Matilda Henrietta Schneider

Lifespan: January 25, 1897 – January 3, 1973

Summary

Second spouse of Lawrence Antone Krumpos — married April 9, 1922 in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Born January 25, 1897 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Resided in Kenosha for ~10 years, then Bellevue, Brown County (1940), then De Pere — final address 811 Oak St., De Pere. Died early morning January 3, 1973 in a Green Bay hospital. Buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, De Pere — Section CA, Lot 24-D, immediately adjacent to Lawrence in Lot 24-C. Member of the Gold Star Mothers (sons Lester and Jerome killed in WWII and Korea) and the Navy Mothers Club (son Donald, U.S. Navy, WWII). Mother of Dorothy L. (1923), Donald H. (1924), Jerome (1928), Larry (1930), Lloyd, Rosemary, Mae/Mable. Daughter of William Schneider and Mathilda (Unknown) Schneider.

Relationships

• Parents: William F. Schneider (b. Mar 1872, Daaden, Germany (Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate); parents both German; arrived NYC age 19 on SS Noordland (Red Star Line, Antwerp→New York), occupation Baker; Day Laborer in 1900 census) & Mathilda/Mathilida (Unknown) Schneider (b. c. 1873, Germany; parents both German; immigrated 1892; died 1912, buried Kenosha. 6 children, 6 living per 1900 census.)
• Siblings (per 1900 census): Clara (b. Feb 1893, WI), Anna (b. May 1895, WI), Fred (b. c. 1895, WI), Matilda (b. Jan 1897, WI), Paul (b. c. 1898/9, WI), [daughter, name unreadable] (b. May 1900, WI)
• Husband: Lawrence Antone Krumpos (1889–1986) — m. April 9, 1922, Kewaunee, WI

Sources

• WikiTree: Krumpos-4 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Krumpos-4)
• FamilySearch: ancestors.familysearch.org (family timeline)
• Little Chute Genealogy: Person ID I35585
• Mrs. L. Krumpos Sr. obituary (Green Bay area newspaper, January 3, 1973)
• Find A Grave Memorial #118185601 (Mount Calvary Cemetery, De Pere; Section CA, Lot 24-D)
• Lawrence A. Krumpos Sr. obituary (1986) — corroborates surviving children’s married names
• Krumpos family monument photograph, Mount Calvary Cemetery, De Pere

Mathilda’s obituary (verbatim, January 1973)

Mrs. L. Krumpos Sr.

Mrs. Lawrence Krumpos Sr., 76, 811 Oak St., De Pere, died early this morning in a Green Bay hospital. The former Mathilda Schneider, was born in Kenosha Jan. 25, 1896 and married Mr. Krumpos April 9, 1922. She was a member of the Gold Star Mothers and the Navy Mothers Club.

Survivors include four sons, Kenneth, Harold, and Lloyd, all of Green Bay; Lawrence Jr., De Pere; three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Rosemary) Koening, and Mrs. Leo (Dorothy) Matuszak, both of Green Bay; Mrs. Donald (Mable) Albers, De Pere; 29 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Paul and Fred Schneider, both of Kenosha; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Mider, Cincinnatti, Ohio, and Mrs. Mabel Reinke, Green Bay. Three sons, Lester, Jerome, and Donald, preceded her in death.

At Ryan Funeral Home, De Pere, after 2 p.m. Thursday. Prayer service 8 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Blaise Peters officiating. Burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Research Notes

• Spelling variant: Little Chute uses “Schnieder” (not Schneider)
• Birthplace confirmed: Kenosha, Wisconsin — FamilySearch confirms Kenosha, with ~10 years of residence there. Mother Mathilda died and is buried in Kenosha (1912). Earlier Kewaunee reference was likely an error.
• Buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin
• TIMELINE CONFLICT RESOLVED: Marriage was April 9, 1922 in Kewaunee, WI — confirmed by Lawrence’s obituary. FamilySearch profile still displays 1919/age 21 (derived from an earlier erroneous marriage year). Frances Kosnar’s 1921 death rules out 1919.
• 1940 census: residing in Bellevue, Brown County, Wisconsin
• Death location: a Green Bay hospital, early morning Jan 3, 1973; residence at time of death was 811 Oak St., De Pere
• Birth year discrepancy: RESOLVED: Three independent sources confirm 1897 — (1) the Krumpos family gravestone at Mount Calvary reads “MOTHER MATHILDA H. 1897 – 1973”; (2) Find A Grave (Memorial #118185601) has 1897 / aged 75; (3) FamilySearch has 1897. Her newspaper obituary’s “Jan. 25, 1896” / “age 76” is a typesetting/transcription error in the paper — internally self-consistent within the obit but contradicted by every other primary source. Canonical date: January 25, 1897.
• Burial plot: Section CA, Lot 24-D — adjacent to Lawrence in Lot 24-C. Paired husband/wife plots.
• Memberships: Gold Star Mothers (sons Lester F. KIA Metz 1944 and Jerome M. KIA Seoul 1950); Navy Mothers Club (son Donald Howard, U.S. Navy WWII)
• Confirmed siblings (alive at her 1973 death): Paul Schneider (Kenosha), Fred Schneider (Kenosha — confirmed adult, no person file yet), Mrs. Anna (Schneider) Mider (Cincinnati, Ohio — married name + location new), Mabel R. (Schneider) Reinke (Green Bay)
• Mae’s first marriage: the 1973 obit lists her as “Mrs. Donald (Mable) Albers, De Pere” — first husband Donald Albers. By Lawrence’s 1986 obit she is “Mabel Willems” (m. Richard Willems). Two marriages: Albers, then Willems.
• Funeral: visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday at Ryan Funeral Home, De Pere; prayer service 8 p.m. Thursday; Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home; Rev. Blaise Peters officiating; burial Mount Calvary Cemetery
• Descendants at her 1973 death: 29 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren (cf. Lawrence’s 1986 obit: 31 / 22 / 7 — 13-year delta)
• 3 sons predeceased her: Lester (KIA Metz 1944), Jerome (KIA Seoul 1950), Donald (d. 1964)