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- Mrs. Anna Keoppl of this city died at St. Agnes Hospital at Fond du Lac on Saturday morning last of tetanus, following an illness of five weeks. Some six weeks ago while Mrs. Koeppl was in the garden on a step-ladder she fell and fractured her left arm near the elbow. A week later infection set in and the arm trouble her to such an extent that she was removed to the hospital for treatment on Tuesday of last week. Her condition gradually grew worse and on Thursday a report reached this city that she had died. The report was wrong and relatives were in hope that she might recover but He who governs all things decided different and she passed away as above stated.
The body was brought to her home in this city on Saturday till Tuesday when the funeral was held from St. Marys church, Rev. Fr. L. N. Thelen celebrating Requiem Mass.
Anna Lex was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lex and was born in the town of Chilton three miles west of this city. April 9th, 1901 she was married to Frank Keoppl and they moved to Oshkosh where she resided until 1904 and then came to Chilton to make her home. She engaged in the carpet weaving business and by industry and thrift supported herself and her little son and daughter, giving them the advantage of schooling and bringing then up in the proper way. She will be sadly missed by them but her motherly love and advice will never be forgotten and will follow them through life. She was a good Christian woman and although not possessed of an over abundance of the world's goods she was generous to a fault as well as honorable in all her dealings. She was a devout member of the Catholic Church and was well thought of by her neighbors and friends.
She is survived by a son, Frank, aged sixteen and a daughter, Mary, aged fourteen years. She is also survived by four brothers, John Lex of Oconto Falls, Felix Lex of Stockbridge, Frank Lex of West Bend, William Lex of Milwaukee and three sisters, Mrs. A. J. Stadtmueller of Oshkosh, Mrs. Wm. Noe of Seymour, Mrs. Hallie Diedrich of Hortonville, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral with the exception of Mrs. Noe who because of illness was unable to attend.
Chilton Times August 24, 1918
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1877 - 1918 (41 years)
, d. 24 Jun 1872 (Age 29 years)