Bernhard Beck
(Abt 1853-)
Mathilde Loehrke
(Abt 1858-)
Matilda E. Beck
(1883-1948)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Gustav Ernest Possin

Matilda E. Beck 1 2

  • Born: 8 April 1883, Horicon, WI 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Gustav Ernest Possin on 29 November 1910 in Lomira, WI 1
  • Died: 5 July 1948, Waupun, WI at age 65 2
  • Buried: 9 July 1948, Burnett, WI 2

bullet   Cause of her death was Coronary Thrombosis/Arteriorsclerosis.

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Waupun, WI on 2 April 1930. 1

1930 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 56, Dwelling 42, Family 46, Roll 2569, Ward 4
Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin
499 West Main Street; Home rented, $40
Matilda Possin..Wife..46..WI
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Waupun Leader News on 8 July 1948 in Waupun, WI.

Services Will Be Held on Friday Afternoon for Mrs. G. E. Possin, 65 -- Mrs. G. E. Possin, 65, died suddenly at 9:15 PM Monday in her home at 5 22 East Lincoln street. Death was due to a heart attack.

Mrs. Possin, the former Matilda Beck, was born April 8, 1883, in Horicon, the daughter of Bernard and Matilda Beck. Her parents died when she was a small child and she was reared by an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. August Belling of Lomira. Her marriage to Mr. Possin occurred Nov. 29, 1910, and since that time she has resided in Waupun.

She was an active member of the Pella Lutheran church and of the Ladies' Aid of that church. Survivors include the widower; two sons, Elmer of Burnett and Chester of Cambria, one daughter, Miss Alice, at home; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Zilisch of Horicon and Mrs. Arthur Buehrt of Milwaukee.

The body will lie in state in the family home until 11 AM Friday when it will be taken to the Pella Lutheran church to lie in state there until the services at 2 PM Friday. The Rev. B. C. Gumz will officiate. Burial will be made in North Burnett cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Romaine Eberle, Milwaukee, Roger Koch, Campbellsport, Carl Messer, of Beaver Dam, Russell Schenke, and Irwin and Oris Possin.

(Source: Waupun Leader News, 8 July 1948, Page 3)
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• She was buried on 9 July 1948 in the Burnett Union Cemetery in Burnett, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #30611889
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Matilda married Gustav Ernest Possin, son of Julius C. Possin and Caroline August Krueger, on 29 November 1910 in Lomira, WI.1 (Gustav Ernest Possin was born on 29 November 1884 in Theresa, WI,1 3 died on 14 October 1975 in Waupun, WI 3 and was buried on 17 October 1975 in Burnett, WI 3.). The cause of his death was Acute Bronchopneumonia.

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Waupun, WI on 2 April 1930. 1

1930 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 56, Dwelling 42, Family 46, Roll 2569, Ward 4
Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin
499 West Main Street; Home rented, $40
Gustav Possin..Head..45..WI..Agent, ???-gen.
Matilda Possin..Wife..46..WI
Alice Possin..Dau..16..WI
Elmer Possin..Son..14..WI
Chester Possin..Son..9..WI
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Sources


1 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 2B, dwelling 42, family 46, Gustav E. Possin and Matilda E. Beck; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Oct 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2569.

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 26 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30611889.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 26 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30611885.


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