Zuehlke, Gus A. Sr.

1921 - 2009  (87 years)    Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Zuehlke, Gus A.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	16 Nov 1921	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1930 Census	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Arthur Zuehlke 43 Alice L Zuehlke 44 Margarite Zuehlke 17 Arthur Zuehlke 13 Mary Zuehlke 11 Gustav Zuehlke 9 Alice C Zuehlke 7
  Education - High School	1939	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1939
  Died	5 Oct 2009	, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	8 Oct 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Gus A. Zuehlke Sr., age 87, died peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2009, in Door County. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 9, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1617 W. Pine St., Appleton, with Father Dennis Ryan officiating and Monsignor John Schuh concelebrating. A visitation will be held Friday from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church on October 9, 2009. Internment will take place at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Appleton. The Zuehlke children will be hosting a casual reception for family and friends to celebrate their father's life at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, 333 West College Avenue, Appleton, Wisconsin, on Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. Helen Jeanne Zuehlke will only attend the services on Friday. Brettschneider Trettin-Lederer 606 N. Oneida St. Appleton 920-733-7383 www.btlfuneral.com Gus A. Zuehlke Sr., age 87, died peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2009, in Door County. Gus was born in Appleton on November 16, 1921, to the late Arthur Zuehlke and Alice Larpenteur. In 1942, Gus received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from The University of Notre Dame. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and spent four years in the Pacific as a captain of an amphibious ship. Lt. Zuehlke received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement under unfriendly fire in the 1944 invasion of Saipan. On July 30, 1949, Gus was united in marriage to Helen Jeanne Ledvina. The couple enjoyed over 60 years together. Back in Appleton, Gus earned his Commercial Pilots License in 1948. He along with John Conway founded Air Wisconsin, which became the nation's largest commuter airline. He was responsible for moving the airport to its present location. He was active with the building and financing of the Paper Valley Hotel in Downtown Appleton, the Oneida Skyline Bridge, and the East College Avenue Bridge. He founded Valley Bancorporation — a three bank holding company and over the years acquired over 160 banks and branches. He was a banker for 50 years. After he retired, Valley Bancorporation was acquired by Marshall & Ilsley Bancorporation, Milwaukee, in 1993. At the time of the acquisition, Valley had assets of $4 billion and 3,000 employees. During his years in Appleton, Gus was very active in community affairs. He was Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of The Banking Review Board, Director of Bay-Lakes Council of Boy Scouts of America, Chairman of the fund drive to start Xavier High School, President of St. Elizabeth Hospital, and Chairman of Outagamie Hospital, recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship award from Rotarian International, outstanding Alumnus Award winner from the University of Notre Dame in 1963, the Walter Rugland Community Service Award in 1990, Appleton High School Outstanding Alumnus Award class of 1939. In 1986, he received an Honorary Degree from Lawrence University. Through his community service, he helped Appleton receive the award as the best place to live in the United States. Based upon his commitment to community service, Gus was inducted in to Junior Achievement's Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame. In his retirement days, he spent winters in Sanibel, Florida, and summers in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. In 1991, he spent 3 months as a volunteer with Helen Jeanne in Krakow, Poland, helping establish the first Polish-American bank. A biography ("Call Me Gus") was written by Kristin Stankewicz in 2007. He is survived by his wife Helen Jeanne, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin; two daughters: Holly Joan Brandewie, Valparaiso, Indiana; Mary Ann Mindel, Brookfield, Wisconsin; a son, Gus Arthur Zuehlke Jr., South Bend, Indiana; six grandchildren: Elena and Jacob Brandewie, Philip, David Dimitri (Dima), and Anna Maria Zuehlke, and Zachary Mindel. He was preceded in death by his parents, four siblings, Marguerite (Zuehlke) Miller, Mary Zuehlke Garvey, Arthur Zuehlke, Alice (Sis) Zuehlke Stack, and beloved nieces, Ann Garvey Maggiorana, and Mary Claire Miller Slais. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 9, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1617 W. Pine St., Appleton, with Father Dennis Ryan officiating and Monsignor John Schuh concelebrating. A visitation will be held Friday from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church on October 9, 2009. Internment will take place at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Appleton. The Zuehlke children will be hosting a casual reception for family and friends to celebrate their father's life at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, 333 West College Avenue, Appleton, Wisconsin, on Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. Helen Jeanne Zuehlke will only attend the services on Friday. Memorial contributions can be made to the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region (Gus A. Zuehlke Fund) or Xavier High School. Brettschneider Trettin-Lederer 606 N. Oneida St. Appleton 920-733-7383 www.btlfuneral.com
  Person ID	I317795	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Zuehlke, Arthur,   b. 2 Aug 1886, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Jul 1966, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Unknown, Alice,   b. 20 Jun 1885,   d. 23 Jul 1982  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F214762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ledvina, Helen Keanne,   b. 12 Sep 1926, Park Falls, Price, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 2010, Baileys Harbor, Door, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1949
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F206263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Nov 1921 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1939 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 5 Oct 2009 - , Door County, 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??)). 317795 - Appleton High School Class of 1939