Sokolowski, Josephine

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• 1920 Census: 1920, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA

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1920 Census:
Victor Lingnowski 30
Josephine Lingnowski 30
Edward Lingnowski 8
Ambrose Lingnowski 7
Irene Lingnowski 5
Raymond Lingnowski 3
Olive Lingnowski 1

Josephine — Lingnowski, Victor. Victor was born 17 Oct 1890, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA; died 17 Mar 1965; was buried , St. John Midway Rd Catholic Cemetery, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Ambrose married Schommer, Adelaide Marie 16 Jul 1938. Adelaide (daughter of Schommer, Harry Peter and Rechner, Adelaide) was born 22 Jul 1912, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; died 17 Jun 2009, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , St. John Midway Rd Catholic Cemetery, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 24 Jun 2010

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Obituary:
Irene Rippl, Menasha, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton. She was born on September 16, 1914, in Menasha, daughter of the late Victor and Josephine (Sokolowski) Lingnowski. Irene was a lifelong resident of Menasha. Irene married Joseph Rippl on June 7, 1938, at St. John's Catholic Church, Menasha; he preceded her in death on September 14, 2007. She was a graduate of Menasha High School, Class of 1931 at the age of 16. Irene was very proud of that, plus she could read, write and speak the Polish language. She was a life-long member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Menasha, sang in the church choir and was a member of the Holy Rosary Society. Irene enjoyed music, especially all of the Polka tunes, which were very popular at that time. Irene did a lot of traveling with Joe. She loved traveling to many countries and the highlight of her travels, was a trip to Poland to visit the birthplace of her mother, Josephine. Irene enjoyed meeting and socializing with a few of her cousins to whom she was corresponding and sending gift packages for 50 years and still sending letters and monetary gifts up until the time of her death. She felt she had lived so long because the relatives in Poland were praying for her.
Irene will be missed by her daughter, Ruth Ann Ropella; a grandson, Randy Ropella; daughter-in-law, Darlene Ropella; all of Menasha; a sister, Helen Schuh, Kaukauna; a brother; Richard Lingnowski; sisters-in-law: Cecile Lingnowski and Dolores "Chickie" Peterson; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Irene was also preceded in death by her son, Roger Rippl; a son-in-law, Greg Ropella; sister, Olive (Howard) Fritsch; brothers: Edward (Alice) Lingnowski, Ambrose (Adelaide) Lingnowski, and Raymond Lingnowski; brothers-in-law: Merlin Schuh, Aldo Peterson, Edward (Rosella) Rippl, Connie (Doris) Rippl; sisters-in-law: Joy Lingnowski, Irene (John) Strelow, and Aurelia (Clarence) Loehning.
A Funeral Mass for Irene will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 25, 2010, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 518 De Pere Street, Menasha, with Fr. Larry Canavera officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Interment will take place in St. John Cemetery, Town of Menasha. In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.
Moments shared with Grandma are beautiful memories kept forever in the heart.
- Love, Randy
Martens-Laemmrich
Funeral Home
Menasha 920-722-8252
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Irene married Rippl, Joseph 7 Jun 1938. Joseph was born 21 Oct 1912; died 14 Sep 2007, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 13 May 2017; APC

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Obituary:
Ruth A. "Rudie" Ropella, 77, passed away with her loving family by her side on Thursday, May 11th, 2017 after a courageous battle with bladder cancer, lung cancer and dialysis. She was finally overcome when the cancer spread. Ruth was born on August 10, 1939 in Neenah to Joe and Irene (Lingnowski) Rippl. On June 18th, 1960 she was united in marriage to Greg Ropella at St John the Baptist Catholic Church. She graduated from St John Grade School and Menasha High School in 1957. After being a homemaker for 15 years she worked at USIG Insurance group, Printron and then the Banta Book Group until she retired at 62. She and Greg enjoyed traveling and took many trips to Florida, Las Vegas, South Dakota, Bayfield, Wisconsin and a 25th wedding anniversary trip to Hawaii. After Greg passed away she enjoyed many special trips with her son, Randy through Nationwide Travelers to Boston, Glacier National Park, a Hawaiian Cruise with her niece Nancy and many day trips. Her final trip on May 3 to see Buddy Holly in the Wisconsin Dells with Bob and Connie and her son Randy will always be treasured. Rudie also loved going for day trips to northeastern Wisconsin with her son Randy. She was a strong woman who cut her grass and shoveled her snow until November of 2016. Rudie was active in her church and was a member of the choir, care ministry team, visited the nursing homes and delivered flowers to shut in's .
Rudie is survived by her only son Randy Ropella, sisters-in-law; Carol Ropella and Darlene Rippl, a brother-in-law Eugene Wenzel, an Aunt Cecile Lingnowski, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, other relatives and friends.
Rudie was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Irene, her husband Greg and a brother Roger Rippl.
The funeral liturgy for Ruth will be held on Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 at 11:30 AM at ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH, 516 Depere St., Menasha. A time of visitation will be held on Wednesday from 9:30 AM until the time of the service at the church. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wichmannfargo.com. In lieu of flowers a memorial is being established for St John the Baptist Catholic Church. The family would like to thank Dawn, Aunt Carol, Bob and Connie, Rita Barwick, and Fred Schmidt, for their help and friendship and Randy would also like to thank the staff at Theda Clark especially Mitch, Brianna and Becky, who provided excellent care for my mother.
Mom, I enjoyed taking care of you the last seven months and having the chance to have you live with me the last three months, they were very special. I will especially miss the 6 AM and 10 PM calls every day since dad passed away to talk to you. Mom, I felt honored to spend time watching over you since dad passed away, it was his wish for me to watch over you. Love, Randy
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from May 13 to May 14, 2017

Ruth — Ropella, Greg. Greg died Bef 2017. [Group Sheet]