Other Events:

• Alternate Place of Birth: Wolcott, White County, Indiana, USA; He used this on his military registrations and it was in his obituary, but his birth certificate states West Point Township, White County, IN
• Associations: Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; member of the Apostolic Church
• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 58570497
• Race: White
• SSN issued: Iowa, USA
• Occupation: Kingston, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA; farmer
• Residence: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Social Security Number: 485-10-7318
• Residence: 1 Jan 1925, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
• _MILT: 4 Mar 1943, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Residence: 31 May 1949, Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; Age: 37
• _FUN: 4 Jan 2002, Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa, USA; Apostolic Church

Notes:

Herbert Lewis Kupferschmid, age 89, of Mediapolis, died Tuesday, Jan 1, 2002, at the Prairie Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mediapolis. The son of Samuel and Lydia Viellieber Kupferschmid, he was born March 22, 1912, at Walcott, Ind. On Jan 22, 1949, he married Virginia Helenthal at Burlington. He was a farmer, farming in the Kingston community. He was a member of the Oakville Apostolic Christian Church.

Survivors include his wife of Mediapolis; one son, Gary Kupferschmid and his wife Chris of Mediapolis; two grandchildren, one sister, Gladys Vierling of Mediapolis; one brother, Melvin Kupferschmid of Sequeim, Wash.; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Ada Drasil, Ella Reeser and Florence Davidson; and one brother, Ralph.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, Jan 4, from the Oakville Apostolic Christian Church with the Ministers of the church officiating. Interment will follow at the Apostolic Church Cemetery.

Visitation is Thursday afternoon at the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis where the family will meet with friends from 6:30 - 8 pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials for the Oakville Apostolic Church or the Mediapolis Community Ambulance Service.

The Morning Sun News-Herald
Morning Sun, IA
3 Jan 2002

Buried:
Apostolic Christian Cemetery

Died:
Prairie Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center

Herbert married Virginia L Hellenthal (daughter of Joseph John Hellenthal and Emma Catherine Wiegard) [Group Sheet]

Gary — Chris Unknown. [Group Sheet]