William Hoppe, Sr., died at his home in Chatsworth Saturday morning, October 28th (1922), at 6:30 o'clock, death being attributed principally to the infirmities of age. Funeral services were held from the home at 12:30 and at the Lutheran Church at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, the services being in charge of his pastor, the Rev. A.C. Huth, who spoke in English, and the Rev. E.W. Kueth, of Cullom, who gave an address in German. Burial was in the Chatsworth Cemetery.

Deceased was born in Jever, Dukedom of Oldenburg, Germany on May 17, 1835. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and remained steadfast until the end. He emigrated to America shortly after the close of the Civil War in 1865 and took up his trade of blacksmithing in Oxford, Ohio. While residing there he met and won Miss Marie Dirks as his bride, with whom he was united in wedlock in 1870. From Oxford, Ohio, they moved to Billingsville, Indiana, where they resided
four years and then moved to Danforth, Illinois. After a residence of seven years they finally moved to Charlotte where Mr. Hoppe continued his blacksmithing for several years and then settled on his farm 2 1/2 miles west of Charlotte, devoting 23 years to farm life. For the past nine years he was a resident of Charsworth, spending his last days of his life among his friends in a peaceful home.

About two years ago his health began to fail, shortly, after Mr. and Mrs. Hoppe had celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary and he gradually became more and more feeble until the end.

Their remains to mourn his death his beloved wife and several children, namely, Adolph and Herman of Kingston, Illinois; Mrs. Gesena Jacobs of Dixon, Illinois; Mrs. Julia Gerdes of Charlotte; William of Charlotte; George of Chicago; and Marie of Chatsworth.

Of the nine children born to this couple two preceded their father in death - Anton at the age of 22 and another child that died in infancy. There are thirteen grandchildren living.

Among the out-of-town people who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Reiner Schriefer and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schriefer and son, Harold, of Monticello, Indiana; Tony Kramer and Lester Geisler of Idaville, Indiana; Mrs. Alma McCullen and daughter, Lola, of Monticello, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wasmer and Mr. and Mrs. John Kramer of Gilman; Mr. and Mrs. Clausen and Mr. and Mrs. August Richter and daughter, Alma, of Cullom; Miss Lizzie Roeder of Forrest; Adolph Hoppe and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoppe and daughter, Mabel, of Kingston; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacobs of Dixon; George Hoppe of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. William Hoppe and Mr. and Mrs. William Gerdes of Charlotte.

The Chatsworth Plaindealer
Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois
Thursday, November 2, 1922, page 1

Died Oct. 28, 1922