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shafskopf (a card game popular among Wisconsin's German Americans - a
common Kippenhan past time). If you didn't know August, his love of a good
verbal scrap could be intimidating. I know that I found it so as a young boy, when
we'd visit with he and his sisters at 1315 South Mason Street in Appleton,
Wisconsin. As I got a bit older, I realized that August just enjoyed the debate.
Then it was no longer a personal attack, but a war of wits.
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Greg Kippenhan, August's nephew, shared the following story me some years ago
(August 1997). Greg has worked for P.G. Miron ever since he graduated from high
school.
August worked as a mason's laborer afor the company. In the hot weather months,
he'd bring a six pack of beer to work and drop into his water barrel to keep it cool.
When he got thirsty, he'd pop the top off a beer and solve the problem. It was his
abit to mix a fresh batch of mortar just before the lunch break. That way, right after
lunch he could just add a little water, mix the 'mud' just a bit, and ease into the
afternoon of labor.
One day a couple of his co-workers snuck off during lunch and put a huge rock in
August's waiting batch of mortar. Augie finished lunch, went out and put some
water in his batch of mortar, and started to mix it up. C*L*U*N*K! He never said
a word to anyone. He just wheeled the batch of mortar, rock and all, to the edge of
the construction site. He dumped the mess out, and went back to mix a fresh batch
of mortar. No satisfaction was offered the pranksters.
(H.A. Kippenhan, Jr. & Jean (Wikesberg) Sommers) June, 2001
vii. Cilla Minna Kippenhan, born 7 Apr 1897, in Greenwood, Clark, Wisconsin,
United States, 45
bapt. 27 May 1897, died 16 Feb 1996, in Neenah, Winnebago,
Wisconsin, United States. 45,86,87
Occupation: Teacher, Mission School, Neillsville,
WI, from 1923 about 1968. 45
Sunburst Journal
Carl August Franz Decendants
"Miss Kippy" known for sprit of adventure, high ideals, profound caring, selfless
dedication.
"Sunburst was her heart, her soul, her life," says Rev. John McFadden of Appleton
First Congregational Church, who performed the funeral service for Cilla
Kippenhan. "She was the kind of woman" McFadden reflects "who we can
describe using the term 'saint; without feeling self-conscious.
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