Michael Erpelding 1867-1933

ERPELDING, REDING, ALTMAN

Posted By: Geo Clinton (email)
Date: 7/31/2012 at 11:36:19

Sept 22, 1933 - Humboldt Republican - Funeral services for Michael Erpelding, sixty-six years old retired blacksmith of Livermore, were held Monday morning at Sacred Heart church at Livermore with the Kev. Father Costello in charge. Interment was made St. Joe cemetery. Mr. Erpelding died Friday last week after an illness of two years with hardening of the liver and kidney trouble.

The deceased was born April 1, 1867, in Luxemberg, Germany, and came to the United States with his parents at the age of one year, coming to Kossuth county and settllng near St. Joe. On November 12, 1895, he united in marriage with Ann Reding of St Joe. No children were born to this union.

He learned the blacksmith trade from his brother-in-law, John Altman, and after Mr Altman's death in 1919, he went into the implement business for himself. About two years ago he was forced to retire because of ill health.

Surviving him are his widow and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Altman of Livermore, and Mrs. Lizzie Reding of Whittemore, and a brother, Peter Erpelding of St. Joe. Pall bearers were his six nephews.