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.GYPP.

Descendant contact: Lynn Wiltzius

Andrew Gypp: age 41 in June 1905;
    b: May 1852 in Germany (France in 1900);
    immigrated 1863;
    occupation: Teamster, Living in Marinette 1900, 1905; saw mill 1910
    d: 1937 in Marinette, Michigan
    burial: Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wisconsin
+ 1 Anna Grenier wife; age 37 in June 1905;
    born: July 1870 in French Canada;
    immigrated: 1874
    marriage: 1883 (married 17 years on 1900 census); gave birth to 11 children, 4 living in 1910
    d: 1933 in Marinette, Michigan
    burial: Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wisconsin
(notes on Anna: brother Homer Grenier - age 21 in June 1905; born in French Canada; fireman on a tugboat; lived with sister's family)
    Children of Andrew and Anna:
        1. Joseph Gypp
            b: January 9, 1894 in Marinette, Wisconsin
          d: 1948 in Marinette, Wisconsin
        + Isabella J Padgett
        2. Agnes Gypp
            b: August 27, 1896 in Marinette, Wisconsin
            d: November 30, 1991 in Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin
            burial: Oconto Catholic Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin
        + #1 Emil Nelson
            b:
            d:
         + #2 Alfred Larsen
            b:
            d: 1943
            child of Agnes and Emil:
                1. Roy J. Nelson b. 1914 d: 2000 burial: Oconto Catholic Cemetery ossa: Agnes Larsen
            2. Marie/Maria A. Gypp,
               b: September 13, 1916
                 d: October 7, 1976 in Switzerland (visiting relatives)
                   burial: Oconto Catholic Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin
                + #1 Ervin Andrew Francis Wiltzius,
                    b: 1915 in Marinette, WI
                   marriage:  April 7, 1936; divorced
                    d: 1950 in Oconto County, Wisconsin
(Ervin Wiltzius, died in an accidental death - Accidental Death - Place of injury: House trailer, Oconto, Oconto, WI. How did injury occur: Explosion resulting from leak in gas stove. Copied from Death Certificate)
                + #2 Harold (Harry) Michael LeMay;
                    b: April 28, 1919
                    marriage: 1958
                    d. September 13, 1976 in Switzerland.
                burial: Oconto Catholic Cemetery, Oconto, Wisconsin
         3. Alma Mary (Louise) Gypp: daughter; age 7 in June 1905;
            b: March 27, 1898 in Wisconsin
            d: October 17, 1987
        + William J Barrette in Marinette

        4. Mary E. M. (Mildred) Gypp (found with Andrew and Anna Gypp family in 1910 census)
            b: April 20, 1907 in Marinette, Wisconsin
            d: May 26, 1976 in Menominee
(notes on: child of Andrew Gypp and Jessie Green - Wisconsin Births and Christenings Index 1926 - 1908)
        + Leo F Spaude (1902 - 1978) in 1922 Menominee, Michigan;

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Hazel C. Keller, 89, of Peshtigo, was taken to her eternal home on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at Rennes Health Care Center East. Hazel was born on July 29, 1919, in Milwaukee, to the late Arthur and Amanda (Zoellner) Lehman.

Hazel was a graduate of Marinette High School in 1938. She married Leonard Gypp on July 29, 1938.Together they owned and operated Gypp's Beauty Shop on 23rd Ave. in Menominee. Leonard preceded her in death on January 22, 1975. Hazel married Martin W. Keller on April 14, 1979, in Marinette. Hazel and Martin both enjoyed dancing, and they became a well-known couple as avid golfers and bowlers. Hazel was a long-time member and officer in the Menominee Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW and was elected to the Women's Bowling Hall of Fame in 1991.

Survivors include her husband of 29 years, Martin; her children: Gerald (Mary) Gypp of Summerfield, Fla., Leonard (Geraldine) Gypp of Clermont, Fla., Joe (Sandy) Gypp of Menominee, Toni (Rob) Luedtke of Peshtigo. She is further survived by her grandchildren: Greg Gypp, Robyn (Edju) Ewasko, James (fiancé Sandy) and Michael (Kimberlee) Gypp, Jodi (Tom) Barrette and Mark (Janelle) Gypp; and her 15 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by Martin's children: Michael E. Keller of Appleton and Karen K. (Allen) England of Peshtigo and their sons, Tyler England and Justin (Lisa) England; two brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 221 South Ellis Avenue, Peshtigo, with Rev. David Zahn officiating, Friends may call directly at the church on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until time of services.

Interment will be in Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette. A memorial fund has been established in Hazel's name. Berth & Rosenthal Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Name of Deceased:     Joe Gypp
Gender:     Male
Age at Death:     65
Death Date:     19 Dec 2012
Obituary Date:     21 Dec 2012
Newspaper Location:     Marinette, Wisconsin, USA
Birth Date:     17 Aug 1947
Birth Place:     Menominee, Wisconsin, USA
Residence (at time of death):     Menominee, Wisconsin, USA
Spouse's Name:     Sandra Salewsky
Parents' Names:     Leonard Gypp
[Hazel Lehman Gypp]
Childrens' Names:     Brent, Ryan, Aliya and Alivia; Brooke, Paige, Sarah and Erin
Siblings' Names:     Gerald (Mary) Gypp and Leonard (Geri Ann) Gypp, Jr; Toni (Robin) Luedtke

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