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Henry Louis KRIPAL

Henry Louis KRIPAL

Male 1923 - 1985  (62 years)


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  • Name Henry Louis KRIPAL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Birth 5 May 1923  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Hank KRIPAL  [5, 14
    Census 7 Apr 1930  Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron
    1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron
    Enumeration District No. 85-18, Supervisor's District No. 11, Sheet 5A
    Census 2 May 1940  Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron
    1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron
    Supervisor's District No. 8, Enumeration District No. 85-20, Sheet No. 65B
    Census 2 May 1950  Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron
    Enumeration District No. 85-21, Sheet No. 18
    Social Security Number Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    507-20-1359 
    Death 10 Jul 1985  Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 9, 12
    Burial Abt 13 Jul 1985  Rose Hill Cemetery/Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 12
    KRIPAL, Henry L.
    KRIPAL, Henry L.
    KRIPAL, Henry<br>
KRIPAL, Janice
    KRIPAL, Henry
    KRIPAL, Janice

    Person ID I1058  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father John Louis KRIPAL,   b. 11 Jul 1893, Sviny, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1969, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sophia Bertha RUZICKA,   b. 21 Sep 1895, Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1968, St. Joseph's Hospital/Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1920  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 16, 17
    KRIPAL, John and Sophia's Wedding Document
    KRIPAL, John and Sophia's Wedding Document
    Monument to the Conjugal Marriage
    Mr. John Kripal and Ms. Sophie Ruzicka by
    Ceremony St. Catholic Church with Councilors were Married
    Temple of Lord St. Vaclav in Omaha, Nebraska
    on 12 October 1920
    KRIPAL, John L.

    NACKE, William
    KRIPAL, Irene

    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    Notes 
    • [Kripal.ged]

      St. Wenceslaus Church, 1430 South 14th Street
    Photos
    KRIPAL, Sophie<br>
KRIPAL, John
    KRIPAL, Sophie
    KRIPAL, John

    Family ID F287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Billie Lou SHAW,   b. 21 Mar 1924, Clay, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1944  Marana, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    KRIPAL, Henry Louis<br>
SHAW, Billie Lou
    KRIPAL, Henry Louis
    SHAW, Billie Lou

    Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972
    Notes 
    • Divorce is assumed as there is very little information online about Ms. SHAW.
    Family ID F1561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Family 2 Janice Elaine BROWN,   b. 31 Mar 1928, Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 2021, Thayer County Hospital/Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1947  Hanover, Washington, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. Susan Elizabeth KRIPAL
    +2. Christine Ann KRIPAL
    +3. Anne Marie KRIPAL,   b. 1 Feb 1957, Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 2009, Columbus Community Hospital/Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 May 1923 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Apr 1930 - Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 May 1940 - Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Oct 1944 - Marana, Pima, Arizona, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Oct 1947 - Hanover, Washington, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 May 1950 - Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSocial Security Number - 507-20-1359 - - Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jul 1985 - Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 13 Jul 1985 - Rose Hill Cemetery/Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    KRIPAL, Henry Louis
    KRIPAL, Henry Louis
    U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    KRIPAL, Henry Louis
    KRIPAL, Henry Louis
    U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

  • Sources 
    1. [S51] KRIPAL, Dave, Email of 04 Nov 1999.
      Henry Louis (1923-1985)

    2. [S78] Kripal.ged.
      Date of Import: 18 Jun 2003

    3. [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
      Name: KRIPAL, HENRY
      Birth: 05 May 1923
      Death: Jul 1985
      Age: 62
      Last Address of Record: 68601
      Last Benefit: 68601
      Issued By: Nebraska
      SSN: 507-20-1359

    4. [S1146] Rose Hill Cemetery (Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
      HENRY L KRIPAL
      FLT O US ARMY AIR CORPS
      WORLD WAR II
      MAY 5 1923
      JUL 10 1985

    5. [S1147] Obituary of Janice KRIPAL, (Name: Lincoln Journal Star; Location: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA; Date: 9 Mar 2021;).
      Kripal Janice E. March 31, 1928 to March 6, 2021

      Janice Brown Kripal daughter of Truman Brown and Wilma Geisler Brown was born March 31st 1928 in Hebron Nebraska. She passed from this life at Thayer County Hospital on March 6th, 2021 at the age of 92 years. Janice was baptized in Hebron at Grace Lutheran and later confirmed at the Sandy, Oregon Lutheran Church. She attended school in Gresham Oregon, and Hebron Nebraska. She graduated from Hebron High School with the class of 1946. Janice spent her life raising her family and working as an accountant in Columbus Nebraska at several firms, the last being Vishay Corporation in Columbus. before she retired in 1996. After the death of her daughter Anne, she moved back to Hebron from Columbus in 2013.

      She was preceded in death by husband Henry (Hank) L. Kripal, daughter Anne M. Stotts, parents, Truman and Wilma Brown and brother Duane Brown. She is survived by daughters Susan Asher & Christine Wiedel, grandchildren Jill and Rick, Jessica and Alan, Matthew and Carrie, Adam and Whitney, Carrie and Shawn, and Isaac. Ten great-grandchildren, sister Andrea Brown Storz, brother Douglas Brown, nieces and nephews.

    6. [S1148] Obituary of Anne STOTTS, (Name: Columbus Telegram; Location: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA; Date: 24 May 2009;).
      Anne Stotts

      COLUMBUS - Anne M. Stotts, 52, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Saturday, May 23, 2009, at the Columbus Community Hospital.

