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Max A Chopin

Male 1906 - 1937  (31 years)


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  • Name Max A Chopin 
    Born 1906 
    Gender Male 
    Died 07 Apr 1937 
    Buried South Lawrence Cemetery, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I504210  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2016 

    Father Bernard Jacob Chopin,   b. 03 Mar 1880, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1966, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Emma Madison,   b. cir 1882 
    Married 14 Oct 1905  Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F168786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adelia Mabel Burt,   b. 25 Jan 1912, DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 May 1968, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F188078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Appleton Post Crescent
      Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie County
      Wednesday, April 7, 1937

      One Killed, Three Hurt in Auto Accident

      Max Chopin, 30, Menasha, Succumbs to Injuries

      CRASH HEAD-ON

      Two Appleton People in Critical Condition At Hospital

      Menasha - One person is dead, two are in a critical condition and a fourth is being treated at Theda Clark hospital for injuries as a result of a head-on collision of two automobiles about 5:30 Tuesday afternoon near "devil's bend" on Highway 114 a mile north of Menasha.

      Dr. G. A. Steele, Winnebago county coroner, Paul Neubauer, sheriff, and L. C. Magnusen, district attorney, were expected in Menasha this afternoon to investigate the accident.

      DEAD

      Max Chopin, 30, 282 Tayco street, Menasha, skull fracture, internal injuries and broken bones.

      INJURED

      Charles Rector, 37, 230 N. Morrison street, Appleton, skull fracture, lacerations and broken bones. He is not expected to live.

      Mrs. Beatrice Reck, 31, 331 S. Memorial drive, Appleton, fractured jaw, broken legs and arms, scalp laceration. Condition is critical.

      Floyd Reck, 9, son of Mrs. Bernice Reck, head injury and undetermined body injuries. Condition reported good this morning.

      Chopin, who died at 10:35 this morning without regaining consciousness, was the driver of one machine and Rector of the other. Mrs. Reck and her son were occupants of the Rector car.

      County police believed the accident occurred when Chopin, going east, apparently moved toward the left lane to make a turn onto a side road while the Rector machine came around the curve. Both autos were demolished by the impact.

      Rushed To Hospital

      A bystander rushed the Reck boy to Theda Clark hospital while a truck, which stopped at the scene, carried Rector and Mrs. Reck to the hospital. Chopin was taken to the hospital by the Neenah ambulance.

      County and city police arrived shortly after the accident to keep a crowd of about 200 persons off the highway.

      Chopin moved to Menasha less than a year ago. Survivors are the widow; his father, Bernard Chopin, West DePere; two brothers, Clarence, West DePere; Gordon, Shirley; and a sister, Miss Elsie Chopin, West DePere. The body has been taken to the Laemmrich Funeral home.