John Henry Roepke, son of Frederick Roepke and August Marlowe, was born on 18 April 1888 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. (WWI and WWII Draft Registration Cards) By 1895 (possibly much earlier), the family moved to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin where John's father was employed as a laborer in a foundry.
By 1910, John was a milkman for Gridley Dairy in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
On 1 November 1911, John (age 23) married Clara Elizabeth Neidhardt (age 21), daughter of George Neidhardt and Anna Maria Muench. The couple had six children (one stillborn). About 1925, John converted to Catholicism. He was confirmed on the same day as his oldest daughter, Alice, who later became a nun.
Gridley Dairy where John worked was bought by Borden Company of New York. Family lore is that John, who was artistically inclined, was the one who originally drew "Elsie the cow" that became the mascot of Borden products in 1936. (Borden's advertising agency headed by creative director, David William Reid, however, was credited with the drawing.) John also loved to tinker with clocks and was frequently inventing "something."
In 1969, John (age about 81) and Clara (age about 79) moved to St. Anne's Nursing Home for the Elderly in Milwaukee and for five years enjoyed life there with friends, daily Mass, and good care. After Clara died in 1974, John was horribly lonesome. He lived another year and a half and died shortly after his 88th birthday.
John's obituary, in part, reads: "Roepke, John H. April 29th, 1976, aged 88 years, beloved father of Sister Alice, S.S.N.D., Grace Dettman, John L (Margaret), Raphael (Joan), Mary (Frank) Mente and Paula (Robert) Immel of Antioch, California…In state at the funeral home Sunday 4 – 8 p.m., with prayer vigil at 7 p.m. and at St. Anne's Home for the Elderly Chapel….Monday 8:30 a.m. with funeral services at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery." (Newspaper unknown, family possession)
On 3 May 1976, John was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery next to Clara.
By 1910, John was a milkman for Gridley Dairy in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
On 1 November 1911, John (age 23) married Clara Elizabeth Neidhardt (age 21), daughter of George Neidhardt and Anna Maria Muench. The couple had six children (one stillborn). About 1925, John converted to Catholicism. He was confirmed on the same day as his oldest daughter, Alice, who later became a nun.
Gridley Dairy where John worked was bought by Borden Company of New York. Family lore is that John, who was artistically inclined, was the one who originally drew "Elsie the cow" that became the mascot of Borden products in 1936. (Borden's advertising agency headed by creative director, David William Reid, however, was credited with the drawing.) John also loved to tinker with clocks and was frequently inventing "something."
In 1969, John (age about 81) and Clara (age about 79) moved to St. Anne's Nursing Home for the Elderly in Milwaukee and for five years enjoyed life there with friends, daily Mass, and good care. After Clara died in 1974, John was horribly lonesome. He lived another year and a half and died shortly after his 88th birthday.
John's obituary, in part, reads: "Roepke, John H. April 29th, 1976, aged 88 years, beloved father of Sister Alice, S.S.N.D., Grace Dettman, John L (Margaret), Raphael (Joan), Mary (Frank) Mente and Paula (Robert) Immel of Antioch, California…In state at the funeral home Sunday 4 – 8 p.m., with prayer vigil at 7 p.m. and at St. Anne's Home for the Elderly Chapel….Monday 8:30 a.m. with funeral services at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery." (Newspaper unknown, family possession)
On 3 May 1976, John was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery next to Clara.
John Henry Roepke, son of Frederick Roepke and August Marlowe, was born on 18 April 1888 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. (WWI and WWII Draft Registration Cards) By 1895 (possibly much earlier), the family moved to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin where John's father was employed as a laborer in a foundry.
By 1910, John was a milkman for Gridley Dairy in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
On 1 November 1911, John (age 23) married Clara Elizabeth Neidhardt (age 21), daughter of George Neidhardt and Anna Maria Muench. The couple had six children (one stillborn). About 1925, John converted to Catholicism. He was confirmed on the same day as his oldest daughter, Alice, who later became a nun.
Gridley Dairy where John worked was bought by Borden Company of New York. Family lore is that John, who was artistically inclined, was the one who originally drew "Elsie the cow" that became the mascot of Borden products in 1936. (Borden's advertising agency headed by creative director, David William Reid, however, was credited with the drawing.) John also loved to tinker with clocks and was frequently inventing "something."
In 1969, John (age about 81) and Clara (age about 79) moved to St. Anne's Nursing Home for the Elderly in Milwaukee and for five years enjoyed life there with friends, daily Mass, and good care. After Clara died in 1974, John was horribly lonesome. He lived another year and a half and died shortly after his 88th birthday.
John's obituary, in part, reads: "Roepke, John H. April 29th, 1976, aged 88 years, beloved father of Sister Alice, S.S.N.D., Grace Dettman, John L (Margaret), Raphael (Joan), Mary (Frank) Mente and Paula (Robert) Immel of Antioch, California…In state at the funeral home Sunday 4 – 8 p.m., with prayer vigil at 7 p.m. and at St. Anne's Home for the Elderly Chapel….Monday 8:30 a.m. with funeral services at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery." (Newspaper unknown, family possession)
On 3 May 1976, John was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery next to Clara.
By 1910, John was a milkman for Gridley Dairy in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
On 1 November 1911, John (age 23) married Clara Elizabeth Neidhardt (age 21), daughter of George Neidhardt and Anna Maria Muench. The couple had six children (one stillborn). About 1925, John converted to Catholicism. He was confirmed on the same day as his oldest daughter, Alice, who later became a nun.
Gridley Dairy where John worked was bought by Borden Company of New York. Family lore is that John, who was artistically inclined, was the one who originally drew "Elsie the cow" that became the mascot of Borden products in 1936. (Borden's advertising agency headed by creative director, David William Reid, however, was credited with the drawing.) John also loved to tinker with clocks and was frequently inventing "something."
In 1969, John (age about 81) and Clara (age about 79) moved to St. Anne's Nursing Home for the Elderly in Milwaukee and for five years enjoyed life there with friends, daily Mass, and good care. After Clara died in 1974, John was horribly lonesome. He lived another year and a half and died shortly after his 88th birthday.
John's obituary, in part, reads: "Roepke, John H. April 29th, 1976, aged 88 years, beloved father of Sister Alice, S.S.N.D., Grace Dettman, John L (Margaret), Raphael (Joan), Mary (Frank) Mente and Paula (Robert) Immel of Antioch, California…In state at the funeral home Sunday 4 – 8 p.m., with prayer vigil at 7 p.m. and at St. Anne's Home for the Elderly Chapel….Monday 8:30 a.m. with funeral services at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery." (Newspaper unknown, family possession)
On 3 May 1976, John was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery next to Clara.
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