      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 10:30 a.m. at the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church with Father Tom Weisbecker officiating. Visitation will be on Monday from 4-7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. vigil service at Gass Haney Funeral Home. Visitation will continue on Tuesday from 9-10:15 a.m. at Gass Haney Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Association or donor's choice.

      Anne Marie Stotts was born Feb. 1, 1957, in Hebron, Neb., to Henry and Janice (Brown) Kripal. When Anne was a year old, she moved with her family to Woodland Drive in Columbus. Anne began her schooling at St. Bonaventure's and moved to Columbus Middle School in seventh grade. Anne graduated from Columbus High School in 1975 and then attended Central Community College for two years where she received her Associate Degree in Business. On June 7, 1996, Anne married Andrew Stotts in Columbus. They had one son, Isaac Thomas Stotts.

      Anne is survived by: Husband: Andrew Stotts of Columbus; Son: Isaac Stotts of Columbus; Mother: Janice Kripal of Columbus; Sister: Chris (Lonnie) Wiedel of Hebron; Sister: Susan Asher of Erie, Colo.; Many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

      Anne was preceded in death by: Father: Henry Kripal; Mother and father-in-law: Viola and Warren Stotts; Grandparents.

    7. [S1152] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Thayer, Hebron, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 8, Enumeration District No. 85-20, Sheet No. 65B.
      Lines 76 thru 80

    8. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Henry Louis Kripal
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 5 May 1923
      Birth Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: John L Kripal
      Certificate Number: 10563
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    9. [S930] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
      Name: Henry L Kripal
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 5 May 1923
      Death Date: 10 Jul 1985
      SSN: 507201359
      Enlistment Branch: ARMY
      Enlistment Date: 1 Jul 1943
      Discharge Date: 17 Sep 1945
      Page number: 1

    10. [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
      Name: Henry Louis Kripal
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 19
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 5 May 1923
      Birth Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
      Residence Place: Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA
      Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
      Registration Place: Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA
      Employer: Student
      Height: 6 2
      Weight: 168
      Complexion: Dark
      Hair Color: Brown
      Eye Color: Brown
      Next of Kin: John L Kripal

    11. [S1153] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Thayer, Hebron, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 85-21, Sheet No. 18.
      Lines 21 thru 23

    12. [S1146] Rose Hill Cemetery (Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
      KRIPAL
      HENRY L.
      1923 - 1985
      JANICE E.
      1928 - 2021

      CHILDREN - SUSAN, CHRISTINE, ANNE

    13. [S932] Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972.
      Name: Henry Louis Kripal
      Marriage Age: 21
      Birth Date: abt 1923
      Marriage Date: 14 Oct 1944
      Marriage Place: Pinal [sic], Arizona, USA
      Spouse: Billie Lou Shaw
      Description: Licenses - Marriage, 1944 - 1949

    14. [S573] Obituary of Adeline Rose MEYER, (Name: Nelson Gazette; Location: Nelson, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA; Date: 8 Jan 2004;), Page 9.
      Adeline Rose Kripal was born in Hebron, NE on August 9, 1927 to John and Sophia Kripal.
      She attended Sacred Heart Catholic grade school and Hebron Public School.
      Addie married Denny K. Meyer on September 3, 1949 in Hebron, NE. They moved to a farm south of Superior raising six sons. Addie was very proud of her family and loved to talk about what they are doing and tell stories about them growing up. Her family was her pride and joy. She took every opportunity to spend time with her ten grandchildren. Holidays was always a very special time with tons of food, lots of gifts, fun and laughter.
      Besides her family, which was her greatest treasure, she enjoyed collecting and restoring antique dolls as well as making new dolls. She soon became well known
      for her incredible talent. Addie could look at a picture and design a replica of any costume. She could take a broken doll and completely restore it to original condition. Her husband Denny was very instrumental in patching and sanding. Addie put on the finishing touches with her expert painting skills.
      In 1988 her family encouraged her to open a business in downtown Superior. Her shop, Doll Fashions was a treat for anyone who entered. The store was filled with her creations, many with a Victorian flair. She constantly created new ideas making not only dolls but many other unique items for her gift shop including wreaths and ornaments. Addie dressed and restored dolls for customers
      all over the United States. She often donated dolls to raise money for community organizations. Her generosity and willingness to give of herself was unmatched.

      Addie left this life on January 3, 2004 at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, NE.
      She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Sophia Kripal, an infant son, brother Hank Kripal and sister Cecilia Worden. She leaves behind her husband Denny, sons Dan and wife Cece of Grand Island, Randy and wife Kelly,
      Greg and wife Kim, and Kent all of Omaha, Rick and wife Criss of Houston, TX, and Andy and wife Peggy of Superior, grandchildren Nate, Kirk, Chris, Matt, Alicia, John, Joes, Alex, Leah and Kalynn; brothers Joe Kripal and John Kripal
      of Hebron, sisters Irene Nacke of Hebron, Pat Fiser of Littleton, CO, and many relatives and friends.

      Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 7, 2004, from St. Joseph Catholic Church in Superior with Father Philip Luther officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery, Superior.

    15. [S282] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Thayer, Hebron, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 85-18, Supervisor's District No. 11, Sheet 5A.

    16. [S600] Wedding Certificate of John KRIPAL and Sophie RUZICKA.
      Monument to the Conjugal Marriage
      Mr. John Kripal and Ms. Sophie Ruzicka by
      Ceremony St. Catholic Church with Councilors were Married
      Temple of Lord St. Vaclav in Omaha, Nebraska
      on 12 October 1920

    17. [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022.
      Name: John L Kripal
      Marriage Date: 1920
      Marriage Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
      Certificate Number: 6660


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