from the July 12, 1995 issue of The Country Chronicle
Canaan, NH–Joseph Rupprecht, 88, died July 4, 1995 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center as a result of injuries received after being hit by a car. The son of Joseph and Anna (Yougengle) Rupprecht, he was born June 21, 1907 in Hamburg, Germany. He came to the United States from Germany at the age of five. He lived in Averill Park, NY for many years where he attended school. He also lived in Vermont for many years and later settled in Grantham, NH. Most recently he lived in Canaan. He was married to Alma C. McKeon who died in 1974. He was a self-employed farmer for many years and also was employed in the Dietary Department at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital where he retired from atabout 20 years ago.
Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home in Enfield on Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. and a mass of Christian burial was held on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the St. Mary’s Church in Canaan. Burial followed in the Valley Cemetery in Lebanon. In lieu of flowers the family requested that memorial contributions be made to the Canaan Meals on Wheels Program, c/o Mascoma Senior Center, PO Box 210, Canaan, NH 03741.
Survivors include: his daughter, Theresa Webb of Niskayuna, NY; a sister, Sister Catherine Bede of Schenectady, NY; a sister, Dorothy Ezrow of NY; a sister, Virginia Fitzgerald of NY; grandsons, Allan, Bruce and Scott Webb; several nieces and nephews.
The Ricker Funeral Home of Lebanon was in charge of arrangements.