William Repp, 73 years old, a lifelong resident of Miami county, dropped dead of a heart attack this morning at 8:45 o'clock at his home in Richland township a half mile west of Center Chapel church on the Paw Paw pike.
Mr. Repp, a retired farmer, had always resided in that community and in Erie township. He had been in poor health for the past year. Mr. Repp was born at Paw Paw on March 12, 1865, and was a member of the Center Chapel church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Ida Repp; a son, Hugh Repp, who resides in the same neighborhood; a daughter, Mrs. May Hollingshead, of Wabash county; a brother, Marion Repp of Kalamazoo, Mich., and three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Schneck, of Granger, Ind.; Mrs. Maude Williams, of Hamilton, O., and Mrs. Ida Shafer, of Springfield, O.
The body will be returned Sunday at 2 p. m. from the Drake funeral home to the late residence, where friends may call.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Center Chapel church Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. with Rev. George Swihart and Rev. Hart officiating. Interment will be in the Paw Paw cemetery.
Peru Tribune, December 11, 1937
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Parents:
Daniel L. Repp (1834 - 1907)
Rebecca Elizabeth Crosley Repp (1844 - 1931)
Spouse:
Ida W. Crumrine Repp (1867 - 1939)
Children:
Hugh Joseph Repp (1888 - 1951)*
Mae Repp Hollingshead (1890 - 1978)*
Leo Repp (1893 - 1910)*
Cleere Repp (1896 - 1928)*
Siblings:
Clara Jane Repp Schneck (1863 - 1951)*
William Joseph Repp (1865 - 1937)
John Edward Repp (1867 - 1936)*
Ida May Repp Shafer (1870 - 1938)*
Marion Repp (1874 - 1949)*
Maud A. Repp Williams (1876 - 1967)*
*Calculated relationship
