Sample, Charles E.

1920 - 2001  (81 years)    Has 18 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Sample, Charles E.
  Born	5 Jan 1920	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1939	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1939
  Military Service	Between 4 Jan 1943 and 1 Nov 1945
  WWII, US Army
  Name:Charles Sample Gender:Male Birth Date:5 Jan 1920 Death Date:15 May 2001 SSN:399079343 Branch 1:A Enlistment Date 1:4 Jan 1943 Release Date 1:1 Nov 1945
  Occupation	Abt 1945
  Played Football with the Green Bay Packers
  Played Football with the Green Bay Packers
  Died	15 May 2001	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 15 May 2001
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Charles E. Sample, "Chuck", Appleton Age 81, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Theda Clark Medical Center. Charl es was born on January 5, 1920, in Green Bay to the late Charles H. and Je anette (Meidam) Sample. He married Dorothy A. Lindauer on June 27, 194 1, in Waupaca; she survives. Chuck played fullback for the Green Bay Packe rs in 1942 and 1945. He served his country in the United States Army duri ng World War II in France and Germany and was a longtime employee of the c ity of Appleton. He enjoyed handball, bicycling and was an avid fisher a nd hunter. Survivors include Dorothy, his wife of 59 years; his daughte r, Jeanette (Joseph) Benson, South Lyon, Michigan; his daughter, Marilyn ( Daniel) Romenesko, Willmington, Delaware; his son, Chuck (Ann) Sample, Gre en Bay; his son, Tom (Jan) Sample, Wrightstown; and his son, Bob (Lisa) Sa mple, Mountain, Wisconsin; his grandchildren, Chas Sample, Katie Sample a nd Ryan Sample; and his cousin, Mildred Hollenback, Appleton. Funeral serv ices will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2001, at WICHMANN FUNER AL HOME, Appleton, with Deacon Bill Burke officiating. Interment wi ll be in Riverside Cemetery, Appleton. Friends may call at the Wichmann Fu neral Home on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. and again Friday at the funeral ho me from 10 a.m. until the time of services. WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME 537 North Superior Street Appleton739-1231 2001 Green Bay Press Gazette Sample, Charles E. Charles E. Sample, 81, Appleton, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Theda Cla rk Medical Center. Charles was born on Jan. 5, 1920, in Green Bay to the l ate Charles H. and Jeanette (Meidam) Sample. He married Dorothy A. Lindau er on June 27, 1941, in Waupaca; she survives. Chuck played fullback for t he Green Bay Packers in 1942 and 1945. He served his country in the Unit ed States Army during World War II in France and Germany and was along ti me employee of the City of Appleton. He enjoyed handball, bicycling, and w as an avid fisher and hunter. Survivors include Dorothy, his wife of 59 years; his daughter, Jeanette (J oseph) Benson, South Lyon, Mich.; his daughter, Marilyn (Daniel) Romenesk o, Willmington, Del.; his son, Chuck (Ann) Sample, Green Bay; his son, T om (Jan) Sample, Wrightstown; and his son, Bob (Lisa) Sample, Mountain, Wi s.; his grandchildren, Chas Sample, Katie Sample and Ryan Sample; and h is cousin, Mildred Hollenback, Appleton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2001, at WICHM ANN FUNERAL HOME, Appleton, with Deacon Bill Burke officiating. Interme nt will be in Riverside Cemetery, Appleton. Friends may call at the Wichma nn Funeral Home on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. and again Friday at the funer al home from 10 a.m. until the time of services. WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME 537 North Superior Street Appleton Professional Football Player. After graduating from West High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, he went to the University of Toledo. He played two years with the Green Bay Packers in 1942 and 1945. Charles E. Sample was a 205-pound fullback and linebacker for the Packers. In his two years with the Packers he rushed 59 times for a total gain of 257 yards, scoring 5 touchdowns. His football career was broken up by his Army service in France and Germany during World War II. He was a long-time employee of the City of Appleton.
  Buried	Aft 15 May 2001	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I28346	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Sample, Charles H.,   b. Abt 1867, , , Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1937, Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Meidam, Jeanette,   b. 18 Jul 1883, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1941, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F40278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lindauer, Dorothy A.,   b. 20 Sep 1920, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 May 2006, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1941	Waupaca, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Sample, Marilyn   2. Sample, Thomas "Tom",   b. 9 Nov 1955, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 2015, Potter, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F6720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 5 Jan 1920 - Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1939 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 27 Jun 1941 - Waupaca, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA Died - 15 May 2001 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 15 May 2001 - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1050] Appleton High School Class of 1939 Clarion Yearbook, Appleton High School, (Appleton High School Class of 1939 Clarion Yearbook (first class at new Appleton West??)). 28346 - Appleton High School Class of 1939