Wippel, Simon P. – Obituary
Simon P. Wippel, pioneer Ellensburg resident and a member of one of the Kittitas Valley’s best known families, died at his home Monday [January 10, 1949] at the age of 77. Wippel, who had been a farmer in the valley since 1911, had lived in the county for 57 years. He was a native of Ripley County, Indiana. He is survived by two daughters Miss Louise Wippel and Mrs. Helen Bray, both of Ellensburg; three sons, Lee and Melvin of Ellensburg, and Harold of Portland; a brother, Peter, of Ellensburg; five sisters, Mrs. Herman Dryer and Mrs. George Watts of … Read more