Documents:
Baptismal Record, St. Josephs Catholic Church, Ft Jennings, OH

Documents:
Death Record, State of Ohio

Burial Monument, Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, OH

Documents:
Baptismal Record, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
1940 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI

Burial headstone, St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery, Shepherd, MI

Resided in Coe Twp, Isabella, MI in 1910.
Property can be located on 1915 plat map of Coe Twp.

Documents:
1940 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI

Burial headstone, St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery, Shepherd, MI

Obituary:
Mrs. Rosa C. Doepker, 63, wife of Edward Doepker, died Thursday afternoon at her home near Shepherd after an illness of three weeks.
She was born August 30, 1886, in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Barney and Ann Giesken. She came to this community in 1919 and was wed soon to Edward Doepker. Their marriage was the first to be solemnized In the St. Vincent de Paul church in Shepherd. She was a member of the Altar Society of the church and the Helping Hands society.
Besides her husband, she Is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Howard Bigelow of Elwell, Mrs. Ivan Baldwin of Eaton Rapids; Mrs. Joe Fanning of St. Louis, and Mrs. Vincent Seifker of Lansing; two sons, Carl of Lansing and Donald of Mendon; a sister, Mrs. Otto Meyer of St. Louis; a brother, Albert Giesken of Alma; 24 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Rosary services will be held at the Garber Funeral Home, Sunday, November 21, at 8 pm. The St. Vincent de Paul church will be the scene of the funeral mass, the following day at 10 a. m., with Rev. Fr. T.J. Bolger officiating. Interment will be at the St. Vincent de Paul cemetery In Shepherd.
- Isabella County Times-News 11/25/1949

Documents:
Record of Marriage to Ferdinand Kramer, State of Michigan
Baptismal Record, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
1940 Census, Shepherd, Isabella, MI

Burial Headstone, St Vincent DePaul Cemetery, Shepherd, MI

Witnessed at her brother, Arnold's, wedding.
Marriage to Ferdinand Kramer presided over by Fr. J. W. McNeil, witnessed by Edward Kramer and Hilda Doepker.

Obituary:
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kramer, 78, died at Central Michigan Community Hospital Thursday evening. She was the wife of the late Ferdinand Kramer who died in 1952. Mrs. Kramer lived in the Shepherd area since 1909. She was born March 2, 1883 in Glandorf, Ohio.
Surviving are: three brothers, Ed Doepker of Shepherd, Albert of Appleton, Wisconsin and Neil of Saginaw; one sister, Mrs. Christina Bruskotter of St. Louis.
Rosary will be said in the Garber Funeral Home in Shepherd Sunday at 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be at 9:30 Monday art St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with interment in the church cemetery.

Documents:
Baptismal Record, St. Josephs Catholic Church, Ft Jennings, OH
Draft Card, WWII
1940 Census, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Burial monument, St Joseph Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Resided at 933 W Spring St., Appleton, Outagamie, WI in 1942.

Obituary:
Albert A Doepker
15 W. Bell Ave.
ge 75, passed away suddenly Thursday evening. He was born August 9, 1894 in Fort Jennings, Ohio and had been a resident of Appleton since 1916. He was employed by the Railway Express Company for 43 years, retlring in l959. He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.
urvivors include three daughters, Mrs. James (Margaret) DeYoung, Appleton; Mrs. Ernst (Alberta) Ruppel, Appleton; Mrs. Clarence (Florence) Bojarski, Menasha; two sons, Albert H, Seymour, and Robert A., Appleton; 23 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; one brother [in-law], Cornelius Doepker, Saginaw, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Amy, on March 13, 1970.
Funeral services wlll be held at 10:30 Monday morning at St. Pius X Catholic Church and interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call at the Brettschnelder-Trettin, Funeral" Home after 2 p.m. on Sunday and the scripture service will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Documents:
Birth Record, St Josephs Catholic Church, Ft Jennings, OH
Birth Record, Putnam County, OH
WW II Draft Card, Kalkaska, Kalkaska, MI
1940 Census, Excelsior Twp, Kalkaska, MI

Burial monument, Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska Twp, Kalkaska, MI

Resided in Coe Twp, Isabella, MI in 1920.

