Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Electrician
• Research Notes: Grave marker of second wife Lois includes a space for Charles, with his birth year but no death year. He is probably buried elsewhere. Mother’s obituary gives name as “E. Edward Schroppel.”
• Confirmation: 21 Apr 1912, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Residence: Jun 1920, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Residence: Jan 1922, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Census: 1925, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Residence: Oct 1927, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Census: 1930, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Residence: Feb 1942, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Residence: Dec 1947, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Jun 1949, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Jun 1960, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Mar 1968, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Dec 1979, Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA

Notes:

Served in the Navy in World War I. Discharged 25 February 1919.

Confirmation:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Residence:
2344 Lyon

Residence:
2344 Lyon

Residence:
2448 East Grand Avenue

Residence:
2432 East 68th

Charles married Martha Ruth Spiering on 9 Jun 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, and was divorced. Martha (daughter of Ernst Henry Spiering and Emma Emilie Schoelzel) was born on 1 Jun 1900 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Apr 1953 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried on 18 Apr 1953 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Family lived at 2344 Lyon St., Des Moines, Iowa, in 1925 and 1930.

1. Kenneth Ray Schroppel was born on 2 Jan 1922 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA; was christened on 29 Jan 1922 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA; died on 19 Nov 1945 in China.
2. Robert Arnold Schroppel was born on 29 Oct 1927 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA; was christened on 20 Nov 1927 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA; died on 24 Dec 2004 in Evergreen, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA.

Charles married Lois E. Hall on 20 Dec 1947 in Clay County, Missouri, USA. Lois (daughter of John Hall and Ella Ethridge) was born on 28 Nov 1903 in Izard County, Arkansas, USA; died on 19 Jun 1960 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 21 Jun 1960 in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Goldie F. Wondra on 28 Jul 1961. Goldie was born on 11 Nov 1908 in Valparaiso, Sauncers County, Nebraska, USA; died on 17 Oct 2000 in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 19 Oct 2000 in Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Goldie’s obituary says they were married in Syracuse. It seems likely that this is Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Sep 1918, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
• Confirmation: 25 Feb 1923, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Residence:
830 E. 23rd Court

Confirmation:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Charles married May Anacker on 18 Dec 1895 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA. May (daughter of Fred Anacker and Margret Balch) was born on 14 May 1877 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA; was christened on 2 Nov 1909 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA; died on 29 Mar 1968 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA; was buried on 1 Apr 1968 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: May Anacher
• Research Notes: 1925 Iowa Census entry for son Charles E. lists name as Catherine and age as 84. This is contradicted by other sources. Also, it would have meant she had Charles at the age of 58. It seems more likely that Catherine was Charles’s grandmother. Birthplace given as Minn. in delayed birth certificate of son Charles.
• Residence: Sep 1918, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA

Notes:

Survived by a sister, Mrs. Muriel Willis, of Des Moines.

Christened:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Residence:
830 E. 23rd Court

Died:
908 23rd Court

Peter + Katherine Riendel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fred + Margret Balch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]