
Source: Iowa City Press Citizen, 23 Oct 1918, Wed, pg. 2

City News: The funeral services for Mrs. Ed Schuppert will be held from the home on east Bloomington Street. She was but twenty three years of age.

She leaves no immediate relatives aside from her bereaved young husband to whom she was married a year ago last August. A kindly neighbor, she helped the sick around her until she herself was seized with influenza last Saturday. This rapidly developed into pneumonia and the end came about two yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be at two thirty Thursday afternoon and will be private.
Source: Iowa City Press Citizen, 23 Oct 1918, Wed, pg. 4