Leppla, Zerelda

Other Events:

• Birth - Civil Record: 2 Jul 1904
• News Mention: 8 Jul 1904; Kaukauna Sun
• Birth - Church Record: 17 Jul 1904
• 1910 Census: 1910, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
• 1920 Census: 1920, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, USA
• Occupation: Bef 18 May 1985; Teacher -
• Obituary: 20 May 1985; Escanaba Press

Notes:

Death Record - Civil:
ZERELDA LITTLE SSN 336-09-5549 Residence: 55103 Saint Paul, Ra msey, MN Born 2 Jul 1904 Last Benefit: Died May 1985 Issued: IL (Before 1951)
From sister Helen possible death date as 5/1984
From Online Minn Death index; LITTLE, ZERALDA M. CertID# 1985-MN-013701 D ate of Birth: 07/02/1904 Place of Birth:OUT OF STATE Mother Maiden Name: FELLER Date of Death: 05/19/1985 County of Death: RAMSEY

Birth - Civil Record:
1904 Wisconsin Birth records Outagamie Co. rec #2111; Unnamed female bo rn to Wallie Leppla and Maria Feller in Kaukauna 7/04/1904 Father born in M edina, mother born in woodville.

News Mention:
1904 Kaukauna Sun dated 7/08/1904; Born to W. Leppla and wife on Saturd ay a daughter.

Birth - Church Record:
1904 St. Mary's Kaukauna Baptismal Records Baptized July 17. God parents F rancis Behrens and Elizabeth Feller.

1910 Census:
ward 1, ED #10, sheet 14A, on Jacks on St.; Listed with parents name listed as Nerelda? age 5

1920 Census:
ED 57 4th ward page 3B; Listed living with paren ts aged 15 name unlegible Zerelda?

Occupation:
Teacher -

Obituary:
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Zerelda M. Little, 80, of St. Paul, Minn., died Sund ay morning, May 19th, at Bethesda Lutheran Medical Center in St. Paul foll owing a lengthy illness. She was born July 2nd, 1904, in Kaukauna, Wiscon sin and was the former Zeralda Leppla. She was married to James Little a nd 1932, and he preceded her in death on February 10th, 1983. She was a g raduate of the Milwaukee State teachers College and taught kindergart en in Washington D.C., for several years. She moved to Chicago where s he became the children's program manager for the Litton's department sto re in Chicago. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Leppla Erickson, a Ch evy Chase Maryland, Doris Leppla, Ashland Wisconsin, several cousins. A c ommittal service will be held Thursday, May 23rd, at the Holy Cross cemete ry chapel at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Juvenal Pfalzer officiating. Burial wi ll be in the Holy Cross cemetery. Boyce Funeral home is in charge of arra ngements.

Zerelda married Little, James A. "Jim" Abt Nov 1932, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, USA. James was born 16 Oct 1901, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA; died 16 Feb 1983, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Escanaba, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]