Burial Notice:
Kalkaska - Funeral services for Alex F. Doepker, 48, state auditor for 12 northwest counties of the lower peninsula, who died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday, will be held at St. Anthony's Catholic church at Mancelona Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery at Mancelona.
- The Kalkaskian (undated)

Documents:
1940 Census, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, MI

Mausoleum tablet, St Andrew Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saginaw, MI

Resided in Coe Twp, Isabella, MI in 1920.
Resided in Saginaw, MI in 1963.

Documents:
1940 Census, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Burial monument, St Joseph Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Resided in Norwood, Langlade, WI in 1905.

Documents:
1940 Census, Menasha, Winnebago, WI

Interment Mausoleum, Shrine of Heaven Mausoleum, Neenah, WI

Obituary:
Florence Bojarski, 90, Neenah, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 18, 2010, surrounded by her family. She was born December 11, 1919, in Appleton, daughter of Albert and Amy (Brouillard) Doepker.
Florence is survived by her children: Judy Miller, Sue (Norm) Hanson, Jack and Jim Bojarski; grandchildren: Todd Miller, Traci (Tom) Zander, Stephanie Hanson, Joelle (Mark) Arlt, Amy (Kevin) Matto, Jeff (Gina) Bojarski; 8 great grandchildren; a brother, Robert (Shirley) Doepker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence J. Bojarski; her parents; a granddaughter, Stacy Hanson; a son-in-law, Pete Miller; sisters: Alberta Ruppel and Marge DeYoung.
- Kessler Funeral Home

Documents:
1940 Census, Menasha, Winnebago, WI

Interment Mausoleum, Shrine of Heaven Mausoleum, Neenah, WI

Documents:
1940 Census, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Burial headstone, St Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Documents:
1940 Census, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Burial monument, St Joseph Cemetery, Appleton, WI

Obituary:
Margaret (Marge) DeYoung, Appleton, Age 83, diedWednesday, June I3, 200l at Colony Oaks Care Center. Marge was
orn on June 15, 1917 in Appleton to the late Albert and Amy (Brouillard) Doepker and has been a lifelong resident of the Appleton area. She served her country in
he United States Navy during World War ll. ln June of I948, Marge married James De Young in Waukegan, Illinois. and the couple enjoyed I6 years together until his death in I965. Marge worked at Zwicker Knitting Mills, Tlte H.C. Prange Co., and then for the City of Appleton Waste Water Division for I6 years; retiring in I984. She
elped found the Girl Scout Pro gram at St Joseph Catholic School and was a Girl Scout leader for many years. She was also a member of Appleton American Legion Post 38, Central Fox Valley Bowling Association, Ladies of St. Joseph, and a member at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Appleton. Marge was an avid bowler and bowled in the Navy League at Hahns Lanes for many years. She also was an avid golfer. golfng in the Flower League at Reid Municipal Golf Course for many years. Marge always arranged her vacations to allow half a day each week for golf.
urvivors include three daughters: Mary De Young. Madison; Jean (Rev. Curtis) Holub, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Jill Gallas, Neenah; seven grandchildren: James Holub. Martin (Heather) Holub. Christa Holub, Aaron Holub, Sarah Mix.Julia Mix (fiancee Ryan Flom), Megan Morse; a great-grand child, Taylor Flom; two brothers: Robert (Shirley) Doepker. Appleton; Albert (Shirley) Doepker, Seymour: and a sister, Florence Bojarski.-Neenah. She was preceded in death by her
usband; her parents; and a sister, Alberta Ruppel.

Resided in Norwood, Langlade, Wisconsin in 1905.

