Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-07-29
THEODORE ELIPkE
BURIED WITH
MASONIC. HONOR

After years of failing health, Theo-
dore A. Lipke, banker, manufacturer
and an extensive property owner, died
on Thursday Of lastweek at his resi-
dence on East Badillo street, and on
Saturday afternoon the body was laid
to rest with Masonic honors in the
cemetery at Long Beach.
A beautiful and simple funeral ser
vice was held on Saturday afternoon at
the residence, with Rev. C. A. Foreman
pastor of the Presbyterian church of
this city offieia ting. sIe read those
comforting words from the fourteenth
chapter of st. John, the twenty first
chapter of Revelations and the twenty
third Psalms, and dwelt on the pat
ience displayed by the deceased dur
ing his years of illness and the kind
ness and love Of friends of whom he
had SO many. During the service
Miss Leta Nash sang ''The City Four
Square," and Nearer, My God, to
Thee"
At the close of these services the
casket was borne to the hearse by six
Sir Knights, attired in Templar uni
form, j. j. Morgan, w W. Nash, E.
V. Rice, T. F. Griswold, T. E. .Dud-
derar, and J. L. Matthews, followed
by the members of Covina Command
cry and the officers and members of
Covina Lodge, F. & A. NJ At the
grave full Masonic honors were paid
to the deceased, the services being con-
Quoted by Past Master Malcolm Nc
Carthy of Covina Lodge. Upon the
casket, which was covered by carpet
of flowers, rested the sword and chap
eau of the deceased Sir Knight
The deceased was born at Appleton,
Wisconsin, February %, 1862, and edu-
Gated in the schools of that city He
Commenced his successful business ca
reer as a clerk in a mercantile estab-
lishment Of Appleton. Later he NOV
ed to Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, and be-
came manager and partner in the
largest mercantile business of that
place. During these years he became
actively identified with several of the
large business interests of that city,
including the papermill industry. For
a number of years he was a member
of the city school board, serving as
treasurer, being always interested in
educational matters.
In August, 1895 he married Miss
Emma Bellows, of Grand Rapids, and
they have one son and one daughter,
Kenneth Theodore Lipke and Rather
inc Bellows Lipke. For several
years their beautiful home, on the
banks of the Wisconsin River, was the
center of the social life Of that flour
ishing city.
In 1904 a splinter in his hand caused
blood poisoning and for weeks his life
was despaired of. This so sapped
his constitution that the doctors insist
ed on complete change, and the fam
lily moved to Seattle, Washington, sell
ing their large business and real es
/ tate interests in Grand Rapids. Mr.
| Lipke moved to Seattle to retire, but
it was only few weeks before he
felt the overwhelming desire to re
1 turn to active business life and he pur
chased the controlling interest Of the
/ State Bank of Edmonds, Washington
becoming its president, and in a short
time he became associated with the
shingle and other milling interests il
and around Puget Sound.
On the account of continued il
health. in 1912 he moved with hi:
family to Covina, giving up all his act
i've business interests in the north ant
. devoting his time to the development