I am looking for the obituaries of my great uncle and aunt who died in Green Bay.

William LABOMASCUS died 1932
Sylvia LABOMASCUS date of death unknown
unnamed LABOMASCUS twins date of death unknown. Likely date range 1916 to 1932.

Hello, I am not related. Is it possible that William changed his last name to Labby/Labbey?
I found a william Labbey married to a Sylvia in the 1930 census. Then I found a William Labby buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Green Bay, who died in 1932. Also in Woodlawn Cemetery are a set of 1 day old Labbey twins, who died in 1922, Geo. Henry & John Wm.
Maybe Sylvia remarried, being a young widow?


1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm H Labamascus[Wm H Sabomnoens]
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1920: Green Bay Ward 6, Brown, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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1930 United States Federal Census
Home in 1930: Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin

Household Members: Name Age

William Labbey, head, age 33, married age 25, born about 1897 Wisconsin, parents born Belgium

Sylvia Labbey, head, age 32, married age 23, born about 1898 Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin
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Grave Site Details

Name: William LABBY
Birth:
Death: 22 Sep 1932
Est. Age:
Marriage:
Maiden Name:
Section of Cemetery: Park H
Stone Reading:
Notes:
Age 36y 7m 22d / WI, Pvt., 60th Spruce Co.

Cemetery Information

Cemetery Name: Woodlawn Cemetery - East Green Bay - Town of Bellevue

Directions: Cemetery located at 1542 South Webster Ave. in Village of Allouez.

Address: Town of Allouez Sections 11, 12
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Grave Site Details

Name: Geo. Henry LABBEY
Birth:
Death: 2 Jul 1922
Est. Age:
Marriage:
Maiden Name:
Section of Cemetery: Park E
Stone Reading:

Notes:
Age 1 day / Twin of John Wm.

Cemetery Information

Cemetery Name: Woodlawn Cemetery - East Green Bay - Town of Bellevue

Directions: Cemetery located at 1542 South Webster Ave. in Village of Allouez.

Address: Town of Allouez Sections 11, 12
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Grave Site Details

Name: John Wm. LABBEY
Birth:
Death: 2 Jul 1922
Est. Age:
Marriage:
Maiden Name:
Section of Cemetery: Park E
Stone Reading:

Notes:
Age 1 day / Twin of Geo. Henry

Cemetery Information

Cemetery Name: Woodlawn Cemetery - East Green Bay - Town of Bellevue

Directions: Cemetery located at 1542 South Webster Ave. in Village of Allouez.

Address: Town of Allouez Sections 11, 12

Yes, I believe you are right. The information you've presented does mesh with what I have in my records. I'm not surprised my great-uncle changed his surname because it is infernally difficult to pronounce. Where I live, we are often called "Labby" as it just trips off the tongue that much more easily.
Thank you very, very much for the information - you rock!

Has anyone done the obit look up for you yet for William or either of the twins? I am also working on your photo requests of the headstones on find-a-grave.

Not as far as I know. Thanks for working on the photo requests. I would like to come up to the area myself some time, but the price of gasoline has gone through the roof recently. Which kind of puts a damper on long drives.

Hello,
I am a headstone photo volunteer. Someone had asked me to locate the Labbey twins in Woodlawn Cemetery and their office said there is no record of the twins; either in burial records or on the maps. Where did you find them? There is someone who is still looking for them.

I did find William Labbey's headstone, though badly worn.

I did walk all of section E as well and didn't see the headstone. Any recollection of what it may look like or where within the section?

I'm the one who requested the photos of their headstones (yeah, I know, I have a strange user name on Find A Grave). I found the details on their graves from the Gravesite Search web page. It said they were in section Park E. If William's headstone is in poor shape, it's entirely possible their headstones either sunk down; or they are so badly eroded as to be unreadable. Another possibility is they were exhumed and their coffins put in the same grave with their father. This was actually done with a sibling who died as an infant; her maternal grandmother's grave was opened and her casket placed on top. There is no mention of her on the headstone as of now, although my Mom would like to place a small marker for her.

I find that at this cemetery the stones are in bad shape in general. I find even plenty of them from the 1960's and 70's that are badly worn already. I think it is all the trees that make this a problem.

I'll keep looking for you!