Melania Anna (Pulvermacher) Pape (1911 - 2015)

Born 30 Jul 1911 in Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin

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Died 11 Feb 2015 at age 103 in Sauk City, Sauk County, Wisconsin

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Biography

This profile is part of the Pulvermacher Name Study.

Melania (Pulvermacher) Pape was a centenarian, living to age 103.

Melania was born in 1911. She was the daughter of Oscar Pulvermacher and Bertha Breunig. She passed away in 2015.

Wife of Louis Joseph Pape 1909–1994, Married 16 January 1934 in Roxbury, Dane, Wisconsin

Age 103, passed away peacefully at Maplewood Nursing Home on February 11, 2015. She was born in Roxbury on July 30, 1911 to Oscar and Bertha (Breunig) Pulvermacher and was united in marriage to Louis Pape on January 16, 1934. The couple owned and operated Pape's Garage for 34 years. Melania's life was filled with many blessings. She said the secret to a long and happy life could be found in faith and family, and that it also helps to sing, play cards and make memories. As a young woman, she played accordion and sang in a band called Melania and her Country Lads, entertaining many. Card parties with her daughters, granddaughters and special friends were a regular event with lots of laughter and fun. She also enjoyed baking, cooking, crocheting, embroidering and gardening. Melania was a member of Divine Mercy Parish, Council of Catholic Women, Catholic Knights, and a past member of the Catholic Daughters of America. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Louis (1994); son Arthur (1988); daughter Mildred Kuehn (2004); daughter Verna Alt (2014); grandson Jim Kuehn (1997); infant grandson Terry Pape; infant great-grandson Eric Sutter; four sisters Susan, Malinda, Estella and Imelda; five brothers Armin, Melchoir "Sam", Wendelin "Bud", Harold and Ernest; son-in-law Ervin Scherwinski (2012); and daughter-in-law, Mary Jo Bongard Pape (2008).

Children of Melania Anna Pulvermacher and Louis Joseph Pape

Mildred Anna "Millie" Pape 1935–2004

Arthur Armin Pape 1937–1988

Verna Cecilia Pape Walsh 1942–2014

Howard Wendelin Pape 1945–2019

Sources

Find A Grave: Memorial #142524538 Melania Anna Pape

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