Locy, Henry J. Weyenberg

1904 - 1994  (90 years)    Has 36 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Locy, Henry J. Weyenberg
  Born	30 Sep 1904	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Adopted	Aft 1914
  1930 Census	1930	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Henry J Locy25 Geraldine C Locy23 Donald A Locy4 Dorothy L Locy4 David S Locy2 Dolores A Locy10/12
  Biography	Story Posted May 28, 1998 Henry J.Weyenberg Locy was weeding in his garden on Wilson St. in the Village of Little Chute when once again his eyes focused on the large red brick house and farm across the field on the other side of the tracks. Even though his home on Wilson St. had a small barn garage, two cows and a large garden, the house was too small for his family. As he stood there he began to daydream about his life, and how he came to live in this house. He was born September 22, 1904, above his father's saloon, Main St., Little Chute (the builiding is still standing). Henry's father, John Weyenberg, died in 1908 at the age of 34 and mother, Mary Van Dommelen Weyenberg, died in 1914 at the age of 35. Henry was ten years old and a month after his mother's death, he was adopted by Bert and Louisa Locy, and came to live with them in this home. Henry's younger brother Sylvester, 8 years of age was adopted by Charley and Ann McGregor of Fon Du Lac. His older brothers, George 15, and William 14, and older sister Mayme 12, were taken to live with a farm family in Rudolph to work for their keep. Henry was very lonely without his family and cried himself to sleep often. He kept in touch with his brothers and sister all of his life.The Locy's had no children and at a young age, Henry did whatever work he could to make money. At the age of 15, he got a job at Thilmany's Mill in Kaukauna, which he walked to and from every day. For many years he worked the night shift. After 47 years, he retired In 1925 Henry married Geraldine Nelson in St.John's Catholic Church in Little Chute. Geraldine was not of age to marry, so her stepfather, Casey, adopted her and signed the permit. Geraldine was born August 31, 1907 in Kaukauna, one month after her father Charles Nelson died. Her mother, Elizabeth Gertz Nelson, later married Anton Casey Jansen of Little Chute. He had a daughter, Alice Christine, who was the same age as Geraldine. Alice is the great granddaughter of Arnold Verstegen, one of the first settlers of the village.In 1918, Geraldine's mother and Casey had a daughter and named her Mary Elizabeth. Geraldine's mother died in 1921 and left her with a stepfather, stepsister and a halfsister. Henry and Geraldine lived in Kaukauna for a while and they operated the saloon across the canal from the Thilmany Mill for a few years. Donald, Dorothy, David and Dolores were born in Kaukauna. Dolores was born in 1929, the beginning of the depression. Henry's check from the mill, at the end of the week, was less than $3.00. Henry moved his family to his stepparents home on Wilson Street in Little Chute. Dewain, John, Alice and Gerald were born there. In the spring of 1937, Henry convinced the owner of the farm, Honnaka (Anna) Derks, to trade the farm for his home on Wilson Street, plus cash. Henry didn't know much about farming and he had to keep his job in the mill, so he made an agreement with Fred VanHandel to work the farm on halves for a few years. The farm consisted of a barn, machine shed, pump house, horse barn, pig pen, chicken coop, and out house and a work shed, which stood behind the house and was filled with many hand tools, wooden buckets and bottles of every sort. The large two stories red brick house was built by John Derks in 1898. There is a date plate at the peak of the house on the Buchanon Street side. Cherry trees lined the yard on the east side, ten large Maples in the front, on the south, and a large driveway on the west. We use this space for playing ball. The house is built in a from of a cross and had two white wrap around porches and a large porch off the kitchen, with six rooms on the first floor and five rooms on the secons floor. Ten foot ceilings and hardwood floors were a big feature of the house. The largest room was the center room, with an outside entrance on the west. This room was our family and dining room. Many thresher meals were served in this dining room. Harvest time was a great time to socialize. The women in the neighborhood cooked and the men helped with the threshing. Thomas born in 1938, was the only one of eleven children born in the farmhouse. The year 1944 was an eventful one for the family. My oldest brother Don, joined the Marines in March and was in the invasion of Okinawa, in the fall. My oldest sister, Dorothy married Harold Bissing and had their wedding on the farm. In December of that year, my youngest sister, Mary was born. The only one of eleven children to be born in a hospital. My father sold the 80 acre farm to John Diedrick in 1950. He was still in debt, but the farm had served him well. Having been orphaned at a young age, he and Geraldine were able to feed, clothed, and give their children a Catholic education both grade and high school. They loved children and have 49 grandchildren and 82 greatgrand children. They both died in 1994. The farm had an outdoor theater on it for some time, and now is owned by the village of Little Chute were the Municipal Garage is, and the land is being developed for an industrial park. The house has been turned into three appartments.
  Died	22 Dec 1994	Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	23 Dec 1994
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Henry Locy, formerly of 815 Jefferson St, Little Chute, age 90 deid at 8: 30 PM Thursday December 22, 1994. He was born September 25, 1904 in Litt le Chute. He was the son of the late John and Mary (Van Domelen) Weyenber g. He had worked for the Thilmany Paper Company as a Shipping Director f or 49 years, retiring in 1969. He was a member of St.John's Catholic Chur ch and the Thilmany Quarter Century Club. Survivors include four daughter s; Dorothy (Harold) Bissing, Delores Driessen, Alice (Bob) Weyers, Mary (R oger) Gloudemans, five sons; David (Ruth) Locy, Dewain (Pat) Locy, James ( Betty) Locy, Gerald (Mary Ellen) Locy, Thomas Locy and tow daughters in-la w, Alice Jansen and Mary Mader, 49 grandchildren and 74 great grandchildre n.He was preceded in death by his wife Geraldine, two sons Donald and Joh n, a son in-law, Gene Driessen, his adopted parents Bert and Louise (Smit h) Locy. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, George, Sylvest er and William Weyenberg and a sister Mayme.
  Buried	Aft 22 Dec 1994	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  	Locy, Henry J. (originally Weyenberg) St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I33942	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Weyenberg, John G.,   b. 8 Apr 1874, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 1908, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	VanDommelen, Mary,   b. 19 Jun 1878, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Feb 1914, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F10926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Locey, William,   b. Abt 1853, , , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 1929  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Unknown, Mabel,   b. 3 May 1878, , , Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1911  (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F53193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nelson, Geraldine C.,   b. 31 Aug 1907, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1994, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1925	St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Locy, Donald A.,   b. 1 Sep 1925, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1988, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 62 years) + 2. Locy, Dorothy,   b. 8 Sep 1926, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 30 Jun 2005, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 78 years) + 3. Locy, David S.,   b. 21 Nov 1927, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 2003, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 75 years) + 4. Locy, Dolores A.,   b. 6 Jun 1929, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 2007, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 77 years) + 5. Locy, Dewain,   b. 25 May 1930, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 2015, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years) + 6. Locy, John George,   b. 15 Aug 1931, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1992, New London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 60 years) + 7. Locy, Alice + 8. Locy, James Charles + 9. Locy, Gerald,   b. 16 Feb 1937, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 2021  (Age 84 years) + 10. Locy, Thomas Joseph,   b. 18 Aug 1938, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 07 Nov 2023, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years) + 11. Locy, Mary
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F13576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 30 Sep 1904 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 12 Sep 1925 - St. John Catholic Church, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 22 Dec 1994 - Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 22 Dec 1994 - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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