Wildenberg, Ralph Joseph

1915 - 2002  (87 years)    Has 26 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Wildenberg, Ralph Joseph
  Born	30 May 1915	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1933	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  St. John's High School Little Chute Class of 1933
  Died	30 Jul 2002	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 30 Jul 2002	Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  	Wildenberg, Ralph Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	2 Aug 2002
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Wildenberg, Ralph J. KimberlyAge 87, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at St. Paul Home in Kaukauna. R alph was born in Little Chute on May 30, 1915, son of the late Walter a nd Catherine (Verkuilen) Wildenberg. Ralph was a 1933 graduate of St. Jo hn High School in Little Chute; and on June 3, 1939, he married the form er Kathryn "Kay" Mennen in Kimberly. She preceded him in death on May 2 1, 1981. Ralph was employed by the Kimberly Clark Mill in Kimberly until h is retirement in May of 1976. Ralph taught welding for many years at Apple ton Vocational School and served as a volunteer firefighter and as assista nt fire chief for the Village of Kimberly. During his lifetime, Ralph w as an avid sportsman, enjoying cards, fishing, hunting, golf, and bowling.Ralph is survived by two sons: Michael (Jill) Wildenberg, Danville, Kentuc ky; David (Gigi) Wildenberg, Issaquah, Washington; three daughters: Mary K ay (Gilbert) Hietpas, Fond du Lac; Diane (Robert) Lorenz, Appleton; Kar en (J) Johnson, Maple Valley, Washington; nine grandchildren: Paul (Lis a) Wildenberg, Steven (Candy) Wildenberg, Aaron Wildenberg, Tanya (Fred) M uller, Jeffrey (Amy) Hietpas, Alan Hietpas, Gregory (Beth) Hietpas, Jam es (Jill) Van Geffen, and Russ (Bev) Van Geffen; eight great-grandchildre n: Emily and Ryan Wildenberg, Joseph and Elizabeth Wildenberg, Jeffrey a nd Cody Hietpas, McKenzie Van Geffen, and Sophie Muller; three brothers: R aymond Wildenberg, Kaukauna; Owen (Joyce) Wildenberg, Appleton; Merin (Pe g) Wildenberg, Little Chute; three sisters: Josephine Weyenberg, Kaukaun a; Mildred Langedyke, Little Chute; Virginia Smith, Menasha; four sisters- in-law: Margaret Wildenberg, Kimberly; Elva Wildenberg, Kaukauna; Patric ia Lynn, Grenada Hills, California; Marian Mennen, Kimberly; and a brother -in-law, Les Woeckner, Menasha. Ralph was preceded in death by his parent s, his wife Kathryn, a son Joseph, a great-granddaughter Taylor Muller, br others: Clarence, Arthur W., John (Myrtle), Martin (Margaret), Peter, a nd Arthur A. Wildenberg; sisters: Anne (Bill) Behling and Nelda Woeckne r; sisters-in-law, Helen Wildenberg, Evelyn (Clarence) Gehrman, Rita (Ra y) Vanevenhoven; and brothers-in-law: George Weyenberg, Sylvester Langedyk e, Gerald Smith, Don Lynn, Giles Mennen, and Joseph (Rosie Molineaux) Menn en.The funeral liturgy for Ralph will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, Augu st 6, 2002 at HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 E. Kimberly Aven ue in Kimberly with Fr. Dennis Bergsbaken officiating. Interment wi ll be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Tuesday fr om 9 AM until the hour of the service.Jansen Fargo Funeral Home 204 E. Kimberly Avenue Kimberly 788-6202 www.far gofuneralhomes.com
  Person ID	I33225	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Wildenberg, Walter,   b. 14 May 1875, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1954, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Verkuilen, Catherine "Kate",   b. 19 Aug 1884, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1951, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F10776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mennen, Kathryn,   b. 17 Dec 1913,   d. 21 May 1981, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1939	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Wildenberg, David   2. Wildenberg, Mary Kay   3. Wildenberg, Diane   4. Wildenberg, Karen   5. Wildenberg, Michael
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F13547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 30 May 1915 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1933 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 3 Jun 1939 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 30 Jul 2002 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 30 Jul 2002 - Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1290] St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1933, (St. John High School Little Chute Class of 1933, part of St. John's Catholic Church Little Chute Centennial 1836-1936). 33225 - St. John High School Class of 1933