Documents:
1880 US Census, Ottawa, Putnam, OH
1900 US Census, Ottawa, Putnam, OH

Burial monument, St Pauls Cemetery, Owosso, MI

Obituary:
DOEPKER FUNERAL IS HELD MONDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary' Doepker, 59 years old, widow of Lewis J. Doepker, former Owosso Township Supervisor, who ended her life late Thursday afternoon, were held Monday at 10:00 a.m. from St. Paul's Catholic Church. A high mass was held with the Rev. Fr. J. W. Courtney officiating assisted by the Rev. Frs. Jerome V. MacEachin and J. Hermes.
Interment was made In the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Doepker ended her life by lying down in front of a Grand Trunk freight train about three miles west of Owosso near her home.
Pall bearers were B. J. Kuhlman, Thomas Dwyer Sr., William Dwyer Sr., Raymond Godard, Louis Simpson and Claude Luckhurst. Flowers were In charge of Ann Dwyer and Margaret Moroney.

Newspaper article:
Mrs. Doepker Takes Own life Under a Train
Widow of Owosso Township Supervisor Lies Down on Track
WAS UNBALANCED
Engineer Sees Herr; But Not in Time to Stop His Train
Mrs. Mary Doepker, 59 - years old, widow of Lewis J. Doepker, Owosso Township Supervisor, who died on July 25,. ended her Life on Thursday afternoon by lying down between the rails on the Grand Trunk tracks, about three miles west of Owosso and permitting a freight train to hit her. She succumbed to her injuries at about 4:30 o'clock slightly more than an hour later, in Memorial Hospital.
Dr G. L. Cramer, Coroner, pronounced it a case of suicide, and said there would, be no inquest.
Mrs. Doepker had been mentally unbalanced at times for the past four years and once had been a patient in the Michigan State Hospital at Pontiac. Another petition asking for her re-admission to that hospital had been filed in Probate Court and she was waiting until she could be admitted.
Evades Housekeeper
Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Doepker's housekeeper, Mrs. Lillian Nealson, completed the housework, including the baking of some bread, and Mrs. Doepker told her she had better go upstairs and lie down for a time. Mrs. Nealson did so, and it is believed that as soon as she went upstairs Mrs. Doepker left the house located about 80 rods South of the present M-21 and on the former route of that trunk line.
Her only son, Gilbert, was working in the fields at the farm but did not see her leave the place. She evidently walked north to M-21, thence east and turned down a lane west of the Thomas Dwyer farm, to the Grand Trunk tracks and lay down between the rails. How long she lay there before the train came along is not known. The engineer told Dr. Cramer that he saw her before the train struck her but not in time to stop. Her body was pushed off the track and her skull fractured and her chest crushed.
The unconscious woman was identified by Mr.Dwyer and her son was notified. They accompanied her to the hospital where she died without regaining consciousness.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services will be held at 10 am Monday from St. Paul's Catholic Church. A nephew of the deceased, the Rev. Fr. Raymond Scheckelhoff, of Toledo, will officiate assisted by the Rev. Fr. J. W. Courtney. Interment will be made in the Catholic Cemetery here.
Mrs. Doepker was born In Glansdorf, Ohio, July 17, 1877. She was the daughter of Joseph and Theresa Scheckelhoff who had settled on a farm in that vicinity after coming to Ohio from Germany. She was married to Mr. Doepker in Glansdorf June 5, 1907. Until coming to this county in 1912 all her life was spent In' Putnam County, Ohio, where she resided on farms. Mr. and Mrs. Doepker moved to their home west of the city Immediately upon coming 'to Owosso. She was a member of' St. Paul's Church, the Altar Society and the Catholic Women's League.
A son, Gilbert, at home, Is the only immediate survivor. She also leaves a brother, Joseph Scheckelhoff, of Glansdorf; and a sister, Mrs. Frank Kleman of Leipsic, Ohio. A brother; John, who had lived in Glansdorf, died a week ago Thursday.
-Owosso Argus Press

Documents:
1940 Census, Owosso, Shiawassee, MI

Burial Headstone, Mt Calvary Cemetery, Chesaning, MI

Resided at 4200 Simpson Rd, Owosso, MI in 1984.

