Jackson County IA Archives Military Records.....Goepfert, Conrad May 7, 1918
Civilwar Company L, 5th Iowa Cavalry
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Civil War Veteran Dies
Jackson Sentinel, May 7, 1918

OBITUARY

Conrad Goepfert, a veteran of the Civil War and an old and respected resident 
of Tete des Mortes township, passed away at his home Wednesday morning. His 
death was the result of dropsy, following an illness of about one year, which 
confined him to his bed for the past six weeks.
Deceased was born in Germany, November 25, 1842, and came to America with his 
parents when about six years of age. He served during the Civil War in Company 
L, 5th Iowa Cavalry, and after being mustered out at the close of the war, 
returned to Jackson county. He was united in marriage to Miss Margarita 
Felderman, November 25, 1869, at St. Donatus. His wife and the following 
children are left to mourn him: Henry and George of Tete des Morts township, 
Conrad at Camp Dodge, Mrs. August Lampe, of Dubuque, Mrs. Clarence Cook and 
Mrs. William Mangler, Bellevue township, Mary and Tena at home, and one 
sister, Mrs. Millman of Bellevue.
He was a consistent member of the Lutheran church and a man of high standing 
in his home community. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church in 
St. Donatus, Friday morning and interment was in the Lutheran cemetery, St. 
Donatus. Rev. Theo. Janssen officiated. The casket was draped with the United 
States flag. Misses Alma Keil, Elenore Goepfert, Minnie Felderman and Erma 
Schenk acted as flower girls. The pall bearers were J. C. Felderman, Henry 
Rickens, Henry Kohlenberg, Herman Kneif, John Felderman and William Schenk.


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