Wedding Announcement:
DOEPKER-CONLEY NUPTIALS
In a ceremony performed at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Owosso, by the Rev. Fr. Thelan, Miss Agnes Conley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Conley, of New Lothrop, became the bride of Gilbert Doepker, of Owosso.
The bride wore a gown of skipper blue chiffon velvet and carried an arm bouquet of Jonathan Hill roses
with gardenias tied with a white satin bow. She was attended by her cousins, Misses Irene Ranipe and Loretta
Welch, who wore wine colored velvet gowns and carried carnations and snapdragons fastened with a bow
of blue tulle. Robert Conley attended the groom as best man and Norbert Doepker a& usher.
A wedding breakfast was served at the Hotel Owosso following the service, the guests then going to the
home of the bride's parents on the Ridge Road where a reception and dinner was served to sixty relatives
and close friends. After n wedding trip to Ohio the couple will make their home in Owosso.
- Corunna News, 11/23/1939

Obituary:
Gilber H Doepker, age 88, passed away Sunday, October 12, 1997 at Ovid Healthcare Center.
Mr. Doepker was a retired farmer.
Mass will be celebrated at St. Paul's Catholic Chruch, Owosso, Wednesday, October 15, 1997, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Fr. Roberet Kolenski will officiate with burial at St. Paul's Cemetery. Visitation at Smith Funeral Homes, Corunna Chapel will be held this evening 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday 2 to 9 p.m. with the family present 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Rosary will be prayed Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.
Mr Doepker was born in Ft. Jennings, Ohio, October 13, 1908, the son of Lewis and Mary Doepker. He had resided most of his life in Oosso. He married Agnes Conley who passed away in 1983. He then married Audrey Roszman in 1985.
He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Survivors include: wife, Audrey Doepker of Owosso; two sons, James Doepker and Robert Doepker both of Owosso; one granddaughter, Tina; three grandsons, Scott, Mark and Craig.
Memorials are suggested to: St. Paul's Catholic Church, Owosso.
-Owosso Argus-Press, 10/13/1997

Burial monument, St Joseph Cemetery, Appleton, WI

Documents:
1930 Census, Appleton, Outagamie, WI
1940 Census, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Burial headstone, St Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, Outagamie, WI

Documents:
Baptismal Record, St. Josephs Catholic Church, Ft Jennings, OH
Marriage Record, State of Ohio
1917 Rural Directory, Gratiot County, MI
1930 US Census, St Louis, Gratiot County, MI

Burial Headstone, St Patricks Catholic Cemetery, Elwell, Gratiot, MI

Marriage to Sadie O'Connor Presided by C.M.B. Schenkelberg. Witnessed by William Riley Jr and Elizabeth Doepker.
Resided in Coe Twp, Isabella, MI in 1910.
Resided in St Louis, Gratiot, MI in 1930.

Obituary (source unknown):
ARNOLD DOEPKER DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME IN ST. LOUIS
(source unknown - no date other than 1934)
Relatives and friends of the Shepherd community were shocked Monday by the news of the sudden death of Arnold Doepker at his home in St. Louis, where he had been employed for some time by the St. Louis Co-operative Cremery company.

Although Mr. Doepker had seemed in apparently good health and had not complained of being ill, he died at about 3:30 Monday morning a few minutes after Mrs. Doepker had been awakened by his labored breathing.

Mr. Doepker had lived in St. Louis, appeared to be in good health ____ ____ ed there from a farm west of Forest Hill. Previously he had owned, with his brother, and occupied what is known as the Fauce? farm, northeast of Shepherd. He had resided in this immediate vicinity for about 24 years and was married here about 21 years ago to Miss Sadie O'Connor who survives him with three sons, Frederick, Verne and Gerald and two daughters, Gertrude and Genevieve. Brothers and sisters surviving are Matt Doepker of Shepherd, Albert Doepker of Wisconsin, Alex Doepker of northern Michigan, Neil Doepker of Mt. Pleasant, E. Doepker residing east of Shepherd, Louis Deopker of Owosso, Mrs. Ferd Kramer of Shepherd and Mrs. Tena Bruskotter of Saginaw.